Going Beyond Boundaries: Preservation and National Parks
By Priya Chhaya, Online Content Coordinator for the National Trust for Historic Preservation For historic preservationists, the conservation of American cultural and natural history often begins in our national parks. This is where millions of Americans come every year to make connections between past and present. The brand-new Cesar E. Chavez National Monument designation is an excellent example of a [...]
NPCA Celebrates the Preservation of the Hoback Basin
58,000 Acres South of Grand Teton National Park Saved from Natural Gas Development By Sharon Mader, Senior Program Manager, Grand Teton Just south of Grand Teton National Park, a Houston-based company had proposed to develop 136 natural gas wells on U.S. Forest Service lands that would surely have destroyed the Hoback Basin, an area cherished by Wyomingites for its spectacular [...]
Did You Know? Marine and Coastal Resources of the National Park System
Miles of coastal shoreline in the National Park System: 11,217* Acres of marine and Great Lakes water in the National Park System: 2,490,839* Many people think of scenic mountain vistas, sprawling canyons, thundering waterfalls, and towering timber when they think about the spectacular natural features protected by our National Park System. But 85 national park units also harbor spectacular scenery [...]
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Sí Lo Hicimos: We’ve Finally Honored One of My Greatest Heroes, César Chávez
By Ron Sundergill, Senior Director of NPCA’s Pacific Regional Office A sea of more than 6,000 school children, politicians, farm workers, National Park Service rangers, community members, journalists, and celebrities flooded the National Chávez Center at Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz, or “La Paz,” on Monday, October 8. My NPCA colleagues and I had also traveled to the Central [...]
National Parks Plus Kids: Volcanoes Are Cool
By Craig Obey, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs A kid can hardly leave Yellowstone without volcanoes on the brain. It is a fascinating place. As parents, we knew we had a long drive ahead of us, and we came close to skipping Craters of the Moon in Idaho. That would have been a big mistake! Craters of the Moon is only [...]
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