The National Park Service has lost more than 25% of its permanent staff. History has been literally erased from parks. And in the midst of a government shutdown, more mass firings are looming. These ...
Indigenous people were forcibly removed from their homelands – in some cases, to create national parks - yet individuals and Tribal communities maintain strong connections to the lands that have ...
"It’s day six of the government shutdown, and our national parks are already feeling the strain. Nearly two-thirds of park ...
This order is so atrocious, it’s nearly unbelievable. Nothing has changed in terms of impacts of this destructive road, or ...
By bush plane, canoe and dog sled, a traveler experiences the priceless landscape threatened by the proposed Ambler mining ...
NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of expected floor votes the week of October 6, 2025.
Washington, DC – With a government funding deadline just hours away, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is urging the National Park Service to close parks if the federal government ...
Washington, DC – With Congress still at an impasse on passing a spending bill that includes funding for the Department of the Interior, our national parks face an increasingly difficult situation. If ...
"NPCA has spent months speaking out against actions that deny the legacies spread across America's parks, battlefields, monuments and historic sites. And we are not backing down." - NPCA's SVP of ...
Air pollution makes it harder to breathe, sometimes causing asthma attacks, tightness in the chest, and irritation in people’s throat and airways. While polluted air affects everyone, those exercising ...
Theresa Pierno is President and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association. She joined NPCA in 2004 after a distinguished career in public service and natural resource protection, and has ...