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FEATURED STORY
The 12 Parks Most Threatened by Oil & Gas Drilling
The Trump administration is accelerating oil and gas leasing in
national park landscapes while eliminating vital protections for air,
water and wildlife. These actions threaten to irreparably harm some of our nation's most spectacular places. See the 12 parks most at
risk from this unrelenting focus on drilling.
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TOP STORIES
The Border Wall Is Destroying What This Park Was Created to Protect
NPCA's senior program manager in Arizona gives a firsthand account of
the devastation at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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Agreement Aims to Restore Bison to Native Lands
A historic treaty that formalizes collaboration between American Indian nations and First Nations of Canada to restore bison to tribal and appropriate non-tribal public lands could help reduce the yearly slaughter of Yellowstone bison.
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Park Service Reverses Decision to Open Utah Parks to Off-Road Vehicles
After significant public pressure, including thousands of messages
from NPCA supporters, the National Park Service reversed a decision
that would have allowed off-road vehicles on paved and dirt roads in
national park sites in Utah.
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Candid Cameras
In national parks around the country, camera traps capture images that
astonish, delight, inform, reveal -- and have the power to change
human behavior. Read this story and more in National Parks magazine.
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Oppose the Rollback on Methane Pollution Rules
Despite public opposition, the Environmental Protection Agency
announced plans in August to eliminate commonsense standards designed
to reduce the methane pollution generated from oil and gas
development. Please speak out against the rollback.
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Saving What Remains of the Sea of Grass
NPCA led the effort to protect the planet's largest remaining
tallgrass prairie, capping decades of advocacy with the creation of
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in 1996. Read about this major
park victory in an excerpt from NPCA's new book, "National
Parks Conservation Association: A Century of Impact."
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NPCA@100
Rising to the Challenge
NPCA has a long and successful track record of legislative and legal
efforts that have positively influenced the policies affecting
national parks.
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TRIVIA CHALLENGE
The First Park with a Million Visitors
The 1930s brought big changes to the National Park System, setting the stage for large increases in tourism. Do you know which park was the first to welcome more than a million visitors?
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Show Your Park Love
NPCA's online store is the best new spot to buy park gear and
NPCA logo items! With ethically manufactured merchandise, including
moisture-wicking shirts, sweatshirts, hats, mugs and phone cases,
you're sure to find something you love.
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Mysteries of an Ancient Civilization
Join us next spring on a small group journey to Colorado, Utah,
Arizona and New Mexico and uncover the mysteries of the Ancient
Puebloan people who spent their lives in the now-preserved Mesa Verde
National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Canyon de
Chelly National Monument.
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This Month in History
NPCA and its advocates were instrumental in the passage of the
National Parks and Recreation Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed
into law on November 10, 1978. The act created 15 new national park
sites, including New River Gorge National River, San Antonio Missions
National Historical Park and Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area. It also designated nearly 2 million acres as
wilderness areas within national parks, authorized $725 million for
renovation work, and designated eight new Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Quote of the Month
"As much as we love the world of artificial intelligence, you
can't eat the internet; ultimately, nature sustains us."
-- Biologist and biodiversity expert Thomas Lovejoy
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