National Parks Conservation Association
@NPCA
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Alongside nearly 1.9 million members and supporters, NPCA has been fighting to protect America's national parks for over a century.
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Joined May 2009
“The public pays parks fees to fix national parks and for educational programs, not the president’s parade.” - NPCA President & CEO @theresapierno
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BREAKING: US House of Reps. moves to encourage drilling in our national parks. no we are not kidding:
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CALL YOUR SENATORS & urge them to oppose Scott Pruitt for head of EPA! The future of our natl parks depends on it.
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BREAKING: The Senate just passed the Great American Outdoors Act! 🙌 After 5 years of urging from park advocates, we're closer than ever to getting our national parks the funding they need while creating tens of thousands of jobs. #FixOurParks #FundLWCF
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National Park lovers should applaud Trump's monument decision via the @FoxNews App
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Cascade-Siskiyou, Bears Ears, Mojave Trails & Grand Staircase-Escalante are most at risk. RT to tell @SecretaryZinke to protect them ALL!
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Of all 50 states, California has the largest portion of the backlogged maintenance costs - a total of $1.8 BILLION for all 28 of their national parks. Tell Congress to #FixOurParks with this bipartisan bill.
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RT to thank @RepJayapal for speaking up for Alaska’s wildlife and voting NO on @repdonyoung amendment.
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CALL YOUR SENATORS & urge them to oppose Scott Pruitt for head of EPA! The future of our natl parks depends on it.
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A WIN for public lands! B/c of massive outcry: a bill to dispose of 3.3 million acres of public land (area the size of CT) has been revoked!
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In the 100th year since the ratification of the #19thAmendment, learn about these 20 suffragists who helped make it possible. via @NatlParkService
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VICTORY: Today, a circuit court upheld the district court's opinion reinstating Endangered Species Act protections for the Yellowstone region’s grizzly bear population -- sparing them from plans for trophy hunts in Wyoming & Idaho. 🐻 #StopExtinction
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The EPA Admin should believe natl parks, ppl, wildlife deserve clean air & water. We need to hear full story on the nominee #RejectPruitt
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The administration is diverting ~$2.5M in nat'l park fee revenue to pay for Trump’s Independence Day spectacle on the National Mall. Siphoning off desperately needed $$ from our national parks to pay for this is reckless & a breach of the public’s trust.
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A bacterial discovery at Yellowstone 55 years ago has been key to the development of PCR testing, the most reliable way to know whether someone has COVID-19.
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At one point there were just nine California Condors left in the wild, but a captive breeding program has seen those numbers increase. Now, one of the rarest birds in the world has returned to @SequoiaKingsNPS. #StopExtinction More from @yessfun:
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Harriet Tubman was one of the most courageous freedom fighters in U.S. history. She rose from a childhood of abuse by slaveholders to emancipate herself and risked her life repeatedly to free others. There are two national park sites honoring her legacy.
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To our friends on the Hill, including legislators on both sides of the aisle, reporters, staff, and Capitol Police: we hope you are safe. No American should support the use of violence, fear or intimidation in a democratic election, and our leaders must condemn it.
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BREAKING: The Senate just passed a public lands package that will add over 2 MILLION acres of protected public lands, and better tell America's stories with 6 new national heritage areas and 2 new national monuments. This is a BIG win for parks!.
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Cancelling the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a triumph for parks and a blow to irresponsible energy development efforts on public lands. Pipelines do not belong in our national parks.
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Today is Colorado Public Lands Day! Today we celebrate our 12 national park sites in Colorado, including the spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park pictured here 👏 #COPublicLandsDay
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BREAKING: We, along with five other groups, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s rule that removed Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the lower-48. #StopExtinction
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This is a tremendous victory. National park advocates joined communities along the Appalachian Trail in calling for an end to this risky, irresponsible energy project, and your voices made a difference. Pipelines do not belong in our national parks.
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". the highway has become a barrier. When a whole population stops crossing the road, their habitat is now fragmented, preventing the healthy genetic exchange that species needs to thrive.” -NPCA's Jeff Hunter on the need for safe passage for wildlife:
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BREAKING: Victory for Yellowstone and Grand Teton grizzly bears! Safeguards were reinstated after a judge ruled that the decision to strip Endangered Species Act protections from Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzlies was illegal:
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Long before our national parks were even an idea, Indigenous people were here.
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Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to protect @GrandCanyonNPS from mining, but @SecretaryZinke removed protections from Bears Ears Nat'l Monument, opening it to oil & gas development. Bears Ears was originally protected by @BarackObama under the Antiquities Act #MonumentsForAll
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Once hunted to the brink of extinction, sea otters are back in Glacier Bay National Park with a (very adorable) vengeance.
