NPCA Press Releases

• 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 Mar 2013 Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
• Press Release Homestead Named Gateway to Everglades and Biscayne National Park Mar 2013 Resolution approved by Homestead City Council brands city as a partner of our national parks
• Press Release Significant Progress Made for Everglades Restoration with Completion of One-Mile Bridge on Tamiami Trail Mar 2013 Statement by Dawn Shirreffs, Everglades Restoration Program Manager
• 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
• Press Release National Parks Group Praises Obama Nomination of Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary Feb 2013 Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
• Press Release National Parks Group Echoes Former Interior Secretary's Call to Preserve Public Lands Feb 2013 Statement by Tom Kiernan, President, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release 4,265 Acres Purchased in Petrified Forest National Park Jan 2013 The National Parks Conservation Association and Conservation Fund Protect Significant Prehistoric Lands within Park Boundary
• Press Release New 'Freedom to Float' Campaign Aims to Preserve Chesapeake Watershed and Promote Public Access Jan 2013 New initiative to expand access to and preserve Chesapeake Bay watershed
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Completed Phase One of C-111 Everglades Restoration Project Jan 2013 Statement by NPCA Biscayne Restoration Program Analyst Kahlil Kettering
• Press Release Alaska Board of Game's War on Wolves Continues: Board Rejects Lifting Moratorium on Denali Wolf Buffer Jan 2013 Statement by Jim Stratton, Senior Regional Director for Alaska, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Coalition Shares Plans to Continue Momentum for Restoring America's Everglades at Annual Conference Jan 2013 'America’s Everglades: Our Legacy, Our Future' conference aimed at identifying restoration progress and challenges moving forward
• Press Release New Law Elevates Pinnacles National Monument to Become 9th National Park in California Jan 2013 Statement by Neal Desai, Pacific Region Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Grand Canyon Uranium-mining Threats Still Loom A Year After Historic Mining Restrictions Jan 2013 Uranium-mine development could affect water and public land
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Yosemite's Commitment to Science, Recreation, and Preservation with its Draft Merced River and Tuolumne River Plans Jan 2013 Statement by Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Protections Sought for Endangered Frogs, Snakes at Pacifica's Sharp Park Jan 2013 Protections needed for endangered species in habitat adjoining national park properties
• Press Release Agreement by Federal Agencies to Address Mega-Polluter Navajo Generating Station Welcome; Swift Action Needed to Improve Air Quality at Regional National Parks, Wilderness Areas Jan 2013 Statement by Kevin Dahl, Arizona Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds $16 million Payment Towards the Purchase of Critical lands within Grand Teton to Protect Them from Development Dec 2012 Statement by Sharon Mader, Grand Teton Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release National Parks and Wilderness Groups Protest BLM Leasing Plans Near Dinosaur National Monument Dec 2012 Groups argue that BLM's decision ignores value and health of the park unit
• Press Release New Colorado River Basin Study Provides Important Analysis, Misses Opportunity by Omitting National Parks Perspective Dec 2012 Statement by David Nimkin, Southwest Senior Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release National Parks Group Supports Montana Wildlife Commission's Decision to Cease Wolf Hunting Around Yellowstone Dec 2012 Statement by Tim Stevens, Northern Rockies Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Obama's Sandy Recovery Bill Requests Needed Funding Relief for Storm-Ravaged National Parks Dec 2012 Statement by National Parks Conservation Association President Tom Kiernan
• Press Release Conservation Groups Move to Stop Power Line Construction Before Irreversible Damage Is Done Dec 2012 Susquehanna-Roseland line through New Jersey and Pennsylvania would cause significant harm to treasured national parks
• Press Release Wilderness Victory for National Parks Nov 2012 Interior Secretary Salazar Protects West Coast's First Marine Wilderness Area at Drakes Estero in Point Reyes National Seashore
• Press Release National Parks Group Urge Secretary Salazar to Protect California's Only Marine Wilderness Area Nov 2012 Statement by Neal Desai, Pacific Region Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Historic World War II Hangars to be Restored at Gateway National Recreation Area Nov 2012 Statement by Alexander Brash, Northeast Senior Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Hurricane Sandy Devastates Communities and National Parks Oct 2012 Statement by Tom Kiernan, President for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Conservation Groups Challenge Approval of Power Line Planned to Cut Through Treasured National Parks Oct 2012 Susquehanna-Roseland line through New Jersey and Pennsylvania to cause significant harm to national parks
• Press Release Zion National Park Property Protected Oct 2012 Anonymous donation allows for major land purchase
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating the Cesar Chavez National Monument Oct 2012 National Park Site the First to Honor a Latino American
• Press Release University of Washington Student Report Finds 33% Success Rate of Mount St Helens Management Sep 2012 Analysis shows little progress on recommendations over past three years

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