National Parks Conservation Association
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The Long Road to Recovery at Yellowstone
Floods washed out the North Entrance Road to Yellowstone on June 13, 2022, among the miles of roadways that were damaged or destroyed. Severe flooding had unprecedented consequences for the greater Yellowstone region earlier this month, as rushing waters caused miles of roadways to collapse, homes and bridges to wash away, and communities to ...
Visiting Acadia National Park - National Parks Conservation …
Acadia National Park. Along the rugged coastline of Maine, this gem of the Northeast offers ocean shoreline, coastal forests, remote islands, rocky mountains and historic lighthouses. With 45 miles of historic carriage roads…. After years of working with community members, park advocates and others, Acadia finalized an annual seasonal vehicle ...
National Parks Are Native Lands
NPCA is working to prevent construction of this expensive, unnecessary and damaging road, which won’t benefit park visitors or local communities. All national parks exist on traditional Indigenous lands, and in many cases, thousands of years’ worth of Native American history has been documented at national park sites.
An Insider's Guide to Gettysburg & Beyond
Gettysburg National Military Park was established in 1895 to commemorate an 1863 battle that turned the tides of the Civil War. Situated in rural southern Pennsylvania, this landscape was once a hub for settlers, travelers and traders before bearing witness to the war’s deadliest clash. Today, the park all but surrounds the town of Gettysburg ...
New Rule on Old-Growth Forests? - National Parks Conservation …
Aug 7, 2024 · Forests cover about 80% of Yellowstone — the world’s first national park, which is located across sections of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Douglas fir is abundant, particularly in the northern region of the park. Some trees are estimated to be several hundred years old. NPCA identified about 250,000 acres of old-growth forests within park boundaries, about 11% of the park, and another ...
Perspective on National Park Visitation
Dec 6, 2022 · In 2019 alone, 327.5 million visits were made to the park system, which nearly equals the entire population of the United States. These visitors are evidence of the success of the federal government in protecting locations that are both valued by the public and deserving of national park designation. However, the growth in visitation at our ...
Strengthening the National Park System · National Parks …
Published a comprehensive resource assessment of America’s national parks and recommended Park Service strategies for improving them. Led the successful fight to reform concession policies in the national parks in the 1990s. Published the report “A Legacy Threatened” to demonstrate the need for storm recovery funding for national parks.
Parks Group Troubled by Looming Impacts of Budget Cuts ...
Mar 4, 2024 · Washington, DC – After weeks of negotiations, Senate and House Appropriations Committees released several fiscal year 2024 spending bills, including the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill that funds the National Park Service. The new, conferenced spending bill will cut $150 million from the National Park Service’s budget.
Restoring Woodpeckers and Pines to Big Thicket
Apr 1, 2024 · In Big Thicket National Preserve, NPCA’s Texas Regional Office has worked alongside the National Park Service and other partners to restore native longleaf pine ecosystems so the red-cockaded woodpeckers can possibly thrive here again. Beginning in 2009, NPCA purchased seedlings and organized volunteers to plant 3,000 longleaf pines within ...