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National parks are home to some of the country’s rarest and most remarkable trees. Check out these 10 parks that will wow any tree lover!
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“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” —John Muir. Happy birthday to the "father of the national parks." 🌲 #NationalParkWeek
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The Biden administration's proposed budget calls for a substantial $381 mil (12%) increase for @NatlParkService budget and $2 bil (nearly 22%) increase for @EPA budget—a much-needed change for our national parks, their staff and all who care for them.
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Keep and eye (and ear) out for these ten Superb Owls the next time you're at a national park! #SuperbOwl
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” -MLK Jr. -Inscribed on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, as a permanent reminder in the fight against racial injustice.
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2.8 million American voices told @SecretaryZinke to protect #MonumentsForAll. His memo shows he wasn't listening.
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A coalition successfully saved Moab-area parcels from oil and gas sales. This would not have been possible without leadership from several tribes that have sacred ancestral history on that land. #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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He may liken himself to a rough-riding Teddy Roosevelt, but @SecretaryZinke’s actions don't come close to the legacy of the conservationist president. We need you to stand up for our public lands now more than ever. Join us
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National parks are home to some of the country’s rarest and most remarkable trees. Check out these 10 parks that will wow any tree lover! 🌳 🌲
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BREAKING: The Senate just rejected an attempt to overturn the BLM Methane waste rules. Big win for #nationalpark air, visitors and wildlife!.
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Women were the driving force behind the creation of many of our most popular national parks, yet few today are household names. Time to give credit where credit is due 👏 👏 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth
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BREAKING: Today, the administration announced its final #WOTUS rewrite, gutting clean water protections across the country. This marks their second rollback of key environmental protections in two weeks. #ProtectCleanWater #ProtectNEPA
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.@TheJeffBridges weighs in on why we need to cherish and protect grizzly bears, including those at @YellowstoneNPS 🐻 Tune in for grizzlies and more tonight on @NatGeoChannel's #YellowstoneLive!. @MorganWildlife
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Congratulations to Mesa Verde National Park on becoming the 100th International Dark Sky Park! 🌙 #idsw2021 #DiscoverTheNight.
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In national parks around the country, camera traps capture images that astonish, delight, inform, reveal — and have the power to change human behavior.
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"The only radical thing about one of the First People of the Land being nominated to care for it, is that it took over 244 years to happen.".Today @EnergyDems @EnergyGOP consider @DebHaalandNM's historic nomination as Secretary of Interior. #ConfirmHaaland
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The enormously disappointing decision to not restore grizzly bears back into their native habitat in the North Cascades is a purely political decision that ignores science, Park Service recommendations, and overwhelming public support for restoration.
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Springtime is the ideal time to see baby animals like bison calves and wolf cubs in @YellowstoneNPS. And this #FirstDayofSpring, we're bringing them to you 🐻
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ICYMI: The House moves to hurt national parks by voting to overturn BLM Methane Rule, aka a common sense policy.
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#Juneteenth is celebrated as the day enslaved people in Galveston learned of their emancipation. Today, NPCA is proud to share stories from parks dedicated to informing the public about the Peculiar Institution of slavery, those impacted by it & those who fought against it.
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Just passed by the House, the #MovingForward Act will help national parks and surrounding communities address their staggering infrastructure needs - from roads and bridges (with safe passage for wildlife), to clean energy and safe drinking water.
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Fireworks are a #4thofJuly tradition, but a clear, starry sky makes for a pretty stunning light show, too. Check out these 27 national parks where you can celebrate dark skies! #darkskypark
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“At a time when we’re dealing with climate change & inequities in communities around the country. we'll actually leave national parks in better shape for the next generation & still conserve new lands.” -NPCA's Kristen Brengel @natgeoscience #FixOurParks
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Otterly adorable! In honor of #WorldOtterDay, here are 7 facts you may not know about these charismatic mammals and where you can find them in the National Park System.
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Drilling in national parks? NO! CALL YOUR REPS & urge them to REJECT "H.J. Res. 46" Talking points in image below.
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"Celebrating Independence Day in a national park might be one of the most quintessentially American experiences. I’m appalled that this year’s event is tainted by an unnecessary stunt at the expense of our national parks." -NPCA Pres & CEO @theresapierno
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ICYMI: "Removing protections for gray wolves amid a global extinction crisis is short-sighted and dangerous to America’s conservation legacy." -NPCA's Bart Melton #StopExtinction
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After 5 years of urging from park advocates, we're closer than ever to getting our national parks the funding they need while creating tens of thousands of jobs. Tell your Representatives to #FixOurParks and #FundLWCF!
