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Park Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Deep in America’s heartland, this preserve protects the largest area of tallgrass prairie remaining on Earth. Though these grasses once covered 170 million acres of the country, only a small fraction of this type of prairie remains.
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Park Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway With more than 255 miles of water and relatively few visitors, the Saint Croix and Namekagon Rivers provide long stretches of solitude and adventure within their verdant, tree-lined banks. One of the most scenic paddling destinations in the Upper Midwest, the park’s waters are surprisingly clean and relatively easy to navigate, though there are sections with rapids that can be challenging, especially in high-water conditions. The rivers have numerous campsites along their routes, as well as excellent fishing opportunities, making this park an ideal place to bring a tent and a fishing pole for a relaxing multi-day getaway.
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Park Pullman National Historical Park Few sites preserve the history of American industry, labor and urban planning as well as Pullman, America’s first model industrial town.
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Report West Virginia Voters Support their National Parks The National Parks Conservation Association commissioned polling opinion research among West Virginia Voters to gauge their attitudes about national parks and policies that could further enhance and preserve them.
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Park Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh National Military Site is a stark reminder of the terrible cost of war. A total of 23,746 men were wounded, captured, or killed during the two-day Civil War battle of Shiloh in April 1862—more than were lost during the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and the Mexican-American war combined. At the time, it was the worst battle in U.S. history. Yet eight costlier battles were yet to come in the war. The park encompasses the 5,000-acre battlefield, as well as 21 acres surrounding a railroad junction in Corinth, Mississippi, the site of a later siege. A 12.9-mile driving tour highlights 20 key sites; visitors can also watch films about the conflicts and explore exhibits about the implements of war.
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Park Point Reyes National Seashore This seashore, established in 1962, is the only national seashore on the West Coast. It features windswept beaches, coastal cliffs and headlands, marine terraces, coastal uplands, salt marshes, estuaries, and coniferous forests. Located on the Point Reyes Peninsula, 40 miles northwest of San Francisco, the park encompasses about 71,070 acres, stretched across more than 80 miles of undeveloped coastline. Within the park, 32,730 acres are designated wilderness or potential wilderness, constituting one of the most accessible wilderness areas in the country, and the only marine wilderness (Drakes Estero) on the West Coast south of Alaska. The park harbors an astonishingly rich array of wildlife species, some found nowhere else on Earth.
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Resource National Parks Via Metro-North and Zipcar Plan your next vacation to a nearby national park with the help of Metro-North, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Zipcar.
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Infographic Good Works Ahead The 2020 passage of the Great American Outdoors Act established the National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund, setting aside up to $6.65 BILLION to address critical repair needs in national parks. Here’s a snapshot of the number of plans in the pipeline, the parks and states benefiting, and the funds allocated for specific projects during the first two years of the five-year investment.
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Magazine Article A Greenway for the People How a 28-mile loop around Jamaica Bay is changing the face of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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Blog Post The Great Plaid Springtails of the Smokies Great Smoky Mountains National Park is so biodiverse, it even contains tiny invertebrates that resemble a U.S. senator.
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Magazine Article The Flower Shot Photographers’ ‘Holy Grail’: catching the peak of the rhododendron bloom in Redwood National Park.
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Blog Post Thousands of Schoolchildren Create Living Flag at Fort McHenry Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, is probably best known for its famous flag, which billowed over the star-shaped ramparts after a fierce British attack during the War of 1812 and inspired Sir Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Magazine Article A Shoreline Rescue The National Park Service fights to bring Great Lakes’ piping plovers back from the brink.
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Magazine Article Muskrats to the Rescue Biologists at Voyageurs National Park are counting on the voracious appetite of rodents to help contain a cattail invasion.
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Magazine Article La Bouée de Floride How a bit of Dry Tortugas National Park ended up 4,500 miles away in Brittany.
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Magazine Article Native Waters Brook trout are making a comeback in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Blog Post Meet Alaska’s Top Chef For the past 13 years, Laura Cole has satisfied the palates of Denali locals and a few park visitors in the know. Will the crowds rush in after she becomes the first Alaskan contestant on Top Chef?
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Magazine Article Flight Tracking At Governors Island National Monument, biologists are discovering how birds navigate through New York City’s skyscrapers.
