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| FEATURED STORY |
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| Founding Mothers |
| Women were the driving force behind the creation of many of our most popular national parks, yet few today are household names. Time to give credit where credit is due. |
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| Parks in the Time of Climate Change |
| National parks are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of a changing climate, from rising sea levels and extreme storm damage to increased drought and loss of snow and ice. Here’s our analysis of the latest available science behind the greatest threat the national parks have ever faced. |
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| Enjoy the Silence |
| Even in what should be places of peace and refuge, human-made noise has the potential to harm both people and wildlife. Now, researchers and activists alike are asking: Can natural quiet be saved? Read this and more in the latest issue of National Parks magazine. |
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| We Must Not Forget |
| Park advocate Mitch Homma recounts the devastating details of his family’s history at Amache, a remote camp in southeastern Colorado where thousands of people of Japanese descent were incarcerated during World War II. |
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| Arch Madness! |
| Help choose a winner as an elite group of 8 national park landmarks square off in our light-hearted competition. |
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| For the Record |
| President and CEO Theresa Pierno and Jessica Loya of NPCA’s Next Generation Advisory Council testified before the White House Council on Environmental Quality last week, sending a clear, strong message: Ignoring science and the voice of the people cannot stand. |
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| A Woman on Mount Rushmore? |
| Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the faces of four U.S. presidents. All, of course, are men, but Congress considered a bill in 1936 supporting the addition of a female figure to the granite memorial. Do you know which woman might have joined George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln? |
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| Friends in High Places |
| Lace up your boots and come with us July 26–31 as we explore the dramatic mountains, expansive vistas and abundant wildlife of the Crown of the Continent in the world’s first International Peace Park, comprising Glacier National Park and Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park. Other departures available. |
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| The Rest of the Story |
| Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. NPCA’s new book, “A Century of Impact,” is delighting readers and park lovers such as the reviewer who wrote: “I had no idea it would be such an amazing compilation of stories and images.” Available now from fine retailers including Barnes & Noble. |
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| Quote of the Month |
"It's possible to understand the world from studying a leaf. You can comprehend the laws of aerodynamics, mathematics, poetry and biology through the complex beauty of such a perfect structure. It's also possible to travel the whole globe and learn nothing."
— Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate |
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