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 [...]
César E. Chávez National Monument an Excellent First Step Toward Honoring the Influential Labor Leader
By Ron Sundergill, Senior Director of NPCA’s Pacific Regional Office NPCA commends President Barack Obama for announcing on Monday that he will designate a César E. Chávez National Monument in Keene, California, as the 398th site in the National Park System—the first national park unit to recognize the work of a contemporary Latino American. This designation is an excellent first [...]
Did You Know? Only 28% of Civil War Battlefields Have National Park Protections
In 1993, the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP)—a National Park Service program created to provide funds and assistance for battlefield preservation—documented 383 significant recognized Civil War battlefield sites around the country. Of these sites, the group indicates in its latest report that only 106 battlefields—28 percent—are entirely within or partially overlap 43 national park units. Fifty-eight of the 383 battlefields [...]
A Call to Action for 2016
By Ron Tipton, NPCA’s Senior Vice President, Policy This past weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the National Park Service’s Call to Action report, and a new opportunity to revisit the goals and policies guiding our national parks just four years shy of their centennial in 2016. What is the Call to Action? Last year, on the 95th birthday of [...]
O Say, Can You See the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail?
With the Olympics in full swing, I can’t help but be glued to the television for every emotional medal ceremony. America’s Olympians stand on the podium, as our national flag, the “Star Spangled Banner,” fills the London arena. There are few prouder moments to be an American. This week in Baltimore, Maryland, the National Park Service and regional partners remembered [...]
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