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Friend of the National Parks!
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| FEATURED STORY |
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| 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 some of our nation's most spectacular places with irreparable harm. See the 12 parks most at risk from this unrelenting focus on drilling.
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| The Border Wall Is Destroying What This Park Was Created to Protect |
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NPCA's senior program manager in Arizona gives a firsthand account of the devastation at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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| Treaty 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 |
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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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| 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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| 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.
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| 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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