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• Resource National Park Defender Award Parks Project Recognized with First-Ever National Park Defender Award
• Fact Sheet Climate Change at Northeast Coastal National Parks National parks along the north Atlantic Coast are at the forefront of climate change. As sea levels rise, seasons shift and unpredictable weather bring more frequent and severe storms, our treasured coastal national parks offer some of the best solutions for combating today’s climate threats.
• 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.
• Report Southwest Regional Office Field Reports NPCA’s Southwest Regional Office prepares a field report twice a year that focuses on the parks and people of this special part of the country. We also highlight some of the very complex and challenging threats our parks face.
• Fact Sheet Ask Congress to Support the Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) Introduced by Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Ken Buck (R-CO) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, the bipartisan Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) would make the Granada Relocation Center, a World War II Japanese incarceration site in Colorado known as “Amache”, a National Park. The legislation has passed in the House and will be up for a vote in the Senate.
• 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. 3711 and H.R. 5633 Nov 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup on November 15-16, 2016.
• Blog Post Now Is the Time to Honor the Legacy of César Chávez Mar 2012 | By Emily Schrepf Fifty years ago this Saturday, March 31, on his 35th birthday, César Chávez made the decision to dedicate his life to organizing America’s farm workers when he quit his job and moved his family to Delano, California. Today he is recognized as one of the country’s most important Latino figures and founder of what is now the United Farm Workers of America.
• Policy Update Position on S. 437, S. 1416, S. 3317, S. 2991 and S. 3203 Sep 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on September 22, 2016.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5420 & H.R. 6678 Sep 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 5, 2018.
• Press Release Trump Administration Takes Aim at America’s National Monuments with Executive Order Apr 2017 This executive order targets the Antiquities Act of 1906, which permits presidents to declare federal lands, already owned by all Americans, as national monuments.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 835 & H.R. 4895 Feb 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for February 14, 2018.
• Press Release Burnett Oil Seeking to Drill in Big Cypress National Preserve, Part of America’s Everglades Feb 2021 The preserve has not even begun to heal from the severe impacts of Burnett’s last hunt for oil. NPCA and partners vehemently oppose this new effort to create more destructive oil development in Big Cypress.  
• Blog Post My 'Microadventure' on Frederick Douglass' Front Lawn Jul 2015 | By Annie Riker One night of yoga didn’t wipe away all of my stress, but it did remind me of the real reason of why I do what I do.
• Blog Post What’s at Stake Oct 2017 | By Ani Kame’enui A look at the 10 national monuments targeted in Ryan Zinke’s leaked memo
• Blog Post Force of Nature Mar 2018 | By Caitlin Goettler EmpowHER is inspiring the next generation of outdoor advocates.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act May 2015 NPCA submitted the following position on H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, when the bill was considered on the floor of the House in May 2015.
• Press Release Thousands of Concerned Citizens Urge Gov. Hutchinson to Protect Buffalo National River from Hog Waste Contamination Mar 2017 More than 14,000 submitted comments calling on the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Governor Asa Hutchinson to reject permit for C&H industrial hog farm to continue operating in national river’s 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
• 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 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.
• Blog Post ‘Nobody’s Free Unless We’re All Free’ Jun 2020 | By Alison Simko Students connect virtually with their history at Stonewall through NPCA Zoom programs.
• Policy Update Position on S. 4589, Endangered Species Act Amendments Sep 2020 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 23, 2020.
• 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.
• Press Release Zinke to Trump: Remove Protections and Gut National Monuments Sep 2017 News Report Reveals Administration’s Attempt to Dismantle 10 Places Protected by Past Republican and Democratic Presidents
• 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.
• 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 Asian Carp Have Arrived: Broad Support Emerges for Legislation to Stop Invasive Fish Mar 2012 Coalition applauds legislation aimed at stopping the advance of Asian carp into Minnesota’s waters
• 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
• Magazine Article The Land of Fog and Sea Summer 2015 | By Rona Marech A one-time Californian returns to Point Reyes.
• 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 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
• Blog Post What Lies Beneath Aug 2014 | By Alison Zemanski Heis Citizen scientists are helping birds dying at troubling rates in the Midwest by studying invasive species at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
• 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.
• Press Release Trump Administration Issues Flawed Plan for Bears Ears National Monument Lands Despite Active Litigation and Overwhelming Opposition Jul 2019 This management plan is an insult to the public, who overwhelmingly spoke out in favor of protecting Bears Ears — and all our national monuments.

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