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Magazine Article Water, Smoke, Spirit, Forest, Ghost, Land, Sky A photographic essay on Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Blog Post Commemorating Yellowstone's 150th Birthday with the Park's 'First Family' The world's first national park marks a significant milestone today — but its history reaches much further back than 1872 and involves the stories and cultures of more than two dozen Tribes.
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Magazine Article From Peak to Sea A group of backcountry skiers realized their dream of taking on the remote mountains of Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park. Photographer Craig Wolfrom documented 10 wild days.
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Magazine Article A Whale’s Last Song After a renowned humpback whale was killed by a cruise ship, her carefully preserved remains were transformed into one of the biggest whale-skeleton exhibits in the country.
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Magazine Article A Bird’s Eye View There’s no place like Big Bend National Park to slow down, grab a pair of binoculars, and reconnect with your inner birder.
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Magazine Article Silversword Fight In Haleakalā National Park, a charismatic plant battles for survival.
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Magazine Article A Hoof Too Far An aggressive stallion from Assateague Island National Seashore gets relocated.
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Magazine Article Snowed In Surviving a winter in Glacier National Park takes a strong marriage—and 25 pounds of coffee.
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Magazine Article Safe Passages A new children’s book shows how highways can harm wildlife — and puts a spotlight on a deadly stretch of road near Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Policy Update Position on S. 225, S. 298, S. 327, S. 641, S. 774, S. 1152 & S. 1582 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 19, 2019.
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Magazine Article The Visionaries Nearly 100 years ago, the work of best friends Stephen Mather and Robert Sterling Yard forever endeared the American public to the national parks—and gave birth to NPCA, the organization that would protect them.
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Blog Post 5 Ways to Pitch in to Help the Places You Love Find Your Voice to help protect and enjoy our national parks in time for their centennial and beyond.
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Blog Post We Can’t Afford to Wait Climate change is having real, wide-ranging effects now on national parks around the country.
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Blog Post Women of the Parks: Washington, D.C., Edition Check out three national park sites that represent significant stories in women’s history — and in the story of our nation.
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Blog Post Energy Development on Public Lands: The Next Four Years On the eastern side of Glacier National Park, rugged peaks give way to high plains where the Glacier border meets Blackfeet tribal lands. On these lands next door to Glacier, oil and gas companies are in the early stages of exploration.
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Magazine Article Wheels of Change A growing number of Americans are hopping on mountain bikes as a way to connect with the natural world. But do knobby tires belong on national park trails?
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Blog Post What Is an American? National parks may not be America’s “best idea”—but they hold the key to what is great about our nation, and ourselves.
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Blog Post Taking Parks to the Air, with the Help of Some Hams How amateur radio enthusiasts are celebrating the National Park Service centennial by transmitting their adventures around the globe
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Blog Post 5 Lessons, Countless Memories This dad took his two kids on a six-week adventure to national parks around the country—and learned a lot along the way.
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Blog Post Enjoy Seeing America? Innovative Campaign Needs More Artists and Art Lovers Three-year anniversary of crowdsourced poster project by NPCA and Creative Action Network provides even more opportunities for New Deal-inspired national park art
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Staff West Honeycutt As Senior Director of Development and Advancement, West Honeycutt leads NPCA's advancement efforts including Trustees for the Parks, planned giving, advancement communications, and the National Parks Experiences Program.
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Fact Sheet Earth’s Natural Library: Reading the Stories! Our National Park System (NPS) contains nearly 2 billion years of paleontological and geologic history—where these resources represent stories that took nearly that long to make through natural processes of preservation.
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Matt Abele Matt joined NPCA in November 2018 as the West Coast Communications Manager. He currently manages media outreach and communications for the Northwest and Southwest regions, along with NPCA's national energy initiatives.
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Letter 56 businesses from 22 states sent a letter to EPA to protect clean air 56 businesses from 22 states sent a letter to the EPA urging the agency to act swiftly for the sake of their communities, patrons and our natural treasures.
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Craig Fontenot Craig Fontenot is a horticultural geek, a water enthusiast and a marketing executive, in that order.
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Staff Mark Mesle Mark Mesle is the Midwest Field Representative in NPCA’s Chicago office. Mark works with community groups and local officials to build support for parks throughout the region.
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Tasfia Nayem Tasfia Nayem is Senior Climate Policy Advisor at the New York City Mayor’s Office. In this role, she works on NYC’s Green New Deal and long-term strategic plan to confront the climate crisis and achieve equity.
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