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• Video Defend Parks with Parks Project New video showcases corporate partnership by sharing the voices of NPCA staff and volunteers
• Infographic Don't Feed the Landfills Waste in national parks is an ongoing challenge where on average, nearly 70 million pounds is collected annually. Working with our many partners, we set out to address this mounting issue starting at Denali, Grand Teton and Yosemite National Parks.
• Blog Post Clean Water Is the Solution, Not the Problem Feb 2014 | By Theresa Pierno Everyone has a right to clean water. Recently, 21 states—many located hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away from the Chesapeake—joined the Farm Bureau in efforts to derail the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint, a plan for restoring clean water in Chesapeake streams and rivers that went into effect last year. Why? Because elected officials in these states are concerned that if the Chesapeake is successful, their states might have to reduce pollution and clean up their waterways, too.
• Press Release NPCA Calls the 'Dinosaur Trails' Master Leasing Plan Step in the Right Direction Mar 2015 Moves Monument Toward Stronger Balance of Conservation, Development, and Recreation
• Press Release Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions Jul 2017 EPA’s action puts people’s health and lives at risk.
• 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 American Indian and First Nations of Canada Tribes Sign Historic Agreement to Restore Bison Oct 2019 The historic agreement formalizes intertribal collaboration to restore bison to tribal and appropriate non-tribal public lands. 
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• Blog Post Reconnecting a Desert Town with Its River Mar 2014 | By Charles Flynn Situated in the corner of the Southwest where Arizona, California, and Mexico converge, the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area (YCNHA) has literally been shaped by the Colorado River. Two granite outcroppings narrowed the river at Yuma, allowing safe passage on what was once a wild and uncontrollable waterway. Some 60,000 people passed through Yuma during the California Gold Rush of 1849, and later, the first rail and car bridge across the Colorado River was built here.
• 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.
• Blog Post The Lost History of Los Pobladores Feb 2021 | By Dennis Arguelles We have a new opportunity to preserve the little-known stories of Los Angeles’ Black founders
• Press Release State Denies Industrial Hog Facility’s Permit, Protecting Buffalo National River Watershed Nov 2018 We are pleased with the state’s decision to put federally protected waters and local economies above private industry.
• Press Release FracTracker Launches Oil and Gas Tracking App Nov 2014 New iPhone app collects and shares experiences related to oil and gas drilling across the U.S.
• 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 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 Groups Find Draft Environmental Assessment of Industrial Hog Facility in Buffalo River Watershed Significantly Flawed Sep 2015 Buffalo River Coalition submits comments to federal agencies calling for thorough environmental review that does not ignore facts and science
• Policy Update Position on S. 2807 Apr 2016 NPCA, along with 64 partners, submitted the following position to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
• Press Release Zinke Proposes Reductions for Some of America’s Public Lands Aug 2017 Based on a news interview that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke conducted today, he is recommending that several national monuments be reduced in size.
• Press Release Positioning Pullman Recognized for Strategic Planning and Vision Sep 2016 Groups honored for collaborative effort to guide future of Pullman National Monument
• Press Release Geothermal Development Prohibited Near Valles Caldera National Preserve Jun 2018 The Santa Fe National Forest's decision protects the unique thermal features in Valles Caldera National Preserve
• Press Release Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species Act Aug 2019 NPCA, wildlife and conservation groups head to court on Trump-Bernhardt’s extinction plan
• Policy Update Position on the National Environmental Policy Act Apr 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 25, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 801 & H.R. 3133 Jan 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for January 10, 2018.
• Press Release Organizations Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Decisions from Tainted Monuments Review Jul 2018 Dozens of organizations have endorsed the following joint statement in response to reports about serious issues with the Department of the Interior’s national monument review.
• Press Release NPCA Praises Historic Announcement to Secure Permanent Protection for the North Fork of the Flathead River Jun 2010 Statement by NPCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey
• Press Release Utah Gateway Community Forum Website Goes Live May 2014 Interactive site allows for ongoing collaboration between community leaders and public land managers
• Blog Post Feeling Small Again Mar 2014 | By Todd Christopher 5 tips for seeing the outdoors through a child's eyes.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 857, H.R. 3186 & H.R. 3916 May 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for May 16, 2018.
• Press Release Senate Advances Legislation to Expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Dec 2019 The Rim of the Valley Preservation Act would add stunning landscapes, critical wildlife areas, waterways and historic treasures to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. 
• Fact Sheet Stonewall 50: The Basics This guide, released shortly after the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, answers frequently asked questions about the events that took place from June 28th to July 3rd 1969 in Greenwich Village.
• Resource NPCA Maps An online collection of our public interactive maps.
• Report NPCA 990 Forms Downloadable versions of NPCA’s most recent 990 Forms

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