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• Magazine Article Reporting for Duty Spring 2018 | By Rona Marech The Park Service shuttered its Morning Report in 2015 after a 30-year run, but the longtime editor has a few more things to say.
• Magazine Article Chasing the Dream Winter 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis Nebraska’s Homestead National Monument celebrates the independent farmers who shaped the American landscape.
• Press Release Congress Passes Water Resources Bill to Benefit National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Across the Country Sep 2018 Bill will advance projects that improve the health of waterways in and around America’s national parks.
• Blog Post Why One Outdoorsman Opposes the Proposed Wyoming Grizzly Hunt Mar 2018 | By Kati Schmidt His family hunted bears before they were endangered. Now that they are finally rebounding, this enthusiast and wildlife filmmaker wants to make sure shortsighted plans don’t undo decades of progress.
• Magazine Article Nature’s Night Lights Spring 2018 | By Julia Busiek After the sun sets, the bioluminescent show on Tomales Bay begins.
• Blog Post Best of the ’Net: The Midsummer Night’s Dream Edition Aug 2013 | By Megan Cantrell This week on Best of the ’Net, I found a little bit of everything—from bears to hacks to stars—for a midsummer glimpse at our national parks online.
• Press Release Statement Regarding Arlington Memorial Bridge Closure May 2015 Inspectors found area of corrosion on Arlington Memorial Bridge.
• Press Release Corrosion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Causes Second Partial Closure Within 10 Days May 2015 Closure Underscores Chronic Underfunding of National Park Roads and Bridges
• Magazine Article The Guardian Summer 2011 | By Mike Thomas During his reign as Park Service director from 1964 to 1972, George Hartzog paired a passion for the parks with political savvy to lead the agency through an era of tremendous growth.
• Blog Post ‘Home Means Nevada’ Sep 2016 | By Lynn Davis 16 photographs that capture the intrigue of the Silver State and its public lands
• Policy Update Position on S. 2839, S. 1662, S. 1696, S. 2412, S. 2548, S. 2627, S. 2805, S. 2807, S. 2954, S. 3020, S. 3027, S. 3028, S. 211, S. 1623, S. 1690 and S. 1824 Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on bills being considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee National Parks subcommittee during a hearing on June 15, 2016.
• Press Release National Parks Group Honors Channel Islands National Park Leaders with Stephen T. Mather Award Oct 2015 Stephen T. Mather award presented to Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau and Chief of Natural Resources Management Kate Faulkner.
• Press Release NPCA Supports Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau for Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary and Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Apr 2021 Now, more than ever, we need strong leaders like Tommy Beaudreau and Shannon Estenoz to speak up for our treasured landscapes and the irreplaceable wildlife they protect.
• Blog Post Significantly Steamy Parks Jan 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard The National Park Service has designated the thermal features such as geysers and fumaroles at 16 national park sites as "significant," a label that affords them more stringent protections. Only one of these parks lies east of the Rockies.
• Magazine Article Sea Change Fall 2014 | By Kate Siber New research shows how rising sea levels will affect national parks—and helps managers prepare for the worst.
• Magazine Article The Retirement Cure Winter 2017 | By Katherine DeGroff Making the most of retirement with a 40-foot RV, a patch of dirt and full-time seasonal volunteer work in the national parks.
• Press Release National Parks Will Benefit from Biden Administration’s Public Lands Oil and Gas Moratorium Jan 2021 Executive order will stop the reckless four-year fire sale of public lands to polluters that damage parks and drive climate change.
• Press Release New Report Shows America's National Parks Are in Jeopardy Jun 2011 National Parks Conservation Association Says Obama Administration Must Address Threats Facing National Parks and Develop Comprehensive Long Term Plan for Parks
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2167, H.R. 4387 and H.R. 5114 Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Federal Lands subcommittee during a hearing on June 23, 2016.
• Press Release NPCA Joins Nationwide Coalition Lawsuit to Defend the People’s Environmental Law Jul 2020 Represented by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center, 20 organizations challenge the Trump administration’s assault on the National Environmental Policy Act.
• Press Release Congress Green Lights Funding Increase For National Park Roadways Dec 2015 National park roadways to receive 18 percent increase in transportation funding
• Magazine Article Deep Listening Winter 2017 | By Dorian Fox How can the world’s largest collection of underwater sound recordings help scientists understand sea creatures and the noise pollution that may be killing them?
• Magazine Article A New View Spring 2020 | By Laura Allen Has the long-troubled relationship between Grand Canyon National Park and local indigenous people entered a more harmonious era?
• Policy Update Open Letter to all Presidential Candidates Oct 2019 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to 2020 presidential candidates.
• Blog Post ‘A Conservationist’s Dream’: Congress Passes Great American Outdoors Act Aug 2020 | By Kristen Brengel Legislation represents a historic victory for parks and will authorize billions of dollars to fund critical maintenance projects and conserve vulnerable lands.
• Policy Update Letter on Training in Federal Government Oct 2020 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to congressional leadership in response to OMB circular M-20-34 and an Executive Order dated September 22, 2020.
• Blog Post What's Next for Parks? Nov 2020 | By Theresa Pierno The work to protect our public lands doesn’t stop as the ballots are counted. Here’s what NPCA staff are focused on as we sort through the post-election landscape.
• Magazine Article Goats Go Home Winter 2019 | By Jonathan Shipley Olympic National Park’s nonnative mountain goats are being rounded up and shipped to the Cascade Mountains.
• Press Release Emerging Evidence Shows Looming Sequester Cuts Threaten National Parks and Local Businesses Nationwide Feb 2013 Closed parks & facilities, shortened hours, reduced maintenance, and elimination of educational programs will cut jobs and devastate tourism-dependent economies
• Blog Post 5 Ways to Pitch in to Help the Places You Love Apr 2015 | By Clark Bunting Find Your Voice to help protect and enjoy our national parks in time for their centennial and beyond.

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