National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)

Yosemite, Arches, and Glacier National Parks Have All Changed Their Entry Requirements for 2026 The Department of the Interior announced the updated rules this week.

Canceling reservation systems at Archer, Glacier, Mount Rainier and Yosemite will lead to hours-long lines, parking difficulties and other long-term trouble for parks. This couldn't come at a worse time as parks gear up for their busy summer season. https://bit.ly/4cVEZCA

Get to know NPCA’s new CEO, Tiernan Sittenfeld, and join us in giving her a warm welcome for her first day at NPCA! With more than two decades defending public lands, she’s ready to hit the ground running.

Watch more: https://bit.ly/4rF6DbH

These women can do it 💪

This month, we’re celebrating the groundbreaking and inspirational women of our national parks system.

Learn about the 13 national park sites commemorating women's history: https://bit.ly/4u2iHFC #UnitedByParks

Celebrating the 'Book Man' of Washington, D.C. The pioneering educator Carter G. Woodson founded the precursor to Black History Month in 1926. His home is part of the National Park System.

Have you heard of the "Book Man" of DC? Groundbreaking historian Carter G. Woodson, known nationally as the “Father of Black History,” changed cultural awareness by documenting and distributing information on African American history and achievements.
https://bit.ly/4ug9JVt

Plans to build border wall in Texas' Big Bend National Park sparks outrage The Trump administration plans to build a border wall in West Texas. Opposition is stark.

NPCA's Texas Regional Director, Cary Dupuy, tells @dallasnews.com a border wall would “choke off vital wildlife migration routes, intensify flooding risks, and inflict irreparable damage" to Big Bend National Park.

It has no place in our parks. https://bit.ly/4kXKjY7

Our national parks deserve to be protected and to thrive. ✅ While the administration considers the #stateoftheunion, we’re considering the state of our parks.

Here is what is top of mind for 2026.💡

Stand up for parks: https://bit.ly/4sT4E4v

NPCA's Ed Stierli on @cnn.com this morning sharing why it's as important as ever to tell our country's full history. That's why we and @democracyforward.org are suing to stop the administration's efforts to erase history & science in our national parks. https://bit.ly/4rqbpK6

YouTube video by National Parks Conservation Association The Last Witness to Emmett Till's Kidnapping is Fighting to Keep His Memory Alive

Amid ongoing efforts to erase history in our national parks, stories like Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley's are at risk. We refuse to let the truth and our shared history be erased. #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSJuzxwqPu8

YouTube video by National Parks Conservation Association National Parks are Hanging in the Balance

The administration is playing games with national park staff. And it's one that our parks can't afford to lose.

Urge Congress to call on Secratary Burgum to stop any further cuts and restore park staff at npca.org/morerangers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoF8s-vvFpw

Interior Cancels Successful Reservation Systems at Arches and Yosemite, Makes Major Changes at Glacier "Cancelling successful and commonsense solutions undermines National Park Service expertise and the safety of visitors, in favor of a free-for-all approach."–Cassidy Jones, NPCA's Senior Visitation Pr...

"Cancelling successful and commonsense solutions undermines National Park Service expertise and the safety of visitors, in favor of a free-for-all approach."–Cassidy Jones, NPCA's Senior Visitation Program Manager https://bit.ly/3MF0mgX

Erasing history and censoring science in our national parks violates our country's ideals and undermines the mission of the National Park Service. The Trump administration is violating the law, and NPCA & @democracyforward.org are suing. https://bit.ly/4rqbpK6

Government censorship in our national parks violates the very ideals our country was built on – and undermines the mission of the National Park Service. NPCA and @democracyforward.org are suing. Learn more 🔗 https://bit.ly/4rqbpK6

A year ago today, the administration senselessly terminated more than 1,000 National Park Service employees.

Urge Congress to do everything in their power to stop any further NPS staffing cuts and restore the positions lost over the last year.

💌 npca.org/morerangers

Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument to LGB...

“The symbolic and meaningful representation of the Pride flag at Stonewall is at the heart of American history told and celebrated here." - Timothy Leonard, NPCA. https://bit.ly/3MscIsx

Parks Group Demands Halt to National Park Fee Changes Targeting Non-Residents After Weeks of Confusion and Disorder "This policy is an absolute mess and was entirely predictable given the lack of transparency, public input and analysis of real-world impacts." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Deputy Vice President for Governme...

