Search results for “Jacob Pinkney”
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Jacob Pinkney Jacob Pinkney is a Florida native attending Howard University in Washington, D.C. A full academic scholarship recipient and a published journalist, he counts his faith and his loved ones as his two biggest sources of inspiration.
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Jacob Ross Jacob Ross found a love for the National Park Service as an agency of the Federal Government while working as an intern in a congressional office on Capitol Hill.
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Jacob Baynham Jacob Baynham is a journalist based in Montana. He writes for Outside, Men's Journal, Coastal Living and other magazines.
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Park Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Harriet Tubman escaped from brutal slave owners in 1849 and risked her life to help bring many more enslaved Americans to freedom via the Underground Railroad; this park a testament to her remarkable legacy of fighting for the equal rights of all people. Its 25,000 acres also encompass beautiful natural areas for wildlife-watching, hiking, biking, and paddling. The park includes large portions of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County, Maryland, where Tubman spent much of her early life, as well as the home site of Jacob Jackson, a free black man who helped Tubman in her efforts to free others.
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Blog Post How Can I Make a Difference? Advocacy 101: A guide to getting through to your elected officials on the issues that matter
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Magazine Article Snowed In Surviving a winter in Glacier National Park takes a strong marriage—and 25 pounds of coffee.
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Magazine Article Wranglers of the West A fully loaded mule train is a rare sight in most parts of the country, but traditional livestock packing is still thriving in Glacier National Park.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Enhancing National Park System with Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, First State, and Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monuments Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Blog Post President Obama Preserves Three Important Sites in America’s History, Honors Civil War Hero Harriet Tubman The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, First State, and Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monuments will enhance and diversify our National Park System to more adequately reflect our cultural heritage.
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Resource NPCA & Nature Valley: 2021 Next Generation Impact Initiatives Nature Valley has donated $50,000 to NPCA to support the advancement of the next generation of park advocates – and the important park protection work ahead! – by funding impact initiatives led by members of our young leaders councils and Next Generation Advisory Council.
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NPCA at Work Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Are National Treasures Worthy of Protection Protecting, interpreting and enhancing the history and environment at this urban oasis is critical. Unfortunately, development threats and underfunding have plagued this park site for decades.
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Press Release As DOI Solar Decision Looms, Community Leaders Call for Permanent Conservation of a Storied Desert Landscape Area of Critical Environmental Concern Designation Sought for Soda Mountains
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Press Release Positioning Pullman Recognized for Strategic Planning and Vision Groups honored for collaborative effort to guide future of Pullman National Monument
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Magazine Article Tune In, Bliss Out Drop into protected places around the world — or share your own recordings — at a new online archive, Sounds of Your Park.
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Press Release Parks Group Files Legal Brief Supporting Challenge of Illegal Removal of Clean Water Protections Amicus brief argues new unlawful water regulation will negatively impact health of national parks and surrounding communities.
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Blog Post It's the Best Year to Enjoy National Parks: 10 Reasons Why It's the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, with opportunities to celebrate the parks throughout 2016. From planting a “Centennial Forest” in Texas to counting species of plants and animals on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., here are 10 ways to take your appreciation for national parks to historic levels in 2016.
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Magazine Article Deep Listening 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?
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Blog Post He Built Schools to Fight Injustice, and I Want You to Know His Story Why I am working to help establish a national park site to preserve Julius Rosenwald’s legacy — the first national park site that will honor a Jewish American.
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Blog Post Follow in the Footsteps of an American Hero at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland A hundred years after her death, the Park Service created a new national monument earlier this year to honor Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, who helped bring dozens of enslaved Americans to freedom and fought for equal rights for all people. Not only is this park a testament to her remarkable legacy, its 25,000 acres also encompass beautiful natural areas for wildlife-watching, hiking, biking, and paddling.
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Blog Post Sometimes You Need a Little Hubris A teenage cancer survivor shares why he chose to “Make a Wish” for the Boundary Waters
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Blog Post 4 Top Priorities for Utah’s Unique National Parks Utah’s wealth of natural resources also makes it a target for development. Energy and mining operations continue to increase near national park boundaries.
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Magazine Article A Campsite Grows In Brooklyn Snowy egrets, oversize bagels and old-time charm in the city that never sleeps.
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Blog Post The View from Point Sublime How a child's first visit to the Grand Canyon seeded a life-long path.
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Press Release Despite Overwhelming Opposition, Interior Department Gives Green Light to California Desert's Most Controversial Solar Project Bureau of Land Management decides to move forward with controversial renewable energy project, Soda Mountain Solar Project.