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• Video NPCA & The Mission Continues Join Together to Protect Our Parks NPCA has been working with veterans organizations across the country to provide experiences and opportunities for our vets to enjoy and support national parks in their communities, and to speak up on behalf of these important places. One of those organizations is The Mission Continues, with which NPCA have worked with on projects benefiting parks and communities across the country. In February 2018, NPCA and The Mission Continues worked together on a park restoration project in South Florida.
• Fact Sheet Ozone Fact Sheet Ozone threatens the health of park visitors and contributes to the disease and death of park species such as the black cherry tree in the East and aspen and ponderosa pine in the West. National park ecosystems across the country are already showing damage from ground-level ozone pollution.
• Resource Map of Pebble Mine The Pebble Mine proposal includes a road that cuts between Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks and Preserves.
• Report The Future of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore This marvel of a national park, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, visited by some 2 million people each year, was created and survives in one of the most heavily populated places in the United States.
• Report Letter Asking the Trump Administration to Withdraw Its WOTUS Proposal Join United by Blue, National Parks Conservation Association, American Sustainable Business Council and Environment America and our growing coalition on this letter opposing changes to the Waters of the U.S. rule.
• Magazine Article Maiden Voyage Winter 2012 | By Julie Leibach Do archaeological sites in the Channel Islands reveal a coastal migration into the Americas?
• Magazine Article Below Biscayne Winter 2018 | By Karuna Eberl The search for a pirate slave ship — and the stories that disappeared with it.
• Press Release Yellowstone Bison Plan: Another Step Towards Protecting an American Icon May 2018 Yellowstone bison translocation and quarantine program a positive next step in North American wildlife conservation.
• Magazine Article Battling History Fall 2018 | By Jacob Baynham Manuel Chaves was a Civil War hero. He also murdered and enslaved Native Americans. How should we remember him?
• Magazine Article Symphony in Bronze Winter 2013 | By Kevin Grange Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site celebrates the sculptor who gave form to some of our nation’s memories.
• Magazine Article Night and Day Fall 2013 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis After 30 years of intense habitat restoration on the Channel Islands, the island night lizard might be ready to come off the endangered species list.
• Magazine Article Bouncing Back in Yosemite Summer 2017 | By Nicholas Lund After flirting with extinction, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs are staging a remarkable — and unexpected — comeback.
• Press Release Bureau of Land Management Moves Forward Oil Drilling Plan by Dinosaur National Monument May 2021 Agency sets ball in motion to allow drilling within half a mile of national monument
• Magazine Article A Mission to Grow Spring 2017 | By Sarah C.P. Williams Reviving ancient farming practices — and feeding the hungry — at San Antonio Missions.
• Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 8632 - Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act Nov 2020 NPCA sent the following position to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 17th, 2020.  
• Magazine Article Hidden Names, Hidden Stories Winter 2021 | By Michael Ray Taylor A journey to the depths of Mammoth Cave to record signatures left by Civil War soldiers.
• Blog Post 5 Myths and 5 Facts About Dominion’s Ill-Conceived Transmission Line Plan at Historic Jamestown Oct 2016 | By Pamela Goddard Why we need the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny Dominion’s permit and protect 400 years of history
• Magazine Article The Old Man of the Lake Fall 2011 | By Kevin Grange How has a giant hemlock managed to float upright in Crater Lake for more than a hundred years?
• Press Release BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 150,000 Acres for Oil and Gas Development Oct 2018 The temporary lease deferrals in Colorado were a result of federal court orders but reflect a commonsense need to provide the public time to consider oil and gas leasing proposals on public lands.    
• Magazine Article Forest Lights Fall 2016 | By Gina Vercesi Are the synchronous fireflies of Great Smoky Mountains getting too popular?
• Policy Update Position on S.941, Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017.
• Press Release Blockbuster Agreement Takes 18 Dirty TVA Coal-Fired Power Plant Units Offline Apr 2011 Southeastern U.S. Takes Huge Step to Slash Air Pollution Thanks to Pressure from Environmental Groups, State and Federal Officials
• Policy Update Position on FY19 Border Wall Funding Dec 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes on Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations.
• Blog Post Four Tons of Buffelgrass No Match for Hard-Working Volunteers Oct 2012 | By Kevin Dahl A team of dedicated workers fights back against a ubiquitous plant that is taking over precious desert landscapes.
• Magazine Article Reappearing Act Spring 2017 | By Kate Siber The elusive fisher is making its way back to the Northwest with a little help from its friends.
• Press Release Ocmulgee River Water Trail Receives Visibility Boost with New Public River Landing Signage Oct 2014 Funding awarded to seven middle Georgia counties for 30 new signs
• Blog Post Clearing the Air Nov 2019 | By Theresa Pierno Coming to terms with the Navajo Generating Station’s complicated past and looking toward a greener, more equitable future.
• Press Release Justice Prevails for Blackfeet Nation: Appeals court upholds protection of sacred Badger-Two Medicine Jun 2020 Blackfeet traditionalists, sportsmen and conservationists celebrate tremendous victory and urge permanent protections for Badger-Two Medicine
• Magazine Article Killer Commodes Winter 2017 | By Nicholas Lund Backcountry toilets and birds can be a deadly combination. That’s where the Poo-Poo Project comes in.
• Press Release Interior Reopens Public Process to Restore North Cascades Grizzly Bears Jul 2019 Restoring grizzly bears populations is the last step in returning all major native carnivores to the North Cascades ecosystem -- an opportunity remaining in few places in the world. 
• Press Release Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Approval of California’s Cadiz Water Pipeline Jun 2019 A federal court ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it approved plans to construct a 43-mile-long pipeline through Mojave Trails National Monument and other public land in southern California.
• Blog Post No Trash, Just Treasure Jun 2013 | By David Lamfrom We’ve been treated to quite a spring here in the California desert. After experiencing the greatest Joshua tree bloom on record this past April, one of our hardest-fought battles finally ended in victory last month—NPCA and our supporters have defeated the Eagle Mountain Landfill proposal once and for all.
• Press Release NPCA, Earthworks and Clean Air Task Force File Legal Actions Against Administration for Gutting Methane Regulations Sep 2020 Today, we are taking action to hold EPA accountable to its mission to protect the health of our environment and people.
• Press Release Obama Administration Supports Continuing Investment in Great Lakes Restoration Feb 2012 President's Goal Announced at White House Briefing with Great Lakes Leaders
• Policy Update Position on FY19 Interior Appropriations Amendments Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Appropriations ahead of a markup scheduled for June 6, 2018.

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