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Friend of the National Parks!
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| FEATURED STORY |
© Ken Bosma, CC BY 2.0
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| 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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© Stefani Reynolds |
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| A Year of Victories We Can All Be Proud Of |
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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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© Turtix/Shutterstock |
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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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Courtesy of Melissa Goodwin |
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| Why Aren’t More Women Outdoors? |
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How one hiking enthusiast is getting more women out of the city and onto the trails.
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© Chris Tack/iStockphoto |
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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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© Natalia Bratslavsky/iStockphoto |
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| An ‘Elk National Park’?
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| 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.
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| 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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