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Commercial Beef Cattle in America’s National Parks: Are You Serious?

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Many people would be surprised to hear it: There are commercial beef cattle in national parks? Most definitely: More than a dozen of America’s national parks carry “grandfather clauses” that allow privately owned beef cattle to eat and trample national park resources while their owners pay just a token fee to lease these grazing privileges from the National Park Service. [...]

Posted on: July 3 2012
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San Antonio Missions Nominated for Prestigious International Recognition

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Earlier this month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar had a difficult decision to make. Each year, the Department of the Interior can officially nominate just two sites to be recognized as World Heritage Sites by the World Heritage Center (part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO). NPCA is pleased that Salazar officially authorized the [...]

Posted on: June 28 2012
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What’s Old Is New Again: Grand Teton Leads the Way in Re-Envisioning Historic Buildings

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By Daniel Saxton, NPCA’s Center for Park Research’s Senior Program Coordinator There are approximately 9,600 historic buildings in the National Park System and just about as many creative ways to put them back into service or open them up for the public to explore and enjoy. These are buildings with character, style, and often a rich story to tell. They [...]

Posted on: June 26 2012
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National Parks Under Threat: Why NPCA Opposes New Farm Bill Amendments in the Senate

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Update, June 19, 2012: The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act amendments discussed in this article are officially no longer part of the Farm Bill package the Senate is expected to vote on today. Thanks to all who took action to stop these harmful amendments–this news is a big victory for national parks. In Congress, lawmakers will often take a bill on one thing and “amend” [...]

Posted on: June 14 2012
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Preserving the Manhattan Project: Cynthia Kelly and the Atomic Heritage Foundation

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By Jennifer Errick, Editor, Online Communications NPCA expects Congress to introduce legislation soon that would create a new Manhattan Project National Historical Park. This park would encompass three separate sites in Los Alamos, New Mexico; Hanford, Washington; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee that were involved in the top-secret development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Cynthia Kelly, founder and [...]

Posted on: May 9 2012
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