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Press Release Country-Rock Songstress Doreen Taylor Releases Single to Benefit National Parks Conservation Association, Bring Awareness to Parks Taylor debuts song at NPCA's Salute to the Parks Gala
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Michael Lanza Michael Lanza is the Northwest editor of Backpacker and creator of TheBigOutside.com. This article is adapted from his new book Before They’re Gone: A Family’s Year-Long Quest to Explore America’s Most Endangered National Parks, published by Beacon Press.
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Michael Engelhard Michael Engelhard works as a wilderness guide in the Grand Canyon and Alaska’s Arctic. He is the author of Where the Rain Children Sleep: A Sacred Geography of the Colorado Plateau.
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Michael P. Branch Michael P. Branch has published nine books, including three works of humorous creative nonfiction inspired by the Great Basin Desert: “Raising Wild” (2016), “Rants from the Hill” (2017) and “How to Cuss in Western” (2018). His essays have appeared in venues including Orion, CNN, Slate, Outside, Pacific Standard, Utne Reader, Ecotone, High Country News, Terrain.org, Places Journal, Whole Terrain and About Place. He is University Foundation Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno. His new book, "On the Trail of the Jackalope," will be published by Pegasus Books in 2022.
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Blog Post Her True Colors: A Q&A with Award-Winning Musician Doreen Taylor Last week, award-winning songstress Doreen Taylor released her new single, “Colors of the USA,” which she wrote and produced to benefit NPCA's work to protect national parks; 50% of all proceeds from the song will go directly to NPCA.
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Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Michael Regan as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Michael Regan as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Press Release Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to be Honored at Green Carpet Gala in New York City Gala honors leaders for commitment and ongoing support for national parks
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Honors Park Champions at Annual Salute to the Parks Gala Country-Rock Songstress Doreen Taylor to debut new song in support of NPCA; bring awareness to parks
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Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Area Too Special to Drill: National Parks Group Agrees with Federal Historic Preservation Panel Statement by Michael Jamison, Glacier Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Parks Group Applauds Passage of Bills to Protect Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Glacier National Park Statements by Lynn McClure, NPCA Senior Midwest Regional Director and Michael Jamison, NPCA Glacier Program Manager
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Magazine Article Through the Looking Glass Photographer Michael Falco captures dreamy Civil War landscapes using a device even older than the battles themselves: the pinhole camera.
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Press Release National Parks Group Voices Support for North Fork Watershed Protection Act Statement by Michael Jamison NPCA Crown of the Continent Program Manager
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Press Release Court Ruling Continues the Saga to Protect Badger-Two Medicine Near Glacier National Park “Time does not erase the original error, and there is no statute of limitations for correcting this assault on lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation” -- NPCA's Michael Jamison
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Magazine Article Sketching the Smokies Walt Taylor heads to the mountains with paper, pens, and paint.
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Resource Awards and Recognition The National Parks Conservation Association has had the privilege of presenting awards to decision makers, organizations, and individuals that have made a difference for national parks. The contributions these award-winners have made are vital to the continued excellence of our National Park System.
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Blog Post Not-So-Beaten Paths: 11 Lesser-Known Hikes in Popular National Parks Hit the trail and avoid the crowds! NPCA staff selected 11 lesser-known hikes in some of the country’s most popular parks.
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Resource Northwest Student Leadership Council A core focus of the Northwest Regional Office is broadening and strengthening support for our parks, especially among younger folks.
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Press Release National Trail and Conservation Groups Blast New DOI E-Bike Order Groups Fear Order Paves Way for Motorization of America’s National Trails, Parks and Public Lands
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Blog Post 10 (Truly) Hidden National Park Gems Many of the national parks’ wonders are out in plain sight, but some are nearly impossible to see. Here are 10 of those frustratingly out-of-reach attractions as well as easier-to-get-to alternatives.
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Magazine Article Mississippi Reckoning Emmett Till was murdered 64 years ago. Is it time for a national park that recognizes him and tells the story of the civil rights struggle in Mississippi?
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Blog Post Need an Escape? 10 Cozy Places to Stay in National Parks Craving solitude or looking to plan a romantic retreat? A private room in the heart of one of the country's most spectacular landscapes could be the answer. Check our staff picks for cozy lodgings in breathtaking national parks.
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Blog Post The Poacher and the Bootleg Lady Thanks to a recent purchase by the National Park Service, we can all remember the colorful story of an unusual couple from the early days of Glacier National Park.
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Magazine Article The Distant Rumble of White Thunder A family’s year-long quest to explore America’s most endangered parks brings them to Glacier Bay, Alaska.
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Blog Post Crown of the Continent Showcases a New Model for Economic Prosperity When the folks at Zinc Air were looking to locate their high-tech manufacturing firm, they could have gone head-to-head with other energy innovators down in Phoenix, or in San Francisco, or even in far-flung Zhongguancun (also known as China’s Silicon Valley).
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Magazine Article Finding Home What happens when a desert baby visits the meadows of Yosemite?
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Magazine Article Over the River and Through the Woods A wintry return to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
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Magazine Article The Wild Road Brent Steury and his collaborators have had a field day at an unlikely biodiversity hotspot: a park along a highway outside the nation’s capital where they have discovered dozens of new species.
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Magazine Article Long Live the King With the survival of monarchs at stake, rangers and volunteers at national parks around the country are stepping in to help.
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Magazine Article A Complicated Past Is the U.S. Ready for a National Park Site Devoted to Reconstruction?
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Magazine Article In the Balance In his 1968 book about Arches, "Desert Solitaire," Edward Abbey warned that tourists and cars would destroy the park he loved. Was he right?
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Resource 2019 National Park Heritage Awards NPCA awarded the 2019 National Park Heritage Award to members of Congress who were sponsors or original cosponsors of bills within the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act and voted in favor of final passage.
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Magazine Article Astronauts on Planet Earth Following in the footsteps of an early adventurer, an intrepid group explores the surreal landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument.
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Magazine Article Untold Stories The Park Service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked.
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Magazine Article The Indian Chief and the President In 1852, a 93-year-old Ojibwe chief traveled to Washington to stop the president from forcing his people off their ancestral lands.
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Press Release Photo Exhibit at U.S. Capitol Celebrates Nevada’s Public Lands Exhibit Organized by National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post 10 National Park Cameos in Movies Check out — or revisit — these 10 films where parks played a starring role.
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Small Ship Cruise Glacier Bay National Park Adventure Cruise Explore parts of Glacier Bay National Park that 99% of visitors never visit. On this eight-day small-ship cruise, you will get an up-close look at glaciers, old-growth forests, and sea life. Hike remote coastlines and take in diverse birding at South Marble Island. Here, you can search for wildlife like bears, sea lions, seals, porpoises and eagles. With a guest to crew ratio of 3:1, you will enjoy the comfort of having a robust onboard team, each with a fierce love of travel and appreciation for the wilderness, to make your journey unforgettable.
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Staff Lauren Cosgrove Having grown up in New England as a Brooklyn native, Lauren currently serves as a Senior Program Manager for NPCA’s Northeast Region. Since Lauren started with NPCA in 2014, she has worked to bolster nation-wide park funding, restore natural, historical and cultural resources and build a movement for community-led stewardship and advocacy for Northeast national parks.
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Letter Efforts to Repeal or Undermine Protections for Parks and Monuments More than 450 organizations signed the following letter expressing unified opposition to any efforts to remove or decrease protections for any national monuments.
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NPCA at Work Preserve the History of Amache NPCA supports creating a new national park site to preserve a the story of Amache, where thousands of people of Japanese descent were unconstitutionally incarcerated.
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