Search results for “Golden Spike National Historical Park”
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Resource 2019 National Park Heritage Awards NPCA awarded the 2019 National Park Heritage Award to members of Congress who were sponsors or original cosponsors of bills within the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act and voted in favor of final passage.
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Fact Sheet Biscayne National Park’s Fishery Management Plan The National Park Service and Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are set to begin a public process that will determine the specific regulations to be implemented in Biscayne National Park. Unfortunately, initial proposals by FWC to increase size limits are not strong enough to lead to sustainable fish populations.
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Video NPCA King Gillette Hike For people to become protectors of our national parks, they must first have opportunities to know and love them. NPCA’s Los Angeles team including Young Leaders Council members recently explored Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area with San Fernando Valley community members, and reflected on our work to connect people with parks and help empower park advocates.
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Report NPCA 2018 Annual Report A Nation's Parks: A Nation's Story
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Press Release Salazar Visits Everglades to Break Ground on Restoration Project America's Great Outdoors report supports large restoration projects that can serve as models for smaller restoration efforts
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Blog Post The Fight to Save 30% Congress has a new opportunity to meaningfully address the climate crisis by setting an ambitious land and water preservation goal for the United States.
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Blog Post The Other Washington Monument The marble obelisk on the National Mall is one of the country’s most famous structures — but it is not the oldest monument honoring America’s first president.
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Press Release Coalition Shares Plans to Continue Momentum for Restoring America's Everglades at Annual Conference 'America’s Everglades: Our Legacy, Our Future' conference aimed at identifying restoration progress and challenges moving forward
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Magazine Article The Writing on the Wall Stephen Alvarez travels the globe to photograph ancient rock art. His collection from the American Southwest includes images of Canyonlands, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.
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Magazine Article What’s in a Howl? Researchers in Yellowstone are hoping to uncover the meaning behind the haunting sounds of wolves.
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Magazine Article The Space Between Things A writer returns to the Grand Canyon again and again. And again.
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Magazine Article Pipe Dreams Head to Southern Arizona to Discover Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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Press Release Delay in Army Corps Review Process Creates Major Roadblock for Everglades Restoration Statement by Caroline McLaughlin, Biscayne Restoration Program Analyst
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Magazine Article The Last Wild One After the chance discovery of a Franciscan manzanita, the rare plant was carefully relocated to a secret location in San Francisco’s Presidio. Can it survive in the wild?
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Magazine Article Miners' Angel A century ago, Mother Jones faced bullets and long odds in her quest to better the lives of coal laborers working in New River Gorge and other West Virginia mines.
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Blog Post What’s Next for Jamestown? Why NPCA is suing to fight a massive development project that would permanently mar one of America’s most historic landscapes.
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Blog Post The Power of Protest These 7 sites honor the long history of Americans fighting for their civil rights.
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Blog Post "Keys to Freeze": 6 Friends to Cycle Cross-Continent for a Cause Next month, six cyclists will begin the adventure of a lifetime when they launch “Keys to Freeze,” a six-month, 9,000-mile journey from Key West, Florida, to Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s northern coast.
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Magazine Article Prairie Solitaire In the middle of America, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers an intimate, grounding experience.
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Magazine Article Mission Outdoors Sierra Club program provides healing and camaraderie for war veterans.
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Policy Update Position on S. 782 and S. 329 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Full Committee Business Meeting on November 19, 2015.
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Magazine Article Unusual Suspects What triggered the fall of Organ Pipe’s acuña cactus?
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Blog Post Facing the Climate Catastrophe: What We Do Now Matters The forecast on climate is stark, but the Biden administration can take meaningful action now to help avoid the worst effects of the crisis.
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Magazine Article Hidden Yosemite Explore the high country to complete the Yosemite experience.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3905, Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for November 7-8, 2017.
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Magazine Article Saving the Panther The Florida panther was going to die out. Then conservationists dreamed up a daring rescue operation.
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Magazine Article Lessons in the Tallgrass A teacher guides high-school students into the wilderness and learns a few valuable lessons herself.
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Blog Post The View from Point Sublime How a child's first visit to the Grand Canyon seeded a life-long path.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition and Allies Offers Plans to Protect Everglades Costal Communities at Annual Conference This year’s 29th annual Everglades Coalition Conference, held January 9-11, 2014, will share its vision and priorities for continuing strong support for Everglades restoration efforts in 2014.
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Magazine Article John Brown’s Soul John Brown hoped to end slavery when he raided a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859. His plan failed, but he still changed the course of history.
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Blog Post Capturing the Essence of the Everglades How does Mac Stone photograph such gorgeous images of the Everglades? We got tips, stories, and more in our new Q&A.
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Blog Post Paradise Lost As we continue to learn of the human toll and horrific damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, NPCA’s executive vice president offers her shock and sadness over one of the places hardest hit — and her deep concern for everyone affected.
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Blog Post Florida Ups the Ante in Everglades Restoration with $90 Million Funding Surprise Disastrous flooding in South Florida is making the news again as water from Lake Okeechobee overflows and is released through the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries. Unfortunately, this is something that we see all too often in the region—the water that should naturally flow south from Lake Okeechobee is trapped by man-made barriers and confined to canals after heavy rains. This massive influx of highly polluted freshwater is destroying coastal estuaries and endangering public health, Florida’s economy, and the Everglades.
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Magazine Article Déjà View NPCA Teams Up with Creative Action Network to Reimagine FDR’s “See America” Campaign.
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Report Northern Rockies Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota.
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