NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Press Release Parks Group Responds to Interior Secretary Staff Loyalty Questioning Sep 2017 Pierno: “To serve…is to protect the very foundation on which our country was built."
• Blog Post The Famous Landmark the Park Service Almost Encased in Plastic Sep 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard The National Park Service’s mission includes preserving the natural resources in our parks. In the 1950s, officials at one Southwestern national park nearly took this mandate to extremes by coating one of the country’s most recognizable geologic formations in plastic.
• Press Release BLM Moves Forward With Oil, Gas Lease Sales, Threatens Nearby Southwest National Parks Sep 2017 Oil, gas sales scheduled to occur Near Utah, New Mexico park sites.
• Blog Post Yosemite’s Dirty Air Secret Sep 2017 | By Alex Rudee Haze and ozone pollution in this beloved California park are having wide-ranging effects on people and the environment.
• Press Release Zinke to Trump: Remove Protections and Gut National Monuments Sep 2017 News Report Reveals Administration’s Attempt to Dismantle 10 Places Protected by Past Republican and Democratic Presidents
• Press Release Secretarial Order on Hunting is a Solution in Search of a Problem Sep 2017 Despite a decline in hunters - and an increase in national park visitors - new Secretarial Order aims to open more parks and public lands to hunting.
• Blog Post Paradise Lost Sep 2017 | By Robin Martin McKenna As we continue to learn of the human toll and horrific damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, NPCA’s executive vice president offers her shock and sadness over one of the places hardest hit — and her deep concern for everyone affected.
• Press Release House Appropriations Bill a Threat to National Parks Sep 2017 Proposes cuts to Park Service funding, undermines protections for air, water, wildlife.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3668, the SHARE Act Sep 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 13, 2017.
• Blog Post Travelodge Joins NPCA in Engaging National Park Advocates Sep 2017 | By Carrie F. Smith There are some companies that live their mission and understand the importance of giving back. Travelodge is one of them.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act Sep 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of expected floor debate and votes starting the week of September 4, 2017.
• Press Release California State Senate Leadership and Trump Administration Take Aim at California Desert Water and Parks Sep 2017 The Department of Interior recently helped pave the way towards green-lighting the Cadiz Inc. water mining project, which threatens Mojave National Preserve and Mojave Trails National Monument. The memo followed decisions by California State Senate pro Tem Kevin de Leon and State Senator Ricardo Lara to block AB 1000 “California Desert Protection Act” from proceeding.
• Blog Post The Most-Visited National Park Site in Alaska Sep 2017 | By Jennifer Errick Summer is the traditional tourist season in Alaska. One national park site in the state attracts far more recreational visitors than any other. Can you guess which one?
• Magazine Article Remember Aunt Harriet Fall 2017 | By Rona Kobell She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
• Magazine Article An Uncertain Future Fall 2017 | By Kate Siber As climate change shapes the Southwest, Mesa Verde National Park strives to protect both ancient forests and vulnerable cliff dwellings.
• Magazine Article The Wild Congaree Fall 2017 | By Greg M. Peters Paddling the Blue Trail to South Carolina’s only national park.
• Magazine Article Nature Fix Fall 2017 | By Julie Scharper Tired of feeling like the only person of color on the trail, Ambreen Tariq is trying to make the great outdoors welcoming to all, one photo at a time.
• Magazine Article For Love and Trains Fall 2017 | By Katherine DeGroff A modern-day troubadour hops aboard and spreads her love of parks through song.
• Magazine Article Vulture Vandals Fall 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard The ‘garbage collectors’ of the Everglades have a strange penchant for munching on windshield wipers. Can park staff stop them?
• Magazine Article Esther of the Rockies Fall 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard She left the corporate world to homestead in the mountains and became the Park Service's first female nature guide.
• Magazine Article Garbage In, Garbage Out Fall 2017 | By Sarah C.P. Williams Volunteers and rangers removed more than 22,000 pounds of debris from Alaska’s national park beaches. But will the trash just come back?
• Magazine Article Revolutionary Roles Fall 2017 | By Dorian Fox For historical reenactors in Lexington and in Minute Man National Historical Park, the past is present.
• Press Release State Senate Deserts California Desert, Endangers Mojave Trails National Monument Sep 2017 Today, the California Senate Appropriations Committee refused to consider and vote on AB1000, the California Desert Protection Act. Authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman, the legislation aimed to safeguard groundwater in California's Mojave Desert that sustains wildlife and parks including Mojave Trails National Monument and Mojave National Preserve and wildlife.
• Press Release BLM Spares Some Lands near Dinosaur National Monument from Development Sep 2017 Oil, gas development on nearby lands could still impact national park.
• Blog Post The Monuments Few People See — and Why They Matter Sep 2017 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer NPCA has been working to defend the public lands under miles of ocean. Here are some of the reasons these hard-to-see places are so special and need protection.
• Press Release Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Abandon Texas Clean Air Plan Sep 2017 Critical air quality protection deadlines upheld for Texas and Oklahoma.
• Press Release Administration Takes Science Out of Park Management Aug 2017 “DO 100” Policy Brought Better Science, Climate Concerns to Park Planning
• Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Yellowstone Grizzly Protections Aug 2017 NPCA is among a coalition of tribal and conservation interests that filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to restore critical protections to the Yellowstone region’s iconic grizzly bears before new threats, including hunting, push the population further into decline.
• Press Release Analysis Finds Proposed Refinery a Major Source of Pollution for Theodore Roosevelt National Park Aug 2017 Independent analysis raises numerous concerns about air pollution from Meridian Energy Group’s proposed oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s boundary in North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Health and the National Park Service are currently reviewing an air permit application by the company.
• Blog Post Working Like a Dog: See How Pups Help Park Rangers in These 12 Unusual Jobs Aug 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard From sniffing out turtle eggs to keeping mountain goats out of parking lots, four-legged rangers carry out many duties that help preserve national park resources and make sure visitors have a pleasant and safe park experience.

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