Search results for “Northwest”
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Report The Way In: Sustaining Public Enjoyment in our Northwest National Parks As damaging as they w ere, the storms of 2006 and 2007 revealed how much Washingtonians care for their national parks. At Rainier alone, roughly 2,000 people turned out to repair trails and rebuild facilities.
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Blog Post Northwest Alaska: ‘Vast, Beautiful and Resilient.’ Let’s Keep It That Way. As the Bureau of Land Management reevaluates its permit for the Ambler mining road in Alaska, here are 6 things to know about the possible road’s impact on the Alaskan backcountry.
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Press Release A Pacific Northwest Adventure: North Cascades, Rivers and Trails this Sunday More than 30 community partners and outdoor leaders will celebrate North Cascades National Park on Sunday
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Blog Post World-Class Music and History at Muscle Shoals Nestled in the northwest corner of Alabama, the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area (MNSHA) consists of the six northwest Alabama counties—Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan—that border the meandering Tennessee River. World-class fishing lakes and challenging golf courses combined with a thriving music industry and a fascinating local history attract thousands of visitors to the region every year.
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Staff Graham Taylor Joining the Northwest Regional Office in the summer of 2015, Graham stays busy connecting people to parks in his role as Senior Program Manager.
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Press Release Polling Shows 80% Support for Restoring North Cascades Grizzly Bears Polling data compliments a new partnership of conservation, business and other groups that support the return of a missing Northwest icon.
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Press Release Public Meetings on North Cascades Grizzly Bears Announced Conservation groups call for a show of support for restoring a Northwest native
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Magazine Article Reappearing Act The elusive fisher is making its way back to the Northwest with a little help from its friends.
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Press Release Mount Rainier to welcome new pilot reservation system for 2024 “A tip of a flat hat to the park rangers for responding to the calls of those who love Mount Rainier and want to protect it while enjoying it.” - Rob Smith, NPCA's Northwest Regional Director
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Press Release Congress Closer to Increased Protection of "Marbled Halls of Oregon" Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Group Praises House Approval of Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Statement by Rob Smith, Northwest Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Biden Administration Acknowledges Legal Problems with Interior’s Ambler Road Approval But the administration’s action does not stop flawed approvals of the Ambler Road through the wildlands of Northwest Alaska, including Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.
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Press Release Park Advocates and Community Leaders Celebrate Victory for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve In historic move, Secretary Haaland announced that the Bureau of Land Management intends to halt proposed Ambler industrial mining road through the Brooks Range of Northwest Alaska.
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Press Release Mount Rainier Rolls Out Limited Seasonal Reservation System "In these times of staffing cuts and uncertainty, we’ll take this glimmer of hope for Mount Rainier, but the national park and its visitors deserve a more reliable experience" -- NPCA Northwest Regional Director Rob Smith
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NPCA at Work Support Grizzly Bear Recovery in the North Cascades Help the threatened grizzly bear thrive again in its native Pacific Northwest home.
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NPCA at Work Save the Wild Natural Sounds of the Olympic Peninsula The Hear Our Olympics campaign seeks to protect the natural sounds of Olympic National Park, an ancient refuge from noise pollution in the Northwest.
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Aimee Lyn Brown Aimee Lyn Brown is a freelance writer in Oregon. She spent her childhood in the Pacific Northwest, and made her first trip to Crater Lake National Park before she could walk.
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Spotlight Chris Liu’s Story Conservationist Chris Liu looks to the future – his own and for national parks in the Pacific Northwest.
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Blog Post Going Caveman in Grants Pass NPCA's traveling park lover visits a rare marble cave system in the Pacific Northwest, only to be reunited with an amusing character from his past.
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Sean Smith
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Park Pea Ridge National Military Park This 4,500-acre park commemorates the 1862 Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, known locally as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern. The battle was a culmination of a series of skirmishes that took place in both southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas in the days preceding the larger conflict. Union soldiers had been moving south from central Missouri, pushing Confederate forces out of the state into northwestern Arkansas. Confederates launched a counter-offensive to try to regain control of northern Arkansas and Missouri. During the two-day battle, Union forces held off the Confederate attack, then drove the Confederate soldiers off the field. After the Battle of Pea Ridge was over, the Union would control both northern Arkansas and Missouri for the duration of the war. This battle is one of the few where the number of soldiers in the Confederate army outnumbered the Union. Today, thanks to its largely rural setting, the Pea Ridge National Military Park is one of the best-preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation.
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Park Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve This national historical reserve on Whidbey Island in Washington's Puget Sound is a living museum to 19th-century life in the Pacific Northwest. The park's dramatic scenery includes dense woods, pastoral prairies, rocky shores, and peaceful blue lakes and lagoons. Visitors can learn about the people who lived on these spectacular lands over hundreds of years, from Native American tribes that established villages along the coasts to the 19th century settlers whose houses, stores and farms are still in use today.
