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• Resource Climate Change and Florida’s National Parks Florida is among the most climate change-threatened states in the United States. Florida’s treasured national parks—spanning the Greater Everglades ecosystem northward into Gulf Islands National Seashore and beyond—are being impacted by our changing climate.
• Resource National Parks Via Metro-North and Zipcar Plan your next vacation to a nearby national park with the help of Metro-North, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Zipcar.
• Resource Marine Programs in the Sun Coast Region NPCA’s Sun Coast Region approaches our marine work with an eye toward ecosystem conservation, restoration and resilience. We work strategically to identify, assess and proactively address the evolving threats to marine ecosystems and all species and resources within them.
• Resource Ambler Mining Road Fact Sheets Alaska recently proposed a private industrial road along the southern Brooks Range to facilitate construction of an open pit copper mine near Ambler, Alaska.
• Press Release Groups Go To Court to Protect Buffalo National River from Factory Hog Farm Waste Aug 2013 Lawsuit challenges federal loan guarantees for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River watershed
• 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 Preserve Historic Station at Gettysburg Sep 2013 | By Theresa Pierno The small train station was only about four years old when it was pressed into service during Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North in July 1863. The western terminus of the Gettysburg Railroad was first used as a field hospital, as so many places were while the battle raged nearby. Later, more than 15,000 wounded soldiers would be transported to care or home from this platform.
• Press Release Wyoming Department of Transportation Champions Wildlife Crossings Dec 2010 WYDOT proposes plan to prevent wildlife deaths in ‘path of the pronghorn’
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act Jan 2015 NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act, to the House of Representatives in January 2015.
• Magazine Article The Land of Fog and Sea Summer 2015 | By Rona Marech A one-time Californian returns to Point Reyes.
• Blog Post How Much Pollution Is Too Much? Feb 2015 | By Mark Wenzler EPA wants stricter standards to regulate the toxin ozone—but it could be a tough fight to enact these life-saving protections.
• Blog Post Working Toward Change, One Ride at a Time Aug 2013 | By Britte Kirsch A sister and brother push their physical limits to take on the worst battle facing this generation—climate change
• Magazine Article ‘I Do’ With a View Winter 2021 | By Julie Scharper Adventure eloping is on the rise as couples increasingly steer clear of lavish weddings and opt for pandemic-appropriate ceremonies in the great outdoors.
• Magazine Article Digging in Native Soil Winter 2013 | By Brian Kevin At Bighorn Canyon in Montana and Wyoming, an innovative archaeological field school partners with descendant communities.
• Blog Post Total Eclipse? Totally Worth It Aug 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard Undeterred by long drives and short nights, thousands relish a rare total solar eclipse at Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
• Press Release NPCA Statement on Today's Announcement by Arizona Public Service Co. to Close a Coal-Fired Generator at the Cholla Power Plant Sep 2014 Statement by NPCA Senior Program Manager Kevin Dahl
• Blog Post Judge’s Ruling a Victory for Buffalo National River Jan 2015 | By Emily Jones A win for Arkansas’ Buffalo River: A judge will hold two agencies liable for a flawed environmental review process of a factory farm six miles upstream.
• Magazine Article A Bigger Vision Fall 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis A new bill would expand Oregon Caves National Monument.
• Press Release BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 1 Million Acres for Oil and Gas Development Oct 2018 Responding to court orders, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hit the pause button on lease sales for nearly one million acres of public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
• Policy Update Open Letter to all Presidential Candidates Oct 2019 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to 2020 presidential candidates.
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Urges Senate to Reject Cuts to Clean Water Programs Mar 2011 A national coalition of conservation organizations, America’s Great Waters Coalition, today urges the U.S. Senate to reject cuts to clean water programs in a U.S. House-passed Continuing Resolution that will significantly reduce protections for America’s Great Waters.
• Press Release Trump Administration Moves Forward with Oil and Gas Development, Despite Government Shutdown Jan 2019 Bureau of Land Management continues to process applications for drilling permits without environmental reviews and protest periods.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5751, Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for June 6, 2018.
• Press Release Plaintiff Organizations in Bears Ears And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cases Denounce Administration’s Final Management Plans Feb 2020 Management Plans Ignore Tribes, Courts and the Public
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 823 & H.R. 1225 Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for June 26, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for May 23, 2018.
• Press Release New Bill Aims to Unravel Law that Protects Public Lands Oct 2017 The House Natural Resources Committee is rushing to vote on a new bill Wednesday afternoon that guts the Antiquities Act, a law that protects public lands and waters.
• Press Release BLM Rejects Industrial Proposal Next to Castle Mountains National Monument Dec 2018 The Nevada BLM rejected a permit for the widely opposed Crescent Peak Wind project, bordering Mojave National Preserve, Castle Mountains National Monument and the Wee Thump wilderness area. 
• Press Release Agreement to Close Entergy's Polluting Power Plants is Finalized Mar 2021 “Today’s decision is a win for clean air and our environment." - Stephanie Kodish, NPCA's Clean Air & Climate Programs Director & Counsel
• Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Sep 2015 National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
• Press Release Trump Administration Finalizes New Rule That Weakens the Endangered Species Act Dec 2020 New rule paves way for extractive industries to destroy habitat of imperiled species
• Policy Update Position on nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jun 2021 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 8, 2021.
• Blog Post The Milestone for Public Lands You’ve Never Heard of, and Why It Matters Today Dec 2020 | By Ernie Atencio 50 years later, the Blue Lake Act marks a critical shift for Indigenous communities and their lands.
• Report Southeast Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

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