Dear Friend of the National Parks,

I wanted you to be among the first to know about “A Century of Impact,” a limited-edition keepsake book celebrating NPCA’s first 100 years of park protection.

I’ve just received an advance copy from the publisher, and it’s remarkable. To leaf through the pages and see NPCA’s history and vision come alive through stunning photography and tales of victory is quite moving — and a perfect way to cap our centennial year.

But more than anything, “A Century of Impact” is a testament to the real and meaningful results that park advocates like you have made possible.

Inside, you’ll find fascinating and often untold tales of park protection — such as saving Olympic’s old-growth forests from WWII-era lumber production, restoring the endangered Florida panther in the greater Everglades ecosystem, keeping the nation’s largest landfill from the doorstep of Joshua Tree, and defeating a proposed casino sited within cannon range of the hallowed ground of Gettysburg.

You’ll also get an inside look at how persistent advocacy led to the creation of parks such as Great Basin and Tallgrass Prairie that protect singular landscapes — and how recently designated sites such as Pullman, Stonewall and Birmingham help to tell a more complete American story.

I invite you to see for yourself and take a look inside by visiting npca.org/book.

“A Century of Impact” will be released on October 1, but NPCA members and supporters can pre-order the book — and receive a 10% discount — by using the code NPCA10 until September 30.

These presale orders will be the first to ship from our distributor, Cardinal Publishers Group, and all proceeds from direct book sales will support NPCA’s mission to protect and enhance America’s national parks.

Thank you, as always, for standing with your national parks and NPCA in this mission.

Sincerely,


Theresa Pierno
President and CEO