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• Resource 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate Want to be an advocate for parks, but don't know where to start?
• Report Win-Win: The Endangered Species Act and Our National Parks Our national parks are home to awe-inspiring landscapes and iconic wildlife, including habitat for more than 600 threatened and endangered species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
• Resource How To Write a Letter to the Editor Writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper is a powerful way to voice your concerns about issues affecting national parks. It doesn't need to be as scary as it sounds. Just follow these simple steps to share your concerns about national parks.
• Video What Moves Us Why are we drawn to our national parks? What inspires us to explore them—and to return to our favorites again and again? This video reminds us all why we yearn for the paths through our most cherished places... and can't help but to put one foot in front of the other.
• Resource Growler Tracker Have you heard the Growlers while visiting Olympic National Park? Let us know about it using our Growler Tracker tool.
• Blog Post Does This Outfit Match My Canoe? May 2015 | By Ziggy Pastor Can a city girl survive a four-day wilderness adventure paddling through some of the Everglades' most remote waters? One young woman leaves her makeup bag behind and gives it her best try.
• Blog Post The Land Beyond Hate May 2016 | By Lauret Savoy One woman's journey to uncover her history and other missing stories of the American landscape
• Magazine Article Swimming with Dinosaurs Fall 2013 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Atlantic sturgeon are making a surprising comeback in the Chesapeake Bay.
• Magazine Article A Billion-Dollar Driveway Fall 2014 | By Seth Kantner A life-long resident of Alaska worries a road would destroy the wilderness he knows and loves.
• Policy Update Position on Emmer Discussion Draft Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 27, 2017.
• Magazine Article A Ladder to the Top Summer 2018 | By Julie Scharper Thirty years ago, Vern Tejas overcame extreme cold and other dangers to become the first person to survive a winter solo ascent of Denali.
• Press Release Navajo Nation Tribal Council Should Vote No to Escalade Proposal Aug 2016 We Have Opportunity to Protect Grand Canyon from Incompatible Development
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2817, National Historic Preservation Amendments Act Jul 2016 NPCA submitted the following position on legislation being considered by the House Natural Resources Committee during a markup on July 12th and 13th.
• Blog Post Don’t Just See the Movie! Nov 2012 | By Nicholas Lund Honor Lincoln’s memory by helping to preserve more of Gettysburg
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5859, the Trillion Trees Act Feb 2020 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 26, 2020.
• Blog Post How a Group of Silent Women Won a Battle with President Wilson a Century Ago Aug 2020 | By Jennifer Errick The first organization to picket the White House launched a hard-fought campaign to win a major victory for women’s rights.
• Magazine Article Nature’s Night Lights Spring 2018 | By Julia Busiek After the sun sets, the bioluminescent show on Tomales Bay begins.
• Magazine Article Seeing Green Spring 2014 | By Rona Marech Decades of conservation efforts pay off for the endangered green sea turtle.
• Policy Update Position on the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act Dec 2019 NPCA, along with partners, sent the following letter to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 
• Blog Post 'How Did They Let This Happen?' Apr 2013 | By Edward Stierli On the three-year anniversary of the Gulf oil spill, I hope my students remember the advice I gave them.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act, Substitute Amendment Sep 2016 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ahead of a business meeting on September 13, 2016.
• Blog Post test, test, test Dec 2022 This is Linda's test page. 
• Policy Update Position on Fire Suppression Funding Solutions Sep 2016 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Committee on the Budget.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 Oct 2017 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of an expected floor vote the week of October 30, 2017.
• Policy Update Letter to CEQ Regarding NEPA Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Aug 2019 NPCA signed onto a letter representing the collective views of forty-one organizations representing millions of people.  Its members urge the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to act responsibly and wisely in its interpretation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) so that future generations may live on this planet in “productive and enjoyable harmony” with the environment as envisioned by Congress when it passed NEPA.
• Magazine Article Subterranean Secrets Fall 2019 | By Amy Berenbeim A Carlsbad Caverns Comic
• Policy Update Position on S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act Feb 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes on February 6, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives prior to an anticipated vote. 
• Policy Update Comments on Transparency in Science Rulemaking Oct 2020 NPCA submitted the following comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed supplemental rule regarding “transparency” in science
• Policy Update Position on Waters of the U.S. Regulations Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 12, 2019.
• Magazine Article Hush... Winter 2020 | By Dorian Fox A growing body of research shows that noise can be harmful to humans and animals. Can natural quiet be saved?
• Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Dec 2015 Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3055 and Amendments Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 20, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on HR 5780, Utah Public Lands Initiative Sep 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, ahead of a hearing on September 14, 2016.
• Policy Update NPCA position on the INVEST in America Act and select amendments Jun 2021 NPCA sent the following letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of an anticipated markup scheduled for June 9th, 2021. 

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