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Park Notes
Hi, Friend of the National Parks!
All of us at NPCA hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and
safe during this especially challenging time. Be well and thank you for
everything you do to protect the parks.
FEATURED STORY
4 Ways to Help Parks -- from Wherever You Are
The administration continues to wage a series of unrelenting attacks on national
parks, despite the public health crisis. Here are 4 ways you can fight
back -- and 5 additional issues NPCA is working on to help parks in peril.
Learn more >>
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TOP STORIES
President Rolls Back Marine Monument Protections
Two and a half years after illegally slashing Bears Ears and Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, the president chose a time of
national crisis to attempt new rollbacks at a unique underwater
protected area.
Learn more >>
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Erased by History?
Black LGBTQ people have long made history in America. Why don't
we know the names of these people and places? The seldom-told stories
at 6 nationally significant sites.
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Interior Targets Alaska Bears and Wolves with Hunting Plan
Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed a final rule in May
that will allow egregious sport hunting practices on national
preserves in the state.
Learn more >>
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History Is Here
In response to the Park Police's repeated use of force at Lafayette
Square, NPCA released a new video urging people to remember the
historical link between national parks and the right to speak out for
change.
Watch the video >>
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An Auspicious Return
Staff recently spotted a rare but welcome sight in the heart of one of
the nation's largest parks. Could pronghorn soon reclaim Death
Valley, where the animal has been largely absent for decades?
Learn more >>
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Slowing Energy Development on Public Lands While the Nation Is in
Turmoil
The Bureau of Land Management recently extended comment periods for
land management planning in New Mexico due to the pandemic. We must do
this in other regions, too.
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9 Not-So-Cute Endangered Animals That Live in Our Parks
These critters are so weird, we can't help but be enchanted by
them. What they have in common is the Endangered Species Act, the
bedrock legislation that helps them all survive.
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TRIVIA CHALLENGE
The Easternmost National Park
Determining which national park site is the farthest east is
surprisingly complicated. Do you know which park claims this
geographic distinction?
Learn more >>
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OUR SHOP
Celebrate Our Parks!
We know you're itching to get out and explore the parks again. While
you're planning your next park trip, stock up on comfy apparel
inspired by the places you're dreaming about!
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Quote of the Month
"It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
- Wendell Berry
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Washington, DC 20001-3723
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Park Notes is a publication of the National Parks Conservation Association
National Parks Conservation Association © 2019 All rights reserved
777 6th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-3723
800.NAT.PARK
[email protected]
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