MATCHING GIFT IN EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 31

Dear Friend of the National Parks,

All of us at NPCA hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe during this unprecedented time.

As our communities struggle to adapt to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the national parks that serve as places of refuge for so many of us are also under threat.

So even during these difficult times, NPCA is continuing to protect our parks from new dangers like the White House’s FY21 budget proposal that includes nearly $600 million in new cuts for your national parks, hundreds of millions more than any other president has proposed in the last 20 years. This budget is an insult to every American who cares about these special places.

Making sure this budget doesn't pass Congress is one of the high-stakes park protection battles NPCA is engaged in right now — and one of the reasons why we recently launched our Fight for Your Parks campaign.

Remember, when you join today, every dollar you give will be matched by a generous NPCA board member up to $30,000 — DOUBLING the impact of your support!

Every year, our parks — and the dedicated Americans responsible for protecting them — have been forced to do more with less.

Over the past decade, the park service has lost 16% of its staff, while visitation to the parks increased by 17%. As a result, parks across the country are desperately short of staff for visitor services, resource protection and management.

This is a growing burden for the parks you and I love … and the administration’s new budget would make it worse.

If you don’t share this vision for your parks, please make a generous gift today if you can. It will be matched 100%, dollar-for-dollar, to help NPCA fight for the funding and protections your parks deserve.

Your new member Fight for Your Parks campaign gift of only $15 or more not only goes TWICE as far to help protect America’s national parks, but also brings you complete member benefits, including our award-winning National Parks magazine and exclusive NPCA member bucket hat as your free welcome gift.

Nine out of 10 voters do not want to see park funding cut. And, thanks to dedicated members and supporters like you, NPCA is their voice in Congress.

Right now, we are working with our congressional allies on both sides of the aisle right now to secure the strong FY21 funding needed to offer every visitor to the national parks an experience they will find nowhere else, and to ensure that our natural lands and cultural and historic sites will be preserved for generations to come.

With 101 years of experience, no other organization is better equipped to turn the tide on national park funding than NPCA. But we need to be at full strength to do it.

That’s why it’s so important that all of us, together, to seize this opportunity to turn $30,000 into $60,000 to power this critical park protection campaign.

Can we count on you to pitch in? Please make your best possible gift today and it will go TWICE AS FAR for the future of America’s favorite places.

We want to make sure that when the world is safe again, America’s most iconic and inspirational places are safe, too. We are grateful for your continued support as your particular situation allows at this time. Be well, and thank you for everything you do to protect the parks.

With gratitude,


Theresa Pierno
President and CEO

P.S. If you can, please help us reach our Fight for Your Parks campaign goal by joining today. Every dollar you give will be matched 100% to double your impact!

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