Resources

• Fact Sheet Support for the Chesapeake "Clean Water Blueprint" In April 2014, NPCA and others filed an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the "Clean Water Blueprint" for the Chesapeake. An appeal filed in October 2013 threatens progress to improve water quality in the Chesapeake, and limits the ability of the EPA, states, and stakeholders in every region to work together collaboratively to reduce polluted storm water runoff in streams, lakes, and rivers.
• Testimony Support for FY15 Appropriated Funding Statement of John Garder, Director, Budget and Appropriations, National Parks Conservation Association before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, April 11, 2014
• Letter Support the Antiquities Act and Oppose H.R 1459 Support the Antiquities Act and oppose H.R 1459, which would undermine presidential authority under the Antiquities Act to act swiftly to protect iconic historical, cultural, and natural sites that are the fabric of who we are as Americans.
• Fact Sheet Support National Park Funding in FY16 Next year’s 100th anniversary of the National Park System provides an exciting and historic opportunity to ensure our national parks have the resources they need to thrive in their second century and beyond. The centennial should catalyze a revitalized commitment to protect America’s most special places, as we saw with a renewed investment on the System’s 50th anniversary. The National Park Service is entrusted with these treasured sites, but it is Congress that is entrusted with making sure they will last.
• Bill Text Proposed Amendment to Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed amendment to Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
• Letter Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on Buffalo River Correspondence between Earthjustice and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality regarding the Buffalo River.
• Fact Sheet Power Lines & Everglades National Park Florida Power and Light is seeking a land exchange with the National Park Service that would grant the utility ownership over 260 acres of wetlands in the eastern portion of Everglades National Park in exchange for 320 acres it currently owns in the western Everglades Expansion Area.
• Report Paradise Valley Corridor Study: Saving Lives by Incorporating Wildlife Passage Opportunities We are recommending that Montana Department of Transportation undertake a cost-benefit analysis of mitigation measures that will increase public safety and decrease the potential for wildlife-vehicle collisions on US 89.
• Fact Sheet Legislative Action on Boating Regulations in Yellowstone H.R. 2954 mandates that the National Park Service change its boating regulations on rivers and streams in three years or leave non‐motorized boating unregulated on roughly 7,500 miles of rivers and streams in Yellowstone and Grand Teton
• Letter Opposition to Legislative Proposals at Cape Hatteras, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton NPCA urges Members of the House to Oppose H.R. 2954 when it comes to the House floor tomorrow. Specifically, NPCA opposes provisions to remove protections at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Title V) and Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Title VII).
• Letter Regarding the Mid-Crissy Field Site Letters from major donors to Presidio Trust regarding the Mid-Crissy Field site
• Report Mine Prospects Beyond Pebble EPA Final Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, Mine Prospects Beyond Pebble
• Report Corporate Membership Opportunities The Corporate Membership Program was established to offer corporations similar opportunities to support our work to protect and preserve our national parks.
• Report Clean Air Health Findings in the Southwest A report on clean air health findings in the Southwest by Dr. George Thurston.
• Letter Businesses Supporting National Park Funding Business letter to Representative Cook regarding national park funding
• Report Ruling on Nevada State Engineer & State of Nevada Water Authority State Of Nevada, Seventh District Court Ruling On Nevada State Engineer, State of Nevada Water Authority
• Infographic Open & Shut? National Park Funding 2014 Infographic: National park funding
• Report US District Court for Alaska Decision US District Court For Alaska Decision, US v. James Wilde Case
• Report NPCA 2013 Annual Report Download and read NPCA's 2013 Annual Report.
• Report Economic Engine: An Analysis of the Potential Impact of a Pullman National Historical Park NPCA, the City of Chicago, and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives have released a study analyzing the projected economic impact of naming Pullman a national park.
• Report Economic Benefits to Local Communities Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation, 2011
• Video Design Thinking Process for Innovation A toolkit for leading creative conversations about park and program relevance.
• Letter Representative Peter DeFazio on Gray Wolf Proposal Representative Peter De Fazio letter to Sally Jewell regarding gray wolf proposal
• Fact Sheet Polluted Parks: Fact Sheets Haze pollution limits views of our most valued national parks and wilderness areas, affecting not just how far we can see, but also the color, sharpness, and quality of the view. It also makes the air unhealthy for people, wildlife and natural resources.
• Infographic National Parks Need Help Infographic: National park funding
• Letter NPCA Membership Renewal PDF Form Use this PDF fill-in form to mail NPCA your membership renewal donation.
• Letter Reacting to the Cadiz Water Project Reactions from the community on the Cadiz Water Project.
• Fact Sheet Supporting Petersburg Expansion Legislation is needed to permit the NPS to complete a boundary adjustment to Petersburg National Battlefield as recommended in the 2005 Final General Management Plan.
• Report Communities and Parks: Communicating Climate Change Workshop National Parks Conservation Association and the National Park Service Climate Change Response Program are collaborating on a project focused on the development and application of sustainable strategies and tools for communicating science-based messages about climate change affecting local communities and the national parks.
• Report Climate Adaptation: A Resource Guide for Great Lakes National Parks and Communities Climate change is a global problem, but its effects are felt locally. Farmers in the Midwest have increasingly experienced severe droughts, while people living along the Great Lakes are watching their waterlines retreat. City-dwellers feel the stress of heat waves, gardeners cope with drought, and wildlife species are shifting their ranges. Such changes are altering the ways we live, work, and play at home and in the national parks.

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