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• Resource Create Your Park Time Capsule | By Sheila Faalasli As NPCA celebrates 101 years on May 19th, we’re embracing this second century of park protection by inviting park lovers to create their own time capsules!
• Resource Working to Significantly Reduce Waste at National Parks We're working to keep our parks cleaner for all of us and you can help!
• Policy Update Position on Draft Onshore Energy Bills Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 6, 2018.
• Press Release University of Washington Student Report Finds 33% Success Rate of Mount St Helens Management Sep 2012 Analysis shows little progress on recommendations over past three years
• Press Release Congress Fails Wildlife, OK’s Killing Mother Bears with Cubs and Wolves on Public Lands in Alaska Mar 2017 The U.S. Senate voted on a resolution to overturn U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protections for bears and wolves in Alaska.
• Press Release Landmark Settlement Requires Feds to Revisit Plan for Coal-friendly Energy Corridors Across West Jul 2012 Feds Urged to Avoid Sensitive Lands, Support Renewable Energy
• Policy Update Position on Presidential Mitigation Memorandum Mar 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a hearing on March 12, 2016, as well as to the House Natural Resources Oversight Subcommittee ahead of a hearing on February 24, 2016.
• Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Glen Canyon Nov 2014 | By Megan Cantrell Water may be rare in the desert, but it is also one of the most powerful forces affecting the landscape—sculpting natural bridges, shaping arches, and carving canyons. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers some of the most dynamic and unique demonstrations of the power of water, with its 156,000-acre lake, the world’s largest natural bridge, and some of the most beautiful slot canyons in the Southwest.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1488 & H.R. 2897 Oct 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee for ahead of a markup scheduled for October 3rd-4th.
• Blog Post Essential Paddling Guide: Paddling The Buffalo, America's First National River Feb 2014 | By Jim Burnett Massive, water-stained bluffs soaring more than 500 feet above your canoe or kayak; the highest waterfall between the Appalachians and the Rockies; potential campsites on gravel bars along over a hundred miles of clear, free-flowing river; all this and more make the Buffalo National River a worthy addition to your list of must-do float trips.
• Press Release Plans to Kill Iconic Santa Monica Mountain Lion Sets a Dangerous Precedent Nov 2016 Following the recent killing of livestock by the mountain lion known as P-45, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a permit for the animal to be killed within 10 days. NPCA strongly opposes killing P-45, a top predator that plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem health.
• Blog Post NPCA Honors Civil Rights Activist Aug 2016 | By Ron Sundergill Over the summer, NPCA presented its Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award to Japanese American civil rights activist Barbara Takei for her efforts to protect the Tule Lake Unit of WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument. We spoke with this inspiring advocate to learn more about her work and what moves her to preserve this part of American history.
• Press Release Forgotten Founders: The Hidden African Ancestry of Los Angeles Feb 2016 During African American History Month, NPCA is co-sponsoring a new art exhibit, showcasing the diverse and multi-cultural founders of Los Angeles.
• Blog Post Mojave Is a Magical Place. Let’s Protect My Former Home Jun 2015 | By Mary Martin Say no to Soda Mountain Solar! A former Mojave superintendent shares her memories and opposition to this dangerous project.
• Press Release New Report Highlights Upper Delaware River Region’s Emerging Economy, Finds Community Collaboration Vital for its Future Oct 2018 "Strong partnerships and productive collaboration among community leaders are vital for the region’s bright future and for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River." - NPCA Senior Regional Director Joy Oakes
• Press Release Eliminating Species Act: Senate Legislation Threatens Wildlife and Wild Lands Jul 2018 Senator John Barrasso's draft Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 legislation proposes to radically weaken the Endangered Species Act.
• Press Release Attacks on Our National Monuments Continue; Zinke Report Recommends Gutting More Protections Dec 2017 Monuments report shows administration’s plans to dismantle 10 places protected by past Republican and Democratic presidents.
• Magazine Article As the Robin Flies Winter 2021 | By Nicolas Brulliard Where do robins go and why does it matter?
• Blog Post Get the Big Picture on Bison on "Independent Lens" This Week Apr 2012 | By Patricia Dowd On April 26, 2012, PBS’s Independent Lens will air “Facing the Storm,” an episode on the history, mismanagement, and future of wild bison.
• Magazine Article Isle of Cats Winter 2022 | By Ben Goldfarb In the 1980s, an ambitious predator reintroduction helped restore an island ecosystem. But what does the future hold for the Cumberland bobcats? 
• Policy Update Position on S.J. Res. 22 Jan 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate in advance of a floor vote to override the president’s veto of S.J. Res. 22.
• Press Release As DOI Solar Decision Looms, Community Leaders Call for Permanent Conservation of a Storied Desert Landscape Apr 2015 Area of Critical Environmental Concern Designation Sought for Soda Mountains
• Magazine Article A Front-Row Seat Summer 2015 | By Elizabeth Bradfield A naturalist watches as seals return to Cape Cod National Seashore—and marvels at the human response.
• Press Release Conservation, Citizen Groups Send Letter to USDA and Small Business Administration; Request Review of Faulty Assessment that Led to Loan Guarantee for Industrial Swine Facility in the Buffalo National River Watershed Jun 2013 Animal waste from factory farm threatens America's first national river, public health, and a multi-billion dollar Arkansas tourism economy
• Press Release Celebrating the Buffalo National River During National Travel and Tourism Week May 2015 Nation's first national river proves to draw the crowds and is an economic generator, contributing millions of dollars to the surrounding communities
• Blog Post Courts Rebuke the Trump Administration's Pro-Corporate Energy Agenda Apr 2019 | By Matthew Kirby A recent ruling by a federal judge to halt oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans is the latest example of how the courts are slowing or reversing administration efforts to roll back policies and regulations that protect the environment.
• Press Release Conservation Groups Challenge EPA’s Reversal on Utah Regional Haze Plan Jan 2021 Lawsuit seeks to reinstate heightened requirements for pollution controls on twin coal-fired plants
• Press Release Army Corps Finds Significant Damage in Big Cypress National Preserve After NPS Green Lights Oil and Gas Exploration Mar 2020 Heavy machinery left deep scars across more than one hundred miles of this priceless landscape, creating unnatural channels across iconic wetlands in America’s Greater Everglades ecosystem.
• Policy Update Position on S. 263 and S. 452 May 2017 NPCA, along with partners, sent the following position to members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 23, 2017.
• Press Release $11.1M in Sandy Recovery Grants to Benefit Jamaica Bay at Gateway National Recreation Area Jun 2014 NPCA applauds Department of the Interior for providing $11.1M for four competitive grants for projects that will benefit the resiliency, ecology, and restoration of areas within Jamaica Bay
• Blog Post Big Trouble in Big Cypress Apr 2016 | By Nicholas Lund A proposal to test for oil and gas inside Big Cypress may forever alter this national preserve.
• Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Mar 2021 NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the EPA. 
• Report Alaska Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Alaska.
• Report NPCA 2020 Annual Report Because of You We’re Moving Forward
• Fact Sheet Key Maglev facts and figures | By Kyle Hart Download our PDF with quick facts on the proposed Maglev train that would operate between Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

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