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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.
• Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Michael Regan as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Feb 2021 NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Michael Regan as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 
• Press Release Biden Administration Defends Desert Water, Sacred Lands and Wildlife from Cadiz Mining Proposal Dec 2021 Administration moves to invalidate key permit for controversial Cadiz pipeline rushed through in final days of the previous administration
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Gray Wolves Stripped of Federal Protections Oct 2020 Removing protections for gray wolves amid a global extinction crisis is short-sighted and dangerous to America’s conservation legacy
• Press Release House Committee Attacks Endangered Wildlife, Advances Harmful Legislation Oct 2017 “Today, the House Natural Resources Committee reviewed several bills, which prioritize politics and profit over science. Congress is trying to jam politics into wildlife management." -- NPCA's Kristen Brengel
• 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
• 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
• 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. 
• Press Release The New York / New Jersey Harbor Joins America's Great Waters Coalition to Advocate for Restoration Needs Apr 2011 Part of nine new Great Waters designations for World Water Day
• 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 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.
• 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 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
• 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 Can Volunteers Build a Bigger Thicket? Jan 2016 | By Erika Pelletier Dedicated Texans will put on their work gloves this winter to help a tree we’ve been loving to death
• Magazine Article Shindigs, Jamborees, & Jubilees Winter 2016 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway for some fast dancing, sweet music, and old-fashioned fun.
• Press Release Oil, Gas Exploration to Begin Within Big Cypress National Preserve Mar 2017 Despite ongoing lawsuit, destructive seismic exploration set to start in Big Cypress’ sensitive wetlands.
• 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.
• Blog Post The Fisher Kingdom Sep 2013 | By David Graves The Pacific fisher once roamed the forests of the northwestern United States, building dens and raising kits among the old-growth forests of the Cascade Mountains. Now, after decades of trapping and logging, the animals are all but gone from Washington State.
• Press Release Wyoming Department of Transportation Champions Wildlife Crossings Dec 2010 WYDOT proposes plan to prevent wildlife deaths in ‘path of the pronghorn’
• Magazine Article Following In Their Footsteps Winter 2018 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Could they ever understand what their ancestors endured? They biked hundreds of miles along the Trail of Tears to find out.
• Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Brenda Mallory as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Mar 2021 NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Brenda Mallory as Chair of CEQ. 
• Magazine Article Coyotes and the City Fall 2016 | By Kate Siber Researchers in Los Angeles are tracking urban coyotes and collecting scat to find out how humans and these wild canids can live peaceably side by side.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2800, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a markup scheduled for May 2018.
• 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.
• Magazine Article Of Cats and Men Winter 2020 | By Katherine DeGroff Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails offers a cat’s-eye view of battle. 
• Blog Post To Breathe Free... Aug 2019 | By Theresa Pierno Lady Liberty's promise of refuge and hope must remain a promise made to all.
• Press Release Positioning Pullman Recognized for Strategic Planning and Vision Sep 2016 Groups honored for collaborative effort to guide future of Pullman National Monument
• 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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