|
|
|
|
| Hi, Friend of the National Parks! |
|
|
|
| FEATURED STORY |
 © Robin Runck/Dreamstime |
| When Will It Be Safe for National Parks to Reopen? |
| NPCA President Theresa Pierno offers a roadmap with 5 key points officials should consider as they decide when visitors can return to some of our country’s most beloved places.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
© GlovTech/iStockphoto |
|
|
| Alaska Officials Use Pandemic to Transfer Funds for Mining Road |
| The willful misappropriation of $35 million in state funding available to help small and medium-sized businesses could instead support construction of a 211-mile road through the wildest national park landscape in America. |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
© Jerry Whaley/Dreamstime |
|
|
| The Fight for 30% |
| A resolution in Congress would meaningfully address the climate crisis by setting an ambitious land and water preservation goal for the United States. More on what’s in the ‘30 by 30 Resolution to Save Nature’ and what it would accomplish. |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
| Park It! |
| Looking for fun activities you can do from home? NPCA's new online hub has stories, games and resources for all ages, from virtual park tours and videos to coloring pages and quizzes. |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
© Patrick J Endres/Alaskaphotographics.com |
|
|
| The Otter Explosion |
| Once hunted to the brink of extinction, sea otters have recolonized Glacier Bay National Park with a vengeance. Read this and more in National Parks magazine. |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
© Chris Hartman/Dreamstime |
|
|
| What Park Should You Visit When It’s Safe to Travel Again? |
| Stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep yourself and park staff safe ... but keep dreaming of park adventures! Not sure where to go next? These 7 questions can point you to a fun choice. |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
© NPCA/Pexels |
|
|
| New Virtual Park Backgrounds |
| Joining an online meeting or planning a video chat with friends? Pretend you’re in a park with these free virtual Zoom backgrounds, courtesy of NPCA Video Producer Ismael Gama, Jr. |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Library of Congress |
|
|
| The Imprisoned Doctor Who Helped Fight an Epidemic |
| Samuel Mudd was a country doctor convicted as a conspirator in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. He eventually earned a pardon by helping to treat the outbreak of an infectious disease in his prison, which is now part of a national park. Do you know which park? |
| Learn more → |
|
|
|
|
|
|
© Blueenayim/Dreamstime |
|
|
| Be Inspired and Keep Exploring |
| As we continue to practice social distancing, stay in touch with that part of you that yearns for adventure and curiosity. When parks reopen and it is safe to travel, NPCA has you covered. |
| Learn more about NPCA’s group tours → |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quote of the Month |
"We’re in deep trouble right now in terms of trying to save the planet. But there is absolutely no future in cynicism: you can’t give up, and you shouldn’t. We need to elect good people, need to resist, need to always raise our voices. Action is a great way to create hope, and people need to have hope to survive."
— Activist Arturo Sandoval, one of the organizers of the original Earth Day in 1970, in a recent interview |
|
|
Park Notes is a publication of the National Parks Conservation Association
National Parks Conservation Association © 2020 All rights reserved
777 6th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-3723
800.NAT.PARK
[email protected]
Connect With Us
   |
|
|
|
|
|
