Dear Friend of the National Parks,

Victories for America’s national parks never happen easily or quickly.

That’s particularly true for courtroom victories you help win through your support of NPCA’s National Parks Legal Defense Fund. It takes a great deal of time and money to litigate on behalf of national parks. Some of our lawsuits take years to achieve success.

But with your support, you make these courtroom victories possible. Going to court is the best way to put enduring park protections in place that can withstand shifting political winds and incessant lobbying by special interests looking to exploit the parks for profit.

And when going to court is required to save national parks from permanent harm, we rely on loyal NPCA supporters like you to help make sure we're up to the task.

NPCA is launching an urgent campaign to advance the work of our National Parks Legal Defense Fund and our other critical park protection efforts. As part of this campaign, a generous NPCA donor has offered to match every gift we receive by March 31st — up to $30,000!

Friend of the National Parks, will you be one of the first NPCA supporters to step up with a gift today? It will be matched, dollar-for-dollar — DOUBLING your impact for the parks in the courts, in Congress and in communities across the country. And if you join with a gift of $15 or more, you'll receive a free NPCA satchel as our thank you gift to you.

Right now, NPCA’s Legal Defense Fund is involved in more than 30 active cases involving matters ranging from violations of the Clean Water Act to cruel hunting practices on national parklands.

We are continuing our decade-long legal battle to block construction of a 210-mile private mining road that would cut through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, cross the Kobuk Wild River and disrupt the migration of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd.

We’ve also filed a new lawsuit to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to adhere to the Clean Air Act and require the state of California to reduce air pollution in national parks near the San Joaquin Valley, including Sequoia and Yosemite. And we’re involved in a prolonged legal fight to protect Biscayne National Park’s marine wildlife and habitat against the ravages of overuse and commercial fishing.

Your contributions to NPCA are crucial to the success of these lawsuits — and to the future of the most magnificent and significant places in our country.

Please help us defend your parks against all threats by supporting NPCA’s Legal Defense Fund with an urgently needed contribution today. Every dollar you give by March 31 will be MATCHED 100% until we reach our $30,000 goal!

The work of NPCA’s National Parks Legal Defense Fund is crucial to keeping your national parks intact, protecting them against irresponsible development and ensuring environmental laws and regulations are fully enforced to safeguard park resources. That’s why I hope we can count on you to help us make this important campaign a success.

Thank you for keeping NPCA in action in the courts and elsewhere, and for pitching in today with a greatly needed donation.

With gratitude,


Theresa Pierno
President and CEO

P.S. NPCA’s work involves much more than pro-parks litigation. But court rulings and legal precedents are the surest way to provide enduring protections for national parks.

Please help us reach our National Parks Legal Defense Fund goal by making your most generous gift to NPCA today. It will be DOUBLED to help us give your parks and public lands the powerful defense they deserve — thank you!

Photo Credits: Glacier National Park, © Kellyvandellen | Dreamstime.com
Chaco Culture National Historic Park, © Grian12 | Dreamstime.com
Caribou, © Cecoffman | Dreamstime.com
Sea turtle, NPS