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Saving a Piece of History at Harpers Ferry: Partners Protect Four Threatened...

By Joy M. Oakes, Senior Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Today, NPCA and our partners announced an exciting milestone at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia. We helped...

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Looking Ahead for National Parks: NPCA’s 4 New Year’s Resolutions for the...

By Clark Bunting, President and CEO of NPCA An open letter to President Obama: It’s time to turn over a new leaf in 2014, and all of us—Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike, no matter whether...

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5 Ways to Celebrate National Park Week

Photo © Aaron Bates. Have you marked your calendar yet? National Park Week begins this weekend! What’s National Park Week? It’s a celebration of all 401 national park sites around the country. Many...

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Why We Lobby: Park Advocates Take to the Hill

By Barry Cox Youth leader David Santucci with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Photo © NPCA. Lobbying has a bad reputation, but the truth is, the right of American citizens to petition their...

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Got Milkweed? Crowdfunding Creates a Butterfly Effect for National Parks

By Jennifer Errick, Editor, Online Communications Late last month, 30 middle-school students in Queens, New York, planted 200 new milkweed plants at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to provide habitat...

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National Park Construction Projects in Jeopardy

In Massachusetts, park officials barricaded a bridge leading into Lowell National Historical Park because bricks in the structure could fall on people’s heads. In Washington, D.C., a bridge on the...

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Park Fees Should Benefit Park Visitors

Have you ever marveled at the pink and red sandstone cliffs at Zion National Park while learning about the area’s rich history from the seat of one of the park’s free shuttle buses? Or enjoyed a visit...

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5 Ways the New Congress Can Support National Parks

If you’re looking forward to the New Year and getting ready to turn over a new leaf, you aren’t alone. In our nation’s capital, the 114th Congress begins on January 6 with a renewed sense of purpose....

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No Trophy Homes in Our National Parks

As a child, I was inspired by the landscapes, night skies, and historic treasures in our national parks. As an adult with a career protecting these places, I was stunned to learn that many of these...

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8 Reasons to Stop Playing Politics with National Parks

Remember not so long ago when Congress shut down the federal government because it failed to reach a funding agreement? Two years ago, a standoff between lawmakers lasted 16 days and had far-reaching...

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