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Park George Rogers Clark National Historical Park George Rogers Clark National Historical Park honors the American colonel credited with opening the Northwest Territories to American expansion, following his defeat of the British at Vincennes.
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Park Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Tucked among the many lakes of the North Cascade National Park, Lake Chelan is so remote that the far Northwest end is only accessible by boat, float plane, or trail. The beautiful lake, surrounded by the North Cascade Range, is the third deepest in the country.
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Park River Raisin National Battlefield Park River Raisin is the site of the devastating January 1813 Battles of Frenchtown that occurred during the War of 1812. The killing and ransom of unprotected American prisoners galvanized America. The resulting polemical rally cry “Remember the Raisin” spurred America’s successful re-taking of the Northwest Territories.
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David Graves
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Press Release Restore the Grizzly Bear to the North Cascades The time to restore grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem is now.
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Press Release Recovery Planning Proposed for North Cascades Grizzly Bears Washingtonians, conservation groups say now is the time to save a threatened species
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Blog Post The Elwha River, Undammed After years of work, the Elwha River at Olympic is undammed and flowing again. The salmon—and the white-water rafters—are loving it!
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Press Release Wildlife Advocates Applaud Restart of Process to Return Grizzly Bears to North Cascades New science-led effort aims to reintroduce grizzlies back into the wild habitat they previously roamed for thousands of years
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Press Release Grand Canyon and Santa Monica Mountains among beneficiaries of public lands act The ambitious Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act will safeguard famous park sites while combatting climate change and addressing environmental justice priorities
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Magazine Article Under the Ice, Above the Clouds A team of scientists explores the mysteries of Mount Rainier’s Ice Caves.
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Magazine Article Whatever You Do, Don’t Look Up Wandering and wondering at the base of North America’s loneliest mountain.
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Blog Post 10 Owls to Look (and Listen) for in National Parks Owls make their homes in many national parks around the country, though they can be tricky to spot. Here are a few profiles of these elusive birds, which have been both revered and feared throughout human history.
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Blog Post Go Fish: 4 Great National Parks for Wetting a Line A keen angler can sniff out places to fish at nearly every national park. One staff member shares his top picks, from a backyard favorite to bucket-list wishes.
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Press Release Groups Defend National Parks From BP Cherry Point Refinery Pollution NPCA is challenging oil giant BP’s expansion permit in Whatcom County, WA, for failure to protect air quality of Olympic National Park and North Cascades National Park
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Press Release Interior scraps plans to recover grizzly bears into North Cascades A purely political decision ignores science, Park Service recommendations, and overwhelming public support
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Press Release US Navy analysis finds Growler jet noise in Olympic National Park exceeds 100 decibels Navy's own analysis reveals that jet noise can be as loud as a handheld drill for visitors in the famously tranquil park, which is home to perhaps the quietest place in the United States
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Press Release Forest Service Advances Proposal, Poses Harm to Olympic National Park In a move that stands to forever harm the natural quiet soundscape of Olympic National Park, the U.S. Forest Service released its final review of proposed roads and infrastructure to be used within Olympic National Forest. Such infrastructure would support electronic warfare training operations by the U.S. Navy.
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Press Release Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Asking Congress to Restore, Fund National Parks Statement recognizes Washington’s parks as pillars of our region’s heritage, culture and economy
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Press Release Forest Service Green Lights ‘Growler’ Jet Flights Over Olympic National Park In a move that endangers natural quiet in Olympic National Park, the U.S. Forest Service approved a permit for the U.S. Navy to use roads just outside the park in support of electronic warfare training for “Growler” fighter jets.
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Press Release University of Washington Student Report Finds 33% Success Rate of Mount St Helens Management Analysis shows little progress on recommendations over past three years
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Letter Washington State Wolf Management Plan Washington State Wolf Management Plan Sign On Letter
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Report Turning Point Through individual stories from parks around the country, this report describes how air pollution harms our national treasures. The report also recommends ten specific steps that our government representatives and all of us can take to clean up harmful air pollution and protect our national parks for future generations.
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Testimony Support for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Testimony in support of S. 3300, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
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Letter Nearly 500 Organizations Have Signed On to a Letter Opposing Workforce Reductions at Public Land Management Agencies Full text of the letter:
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Vanessa Mazal Vanessa was the Colorado Senior Program Manager for the Southwest Regional Office and can often be found traipsing through the diverse and beautiful parks of this state.
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NPCA at Work 20 Million Acres of National Park Lands: Threatened America's largest national park landscape is once-again threatened by the 211-mile Ambler industrial mining road, which would slice through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, disrupt caribou migration and threaten the subsistence lifestyles of rural Alaskans
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