Sally Jewell: An Ideal Choice to Lead Our National Parks into Their Next Century
By Tom Kiernan, President of NPCA To witness our new Interior Secretary Sally Jewell in her element, it helps to find her outdoors, whether she’s hiking a trail, paddling a kayak, or climbing a mountain. I know because I’ve gotten to share a number of excursions with her over the eight years she has served on NPCA’s board of trustees, [...]
National Parks Plus Kids: The Difference a National Park Makes
By Craig Obey, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs The final two destinations of our summer adventure in the national parks, though neighbors, are a study in contrast. One, Mount Rainier, is a national park. The other, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, is not part of the National Park System, but easily could be. Today, it is operated by the [...]
Make Plans for Public Lands This Saturday–and Enjoy a Fee-Free Park Day
All national parks will waive their entrance fees this Saturday, September 29, for National Public Lands Day, the largest one-day volunteer effort for public lands in America. According to the National Environmental Education Foundation, the nonprofit organization that promotes this annual day of “Helping Hands for America’s Lands,” a whopping 170,000 volunteers are expected to spend time removing invasive species, [...]
National Parks Plus Kids, Week Three: Olympic–A Gold Medal National Park for Kids
By Craig Obey, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs Fresh after landing in Seattle and battling our rental car company to finally get the kind of vehicle we had reserved for a month on the road, we mercifully found ourselves in wondrous Olympic National Park. The massive trees enchanted us–towering, moss-laden rainforest wonders and carcasses littering the Pacific Coast as part [...]
Friday Photo: Stars Over Crater Lake
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon is known, of course, for its brilliant blue water–the lake is the deepest in the country, measuring nearly 2,000 feet to the bottom. Surrounded by a dramatic 20-mile ring of cliffs, this park is a mainstay for many vacationers, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Last month, photographer Christopher C. McDaniel turned his camera [...]
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