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• Report National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing Hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) has the potential to rewrite America’s energy future, presenting the possibility of an energy-independent nation. This relatively new extraction method is now responsible for 90 percent of domestic oil and gas production, with thousands of wells peppering the countryside. What will history say about this innovation? What will the impacts be on America’s public lands—especially our cherished national parks?
• Report Spoiled Parks The threat to our coastal national parks from expanded offshore drilling
• Resource Wolves at Isle Royale: Background Materials | By Christine R. Goepfert Right now there are only two wolves left on Isle Royale, the lowest population at the park in over 50 years.
• Report NPCA 2019 Annual Report The Path Forward: 100 Years of Protecting America’s Parks
• Video Hear Our Olympics Come explore the incredible soundscape of Olympic National Park in our new short film.
• Policy Update Testimony: Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown Feb 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations, for the hearing "The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown" in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies scheduled for February 6, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Mar 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY18 Appropriations May 2017 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY22 Appropriations Apr 2021 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY19 Appropriations Apr 2018 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Position on the WOTUS Rule Apr 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing entitled “A Review of the Technical, Scientific, and Legal Basis of the WOTUS Rule."
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of a markup scheduled for June 16, 2020.
• Policy Update Position on Deferred Maintenance Needs and Potential Solutions Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 18, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: Impacts of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 15, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2017 Interior Appropriations Mar 2016 Written statement submitted by John Garder to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 23, 2016.
• Magazine Article The Aftermath Summer 2012 | By Mark Schrope Revisiting Gulf Islands National Seashore two years after the biggest offshore oil disaster ever.
• Magazine Article The DIY Desert Fall 2020 | By Julia Busiek Grab a map, load up on water and choose your own adventure at Mojave National Preserve.
• Magazine Article Resurfacing Spring 2015 | By Rona Marech The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering taking manatees off the endangered species list. But is it too soon?
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 959 and H.R. 1289 Sep 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered on the floor of the House on September 16, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act Apr 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on several potential amendments to and provisions in S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, ahead of consideration on the Senate floor.
• Policy Update Letter in Support of Climate Science Jan 2020 NPCA submitted the following letter to members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ahead of the Jan. 15th hearing titled An Update on the Climate Crisis: From Science to Solutions 
• Magazine Article Cosmic Vibes Abound Summer 2016 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Gram Parsons and his musical legacy at Joshua Tree
• Press Release Statement Regarding Arlington Memorial Bridge Closure May 2015 Inspectors found area of corrosion on Arlington Memorial Bridge.
• Policy Update Position on FY16 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Nov 2015 NPCA urges the Senate and House of Representatives to consider a few significant concerns about the Interior and Environment portion of the FY16 omnibus appropriations bill.
• Blog Post Kids Need Nature: Here’s a Free Way to Get Them Outdoors Dec 2015 | By Darryl Haley Young people benefit from time in nature, but it is up to adults to help get them outside. A new free pass for fourth graders can help
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 266, the FY19 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes.
• Policy Update Position on Nomination of Scott Pruitt Jan 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate regarding the Trump administration nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Magazine Article Reflections on a Man in his Wilderness Spring 2017 Remembering Richard Proenneke.
• Magazine Article Where the Wild Things Were Summer 2017 | By Kate Siber Denali paleontologists brave blizzards and bears to find fossils that could challenge what we know about dinosaurs.
• Magazine Article Saving Goliath Spring 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard Can a tiny beetle rescue Shenandoah’s mighty hemlocks?
• Magazine Article Fire on the Mountain Fall 2016 | By Terry Tempest Williams A dozen family members gathered in Glacier for a vacation and birthday celebration. Then the perfect storm of fire approached.
• Press Release Colorado Air Quality Regulator Reverses Decision to Retire Coal Plants Early Dec 2020 Air Quality Control Commission sides with corporate polluters over decision to force the early retirement of three coal plants
• Blog Post An Auspicious Return Jun 2020 | By Katherine DeGroff Have pronghorn reclaimed Death Valley?
• Blog Post The Attack on the Antiquities Act Apr 2014 | By Elise Russell Liguori In a move that alarmed the conservation community last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1459, legislation that would restrict the president’s powers to designate new national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Known as the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act or “EPIC,” H.R. 1459 ironically spells an epic failure for conservation values in Congress.
• Press Release New Policy Opens the Door to Wolf Hunting in Grand Teton, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Aug 2012 Rule Provides Poor Protection for Wyoming Wolves just Removed from the Endangered Species List

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