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• Magazine Article The Appalachian Trail Blazer Spring 2018 Just how far could long-distance hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis push herself?
• Blog Post From the Gold Rush to the COVID Pandemic: A History of Anti-Asian Violence Mar 2021 | By Dennis Arguelles Last week’s mass-shootings in Atlanta were shocking and tragic — yet this kind of horror is not new. The 1871 massacre of 19 Chinese Americans in Los Angeles reminds us that anti-Asian violence is deeply rooted in American culture.
• Magazine Article A Pool for the People Spring 2015 | By Julia Busiek The ruins of Sutro Baths recall life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
• Blog Post A Legacy Marches On Aug 2013 | By Katherine DeGroff, Jennifer Errick Leaders reflect on a historic moment in America's history, 50 years later.
• Press Release Judge Allows Conservation Groups to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Safeguards from Legal Challenge Sep 2020 The First-Of-Their-Kind Ordinances Help Protect Local Wildlife But Have Been Challenged by Industry Groups
• Blog Post New NPS Video: Spend Three Minutes in the Wilderness Apr 2012 | By Jennifer Errick "In wildness is the preservation of the world," said Henry David Thoreau. Yet relatively little of the world is designated as wildness--at least here in the United States.
• Magazine Article Claiming the Rock Summer 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard The 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island, from 1969 to 1971, marked a turning point in American Indian activism.
• Policy Update Review of Trump Administration's Infrastructure Legislative Outline Jan 2018 NPCA analysis of the Trump Administration's infrastructure legislative proposal, as reported by the Washington Post, found the outline aims to accelerate infrastructure projects, at the cost of clean water, clear air, expertise of federal agency staff, judicial review, longstanding bedrock environmental laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• Policy Update Position on S. 750, the Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act May 2015 NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on legislation to be considered by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee during a hearing on May 6, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2459, Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 26, 2019.
• Blog Post Silos and Smokestacks Showcases Farming and Food Production in America’s Heartland Sep 2013 | By Malcolm Fouhy America’s “amber waves of grain” have long been rooted in our history and culture. The fields of our heartland continue to supply sustenance, energy, and wealth to this country, and to the world, as they have for over a century.
• Magazine Article The Octogenarian and the Monolith Winter 2018 | By Rona Marech At 87, Robert Kelman is the oldest person to climb Devils Tower.
• Blog Post Two Years Later, the Gulf Oil Spill Is Still with Us Apr 2012 | By Guy DiDonato Today marks the two-year anniversary of the deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The resulting underwater oil spill transfixed the nation’s attention, with daily (even hourly) live reports from national television stations, print and internet outlets, and radio programs.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 538 Native American Energy Act Oct 2015 NPCA urges members of the House of Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 538, the Native American Energy Act. This position was sent to all members of the House of Representatives ahead of a floor vote on October 8, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on the Stream Protection Rule Feb 2016 NPCA, along with the Southern Environmental Law Center, submitted written comments to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing on February 3.
• Magazine Article Promised Land Fall 2020 | By Jacob Baynham After the Civil War, more than 26,000 African Americans left the South to homestead the Great Plains, carving out farms, free lives and community on the prairie. 
• Magazine Article Divine Providence Winter 2014 | By Kate Siber The 17th-century minister Roger Williams risked his life to be the first American to preach religious freedom.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5153 Feb 2020 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States ahead of a legislative hearing scheduled for February 5th, 2020. 
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 823, H.R. 1373 & H.R. 2181 Oct 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes scheduled for October 30 & 31, 2019.
• Blog Post Fishing to Revitalize River Communities Sep 2014 | By Joy M. Oakes The Upper Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New York is one of the best wild trout fisheries in the country. Just a two-hour drive from Manhattan, this region of beautiful rolling farmland features charming small towns dotted with restaurants showcasing local foods. The bucolic landscape, however, belies tensions between residents who hold sharply divergent visions of its future.
• Policy Update Position on Twitter Ad Rules Nov 2019 NPCA, along with partners, sent the following letter to Twitter on November 14, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1791 & H.R. 2991 Apr 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 11, 2018.
• Blog Post Thousands of Schoolchildren Create Living Flag at Fort McHenry Sep 2014 | By Pamela Goddard Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, is probably best known for its famous flag, which billowed over the star-shaped ramparts after a fierce British attack during the War of 1812 and inspired Sir Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.
• Magazine Article The Beaver That Didn’t Give a Dam Winter 2016 | By Nicholas Lund Solving the mystery of the ancient Palaeocastor.
• Blog Post Protecting Our Rivers and Streams Where We Live Mar 2012 | By Yves Corbiere Take a moment to think about all the places you have lived, not by apartment or job or city, but by the closest river, stream, lake, or sea. It takes me just a few moments to trace back my life in relation to water.
• Magazine Article Etched in Stone Fall 2019 | By Jacob Baynham The Wall endeavors to list every U.S. service member killed in the Vietnam War. How much does it get wrong? 
• Magazine Article Wolf Hunt Spring 2013 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Paleontologists stumble on ancient wolf remains in Tule Springs.
• Blog Post On the Trail with Magellan Feb 2015 | By Katherine DeGroff Soon, the first signs of spring will arrive in Georgia. For some hardy souls, its arrival will be like a race’s starting gun, propelling them on a journey over mountains and across state borders.
• Policy Update Position on S. 414 and S. 1971 Oct 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee on October 8, 2015.
• Blog Post 5 Summer Tips to Leave No Trace Outdoors Jun 2019 | By Katherine DeGroff Ways to enjoy day trips and vacations while causing minimal harm to the landscape.

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