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• 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 A Guide to Summer 2021 As our national parks prepare to welcome record-setting numbers of visitors this summer, here's our guide for what to expect and how to plan ahead
• 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 Position on H.R. 5751, Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 22, 2018.
• 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 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
• Report Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
• Blog Post 10 Places Everyone Should See in Alabama’s Black Belt May 2021 | By Emily Jones Legislation introduced today in Congress would preserve one of the most culturally rich parts of the South. Never been to the Black Belt? Here’s what you’re missing.
• Press Release Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Need for Clarity on DOI Protections for LGBTQ Employees Jun 2020 In light of this landmark legal victory for LGBTQ people around the country, it is critically important for the Department of the Interior to affirm these protections for its LGBTQ employees. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 925, H.R. 1487, H.R. 1492, H.R. 3115 & H.R. 3541 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 25, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act Oct 2015 Written testimony by David Lamfrom for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing on October 8, 2015.
• Blog Post Labor Day Has Its Roots in Chicago's Historic Pullman Neighborhood Aug 2013 | By Larry Spivack The stories of Pullman are American stories. They are stories of hard work, immigration, race and class, wealth and poverty, and a struggle for justice.
• Press Release Environmental Groups Urge Administration to Pause Open Public Comment Periods, Respect Democratic Process Mar 2020 Now is not the time for the administration to rush to decisions without the opportunity for full public engagement.
• Magazine Article Nesting Instincts Spring 2012 | By Kate Siber What happens when species protection trumps historical interpretation at Petersburg National Battlefield?
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2795, Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act Oct 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 17, 2019.
• Press Release Bill Aims to Strip Protections for Public Lands that Belong to All Americans Jan 2018 Bill aims to codify the president’s actions to decrease protections for Bears Ears National Monument.
• Policy Update Position on the Clean Power Plan Apr 2018 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the EPA in response to their effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 482 and H.R. 959 Jul 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered during the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on June 16, 2015.
• Blog Post The Monuments Few People See — and Why They Matter Sep 2017 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer NPCA has been working to defend the public lands under miles of ocean. Here are some of the reasons these hard-to-see places are so special and need protection.
• Blog Post Finding Beauty and History in New Mexico’s Sandstone Oct 2016 | By Jim Stratton NPCA’s traveling parkie beats the heat at an ancient watering hole and reads messages from the past at El Morro, the country’s second national monument
• Magazine Article First Impressions Fall 2013 A Connecticut farm tells the story of painter Julian Alden Weir, who helped introduce Americans to Impressionism.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 866 and H.R. 1484 Nov 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, November 15th.
• Press Release 9th Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Drakes Bay Oyster Co. En Banc Rehearing Petition Jan 2014 Decision Affirms Interior Department's Wilderness Designation for Drakes Estero
• Press Release Bill to make Japanese American incarceration camp a National Historic Site passes U.S. House Jul 2021 The Amache National Historic Site Act permanently protects the Colorado landmark and will ensure the survivors’ stories are remembered
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5780 and S. 3028 Sep 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup on September 21-22, 2016.
• Press Release Chemical Spill Closes Sections of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Apr 2017 Chemical spill closes three beaches at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
• Blog Post State Legislators Must Address Pennsylvania’s Water Crisis Jun 2017 | By Amanda John Kimsey The Susquehanna and other state waterways are at risk, but legislation in the state legislature would authorize needed funding for environmental protection programs.
• Policy Update NPCA position on amendments to H.R. 4447 Sep 2020 Ahead of anticpated votes, NPCA shared the following positions on amendments to H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
• Press Release National Geographic and Groups in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Launch Geotourism Project for Upper and Middle Delaware River Area Oct 2015 Community-Based Initiative Will Identify and Promote Uniqueness of Area, Boost Tourism
• Magazine Article On the Trail Again Winter 2020 | By Rona Marech Tim Palmer, author of a new book about mountain hikes, reflects on a lifetime in the great outdoors. 
• Press Release Cargill to Buffalo River Coalition: 6,500 Hogs are "Good Neighbors" to America's First National River Sep 2014 Buffalo River Coalition is calling into question the effectiveness of mitigation and remaining firm in calling for the facility’s removal from the watershed.
• Magazine Article The Census Taker Winter 2019 | By Jacob Baynham Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 443, H.R. 2987, H.R. 3058 & H.R. 3961 Jan 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for January 17, 2018.
• Report Pacific Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in California, Nevada, Hawai'i, Guam and American Samoa.
• Report Northwest Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Oregon and Washington.

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