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FEATURED STORY

8 Holiday Adventures in National Parks

These celebrations offer fun ways to get out and enjoy the season in a
national park.

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TOP STORIES

A Year of Victories We Can All Be Proud Of

2019 was NPCA's centennial year, and we are grateful for the thousands
of advocates who stood with us throughout the year to win major park
victories and care for the places we love. Thank you, from all of us.

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Clearing the Air

One of the most polluting power plants in the country burned the last
of its coal last month after 45 years and thousands of tons of
smog-causing emissions -- but reaching this milestone is a nuanced victory.

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Why Aren't More Women Outdoors?

How one hiking enthusiast is getting more women out of the city and onto the trails.

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Special Year-End Matching Gift in Effect Until December 31!

Thanks to a generous NPCA board member, your year-end gift will be
matched dollar for dollar, up to $250,000. Every $1 you give becomes
$2 to ensure we'll start 2020 strong to defend and strengthen
your national parks. Double the impact of your tax-deductible gift
today -- thank you!

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Etched in Stone

The Wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.,
endeavors to list every U.S. service member killed in the Vietnam War.
How much does it get wrong? Read this and more in National Parks
magazine.

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Gifts That Give Back

These park-themed gifts from NPCA and our partners provide fun ways to
give while supporting America's favorite places and our mission
to protect them.

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Raising All Voices

National parks exist for the benefit and enjoyment of all -- and
NPCA is working to ensure that everyone feels welcome to visit these
special places and empowered to protect them.

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TRIVIA CHALLENGE

An 'Elk National Park'?

More than a century ago, conservationists set out to protect a large
swath of land to save a fast-disappearing herd of Roosevelt elk
-- and nearly named a national park after them. Do you know which
park?

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Show Your Park Love

NPCA's new 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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Hiking Utah's National Parks

This nine-day hiking-focused journey takes you off the beaten path
through delicate arches, deep canyons and backcountry gulches in
Utah's "Mighty Five" national parks: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands,
Capitol Reef and Zion.

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This Month in History

On December 2, 1980, NPCA worked with a coalition of partners in
Alaska to secure the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act. This landmark legislation represented nearly nine
years of work and protected more than 100 million acres of wild and
nationally significant lands, including 43.6 million acres of new
national park land, more than doubling the size of the National Park
System. It remains the largest expansion of protected lands in U.S.
history.


Quote of the Month

"If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and
life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more
elastic, more starry, more immortal -- that is your success. All
nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless
yourself."

-- Henry David Thoreau


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