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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
A brief history of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

Antiquities Act
An overview of the first legal protection of natural and cultural resources in the United States.

Bears of Katmai National Park/McNeil River
Katmai National Preserve - hunting is allowed in Katmai National Preserve so long as the number of animals harvested doesn't impact the Park Service's mandate to protect Katmai's "high concentrations of brown/grizzly bears." NPCA feels the current harvest levels are in conflict with this Congressional mandate.

Energy Corridors, Power Lines Threaten National Parkland
New energy corridors, included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, could threaten the scenic views in parks.

Everglades National Park
Protection Through Restoration of the Everglades Ecosystem

Guns in the Parks
NPCA strongly supports the current regulation that protects the public, wildlife, the national parks, and provide for a reasonable way to transport guns through the parks.

North Access Route in Denali National Park and Preserve
NPCA Opposes a North Access Route in Denali National Park and Preserve.

Park Funding: NPCA Fact Sheet on the Existing Funding Needs of America's National Parks
To be sure, the Park Service does a great job with the limited funding available, and most visitors enjoy their vacations. But behind the scenes--and sometimes peeking through the curtain--is a growing litany of problems caused by chronic federal funding shortfalls. Without greater investment, America's national park heritage is at risk.

Perilous Parkland: Homeland Security and the National Parks
Homeland Security and the National Parks | An Fact Sheet by the National Parks Conservation Association

Potential Consequences of Bowing to NRA Demands that Reagan Era Gun Regulations Be Changed
Due to political pressure from the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Bush Administration has announced it will reopen the National Park Service’s longstanding regulation that requires gun owners to keep their guns unloaded and stored while in national park units that do not permit hunting.

Privatization of National Park Service Jobs
Up to 70 percent of all jobs in the National Park Service could be handed over to private, for-profit contractors.

Protect Natural Sounds: Inappropriate Overflights Threaten Park Experience
Despite the passage of legislation to protect natural sound in the parks, inappropriate overflights threaten park experience.

Road to Nowhere: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Time is Right for a Monetary Settlement in Lieu of this Destructive $700 Million Road

Pollution and the National Parks

Wildlife Fact Sheets


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