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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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Now Is the Time to Honor the Legacy of Cesar Chavez

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Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager Fifty years ago this Saturday, March 31, on his 35th birthday, Cesar Chavez made the decision to dedicate his life to organizing America’s farm workers when he quit his job and moved his family to Delano, California. Today he is recognized as one of the country’s most important Latino figures and founder of what [...]

Posted on: March 30 2012
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Tule Springs Could Be Our Newest National Monument, Thanks in Part to One Dedicated Volunteer

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Lynn Davis, Senior Program Manager in NPCA’s Nevada Field Office When Jill DeStefano moved from Florida to Las Vegas in 2006, she pictured leisurely mornings, afternoons of mahjong or bridge, and quiet evenings on the patio, watching the sun set. Little did she know she would take on a campaign to make the area near her home a new national [...]

Posted on: March 28 2012
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Defending the Desert in the Morongo Valley

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By Seth Shteir, California Desert Field Representative  On January 31, 2012, National Parks Conservation Association, Friends of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, The Summer Tree Institute, The Wildlands Conservancy, and the Morongo Valley Chamber of Commerce teamed up to host an advocacy event to build support for Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California Desert Protection Act of 2011. The California Desert Protection Act [...]

Posted on: March 13 2012
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Can Pullman’s Planned Community Become Chicago’s First National Park?

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By Lynn McClure, Director of NPCA’s Midwest Regional Office Picture this: Big city expressways and a network of train tracks lined with industry, businesses, city buildings, and schools—for miles. Then, out of the landscape rises a giant clock tower. This is your first glimpse of the Historic Pullman District on Chicago’s South Side. The Pullman District is on the National [...]

Posted on: February 8 2012
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