NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Magazine Article Untold Stories Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech The Park Service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked.
• Magazine Article The View from Everywhere Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech CyArk uses cutting-edge technology to preserve historic sites in virtual reality.
• Magazine Article Flight Tracking Summer 2014 | By Eric Wagner At Governors Island National Monument, biologists are discovering how birds navigate through New York City’s skyscrapers.
• Magazine Article Raising the Bar Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech Massimo Vignelli died in May, but his design lives on in the national parks.
• Magazine Article Good News for Spelunkers Summer 2014 | By Scott Kirkwood Oregon Caves National Monument Could Get Bigger.
• Magazine Article A Wing and a Prayer Summer 2014 | By Nicholas Lund Want to spot a Colima warbler in the United States? Head to Big Bend National Park—and cross your fingers.
• Magazine Article A Way With Words Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career.
• Magazine Article Drilling Down Summer 2014 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Fracking adjacent to Theodore Roosevelt National Park is changing the landscape. And a whole lot more.
• Magazine Article Sketching the Smokies Summer 2014 Walt Taylor heads to the mountains with paper, pens, and paint.
• Blog Post 'What’s in the Water?' More Than You Might Expect Jun 2014 | By Edward Stierli More than 50% of national parks have impaired water. NPCA has 5 tips to protect this vital resource.
• Press Release Students Help Restore Wetlands and Improve Great Lakes Water Quality at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Jun 2014 NPCA hosts college student volunteers in third year of restoration work at Great Marsh
• Blog Post Pride Month Trivia Challenge Jun 2014 | By Jennifer Errick Interpreting LGBTQ history in the National Park System
• Press Release Stephanie Kodish Director & Counsel for the Clean Air Program On Today's Carbon Pollution Rule Jun 2014 Statement By Stephanie Kodish, Clean Air Program Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Blog Post Transmission Lines in Everglades National Park? No Thanks! May 2014 | By Alison Zemanski Heis Victory for Everglades National Park: Massive transmission lines will NOT be built within park boundaries.
• Press Release Parks for All of Us: National Park Service Launches LGBT Study Initiative May 2014 Statement by Clark Bunting, President and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release 10 Years in the Making: Final Fisheries Management Plan Seeks to Improve Fish Populations at Biscayne National Park May 2014 More is needed including creation of marine reserve to protect the park's vital coral reef habitat
• Blog Post Waterfalls, Sesquicentinis and Buffalo Soldiers May 2014 | By Kati Schmidt This month, one of the country’s most iconic parks will celebrate a major milestone — it's Yosemite's 150th anniversary. NPCA has 4 ways to celebrate, from enjoying the park up close to advocating on its behalf from anywhere in the country.
• Blog Post Youth Push for Pullman on Capitol Hill May 2014 | By LeAaron Foley A diverse group of advocates helps lobby for Chicago's first national park site.
• Press Release National Parks Group Praises House Approval of Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act May 2014 Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Congress Closer to Increased Protection of "Marbled Halls of Oregon" May 2014 Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Blog Post Meet 9 Endangered National Park Animals May 2014 | By Jennifer Errick In honor of the 9th annual Endangered Species Day, meet 9 endangered animals that make their homes in national parks.
• Press Release Water Bill (WRRDA) Critical to National Park Waterways and Restoration Efforts Nationwide May 2014 Congress passes water bill crucial to improving health of America's Great Waters
• Press Release Moab Master Leasing Plan Alternatives Could Provide Critical Protections for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks May 2014 Statement by NPCA Southwest Senior Regional Director David Nimkin
• Blog Post Got Milkweed? Crowdfunding Creates a Butterfly Effect for National Parks May 2014 | By Jennifer Errick An innovative new website helps people help the causes they care about.
• Press Release Transportation Funds Should be Used to Address Maintenance Backlog and Crumbling Roads and Bridges in America's National Parks May 2014 Statement by NPCA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey
• Blog Post If These Parks Could Talk May 2014 | By Alan Spears 150 years ago, Grant’s Overland Campaign changed the course of the Civil War. See where it happened this spring.
• Press Release Updated Florida Power and Light Proposal to Keep Transmission Lines Out of Everglades National Park May 2014 Statement by Sara Fain, Everglades Law Center, representing the National Parks Conservation Association
• Blog Post 5 Lessons, Countless Memories May 2014 | By Craig Obey This dad took his two kids on a six-week adventure to national parks around the country—and learned a lot along the way.
• Press Release Pullman National Park Supporters Take Their Case to Capitol Hill May 2014 Community leaders and NPCA speak to Congress members about designating the South Side Pullman neighborhood as Chicago's first national park
• Blog Post Better Than Fiction May 2014 | By Katherine DeGroff Imagine you’re 27 years old. You’re a talented military strategist and an accomplished soldier. In fact, you have dueled the strongest and bravest of your enemies—and won—repeatedly. You’ve been captured as a prisoner of war and sold as a slave. You’ve been a mercenary and a pirate. You’ve won yourself a coat of arms and the distinction of being a gentleman.

Pagination