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Once hunted to the brink of extinction, sea otters have recolonized @GlacierBayNPS with a vengeance.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has reinstated the critical @BLMNational #CutMethane rule. This is a HUGE win for national parks & communities burdened by methane waste from oil & gas development on public and Tribal lands, and puts #PeopleOverPolluters!
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Have pronghorn reclaimed Death Valley?
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After 5 years of urging from park advocates, we're closer than ever to getting our national parks the funding they need. Tell your Representatives to pass the Great American Outdoors Act! #FixOurParks #FundLWCF
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"If we can provide an opportunity for safe passage here, over generations bear, elk, deer will teach their young to use these structures.".Tune in to see NPCA's Jeff Hunter talk about how to keep wildlife and people safe on the highways outside our parks.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has released final regulations that weaken the Endangered Species Act -- the nation's most effective tool to #StopExtinction -- despite recent reports of global mass extinction and over 800,000 public comments opposing the changes.
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We wanted to say THANK YOU to the THOUSANDS of people who have taken action to protect our national parks. We appreciate your support!
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A group of approximately 30 Black scientists, birders, and outdoor explorers have created a new awareness campaign to encourage birding among more people of color: #BlackBirdersWeek 🐦
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Harriet Tubman was one of the most courageous freedom fighters in U.S. history. She rose from a childhood of abuse by slaveholders to emancipate herself and risked her life repeatedly to free others. Two national park sites honor her legacy. #UGRRMonth
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As Leslie Knope considers a Natl Park Service job, you can help NPCA protect national parks – in real life!
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Park rangers have the best interests of park visitors at heart. So hear this one out: “If you want to help national parks right now, don’t go to national parks.”
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Happy #NPS100 @NatlParkService! 100 years of protecting our most treasured natural, historical and cultural sites!
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.@EPA and @NatlParkService staff don't always get a lot of credit, but their work is critical to healthy parks:
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Washington's national parks are some of the most beautiful in the US – but even the PNW's crisp Pacific air is threatened by air pollution. Thanks to the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's support, we can continue to protect air quality in parks like Mount Rainier
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Hey Friends, your national parks need your help right now! Check out these 9 #ParksInPeril:
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Where do robins go and why does it matter?
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In 1974, not long after the death of his wife and daughter, then-Senator Joe Biden took his sons camping in Yellowstone National Park. Like so many Americans, he hoped the park trip would help his family heal, and bring them closer together. It did.
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Bad news for public lands: @SecretaryZinke recommended gutting at least ten national monuments. #MonumentsForAll
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Speak up for endangered rangers today! Urge the administration to exempt NPS staff from #hiringfreeze:
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Like many of you, we're appalled. NPCA condemns the unprovoked & aggressive actions of U.S. Park Police on peaceful protesters in Lafayette Park. Parks must continue to be safe spaces for protesters exercising constitutional rights. We demand answers.
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1.5 million acres of public lands. 1000 miles of rivers. Congress will vote Friday on the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act -- with protections for the Grand Canyon, Olympic, Santa Monica Mountains & more. Take action:
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BREAKING: Today's executive order pauses new oil & gas leasing on public lands and commits the U.S. to #Protect30x30. Climate change disproportionately impacts national parks & nearby communities -- this is a critical step to protect them. #ActOnClimate
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Yellowstone is one of America's greatest treasures. Join us in exploring it with @NatGeoChannel's #YellowstoneLive, starting Sunday at 9pm ET. And go deeper into Yellowstone with our new companion website:
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The Trump administration’s rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act is one of their most egregious acts to undermine environmental protection & public voice. This is one of their worst. We can't emphasize it enough. #ProtectYourVoice #ParksInPeril
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Nearly 40 years after the sacred Badger-Two Medicine was opened up for oil and gas development, this bill will safeguard the area’s waters and wildlife habitat, honor Blackfeet rights and cultural connections, and protect the area for future generations.
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Trump's hiring freeze threatens already shrinking workforce at NPS & parks’ protection/management. Read more:
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A WIN for public lands! B/c of massive outcry: a bill to dispose of 3.3 million acres of public land (area the size of CT) has been revoked!
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Did you know that two of the many sites where George Lucas filmed the original Star Wars trilogy were national parks? #MaytheFourthBeWithYou
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A curious life-form that lives in the thermal pools of @YellowstoneNPS makes a protein that changed the course of biomedical history -- and is now a key ingredient in coronavirus tests.
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Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons & Seamounts are home to irreplaceable cultural & natural treasures. On day one, @POTUS took a major first step to restore protections to America's #MonumentsForAll 👏 👏
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