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| Celebrate Skies Full of Stars at These Dark-Sky Parks
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| National parks are some of the best places to see the universe at night. See all the national park sites in the country that have earned coveted dark-sky certification.
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| Advocates Defeat Industrial Fish Farm on Acadia’s Border |
| Last month, the Maine Department of Marine Resources terminated lease applications for a massive proposed salmon farm in Frenchman Bay, just 2,000 feet from Acadia National Park. NPCA staff worked closely with local partners to galvanize opposition and stop the project.
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| Support Fee-Based Funding at Great Smoky Mountains
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| Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the country, and serving millions of visitors every year requires resources. The Park It Forward initiative proposes modest camping and parking fees to garner new income for visitor needs, including educational programing and facility maintenance. Share your support for this much-needed funding.
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| New Report Highlights Strategy to Bring Climate Goals Within Reach |
| According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, reducing one high-impact pollutant offers significant potential to slow the rise in global temperatures — and NPCA’s advocates have already been speaking out for years about this heat-trapping gas.
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| Tips for Seeing Arches During Peak Season |
| After years of frustrating overcrowding problems, staff at Arches National Park launched a timed-entry reservation system last month to ensure more reliable access for park visitors. Here's what to know before you go.
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| Full Circle |
| At Bears Ears National Monument, a crew of young men from the Pueblo of Zuni is caring for the cliff dwellings their ancestors built 800 years ago. Read this and more in the Spring issue of National Parks magazine.
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| Alaskan Mining Operations Severely Underestimated Hazardous Spills |
| A new analysis of hardrock mining operations in Alaska found that environmental reviews failed to adequately predict hazardous spill risks. Five mines were responsible for 8,150 total spills since 1995 — an average of about 300 per year.
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| America’s First National Park Site to Preserve Human History |
| In 1906, Congress established the first national park site specifically designated to protect man-made structures, not just natural features. Do you know which park?
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| Last Chance: Tour Sites of the American Civil Rights Movement
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| Join NPCA this September for On the Road to Freedom: Understanding Civil Rights through our National Heritage Areas, a transformative tour through Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Register by May 13 to be part of this intimate storytelling journey alongside civil rights activists, NPCA experts and our partners.
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| Quote of the Month |
"There’s almost no medical condition that nature doesn’t make better."
— Melissa Lem, Canadian physician and founder of the PaRx Initiative of health-care professionals who prescribe outdoor time for their patients |
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