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| 4 Ways to Help Parks — from Wherever You Are |
| The administration continues to wage a series of unrelenting attacks on national parks, despite ongoing public crises. Here are 4 ways you can fight back — and 5 additional issues NPCA is working on to help parks in peril.
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| 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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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? |
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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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| 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? |
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| 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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