We urge Sec. Burgum to halt the policy until it's fixed. “This is an absolute mess and was entirely predictable given the lack of transparency, public input and analysis of real-world impacts." - Emily Douce, NPCA. https://bit.ly/4qP7ghP

Keep Them Flying! Parks Group Calls for Pride Flags to Remain at Stonewall National Monument "The Pride flag is undoubtedly part of the living history and historical significance connected to Stonewall National Monument. And it should remain." -- NPCA's Timothy Leonard

Following a recent memo from the Trump administration, there are reports that Pride flags have been removed at Stonewall National Monument.

We say: Keep them flying! https://bit.ly/4acRYhO

Inside the FY26 National Park Service Budget NPCA explains what the fiscal year 2026 funding bill means for the National Park Service budget and the park staff.

In January, park advocates across the country celebrated the passage of the fiscal year 2026 funding bill that includes the National Park Service budget. But what does this hard-won funding mean for our national parks and the people who care for them?

Don’t drain our desert water! 💧

A proposed groundwater mining project in the middle of Mojave Trails National Monument would take more out of nature than it can naturally replenish. Studies have shown this is a really, really bad idea. ❌

Learn more: https://bit.ly/46tJ2C4

Democrat or Republican, Americans want their National Forests kept intact Repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule would not be in the long-term interest of the American people.

Support for the Roadless Rule has never been louder: "Americans cherish their public lands and they’re never silent when the places they love are under attack." https://bit.ly/4brvR8g

Congratulations to my dear friend Tiernan Sittenfeld on being named the next CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association!

Tiernan brought exceptional leadership to the League of Conservation Voters and has long been a powerful advocate for protecting our public lands.

Erasure of History and Science Spreads At National Parks Across the Country The administration is forcing National Park Service staff to censor everything from climate science at Glacier to the mistreatment of Native Americans at the Grand Canyon, a place of worship and origi...

The Washington Post reports that the administration’s efforts erase history and science at national parks has spread. These orders are unwanted by Americans and violate the core tenets of the National Park Service’s mission. https://bit.ly/4t2mke9

National Parks Group Names Longtime Conservation Leader Tiernan Sittenfeld as New President and CEO Sittenfeld joins NPCA after spending more than two decades fighting for public lands, bold action on climate change, and clean air and water for the League of Conservation Voters.

Parks face more challenges than ever before, and Tiernan Sittenfeld is ready to meet them as NPCA's next CEO. Sittenfeld has spent more than two decades fighting for public lands, bold action on climate change, and clean air and water. Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Uw8Oy

Park Advocates Condemn Erasure of America’s History at Independence National Historical Park Forcing the Park Service to dismantle the President’s House exhibit is an insult to the memory of the enslaved people who lived there and to their descendants.

BREAKING: The administration has dismantled the President’s House exhibit — which explored the lives of enslaved people at President George Washington’s residence — at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. www.npca.org/articles/112...

Park Protectors, it’s time to unite 📢 NPCA continues our commitment to speak out in support of our parks, the people who protect them, and the stories they preserve.

Will you join us? Sign the pledge today! 📝 https://bit.ly/4sT4E4v

Park Service Erases Climate Facts at Fort Sumter, Where the Civil War Began

Protecting our history means listening to scientists. Rising sea levels are a threat to Fort Sumter - but visitors won’t hear about that in the park anymore due to the latest sign removal.

Read the story from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/c...

Administration Censors Climate Science, Harms Visitor Experience at Historic Fort Sumter To censor and erase sound science at this park, where the first shots of the American Civil War rang out, is a deep insult to the Park Service’s hard work and legislative mandate.

“Censoring climate science at national parks is a disservice to the American people, who deserve to learn the truth about the dire threat facing the places they know and love most.” - Kristen Brengel, NPCA www.npca.org/articles/112...

A foreign-owned company is trying to mine toxic sulfide-ore copper in the headwaters of Voyageurs National Park and Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Wilderness.

Tell your representative: defend and protect these irreplaceable wild lands and waters. https://bit.ly/4qvL7p5

From the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail to the MLK National Memorial, our national park sites tell the story of the civil rights movement and the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Read more about MLK's legacy: https://bit.ly/4jIMgHh

The National Park Service's authority is being disregarded by a foreign mining company looking to drill within the boundaries of Mojave National Preserve.  We visit the site of the controversial mine to explain how we got here and how we're fighting ba... This Mine Should NOT Exist In a National Park

A mine in a national park?! We visit the site of the controversial mine to explain how things got here and how we're fighting back. https://youtu.be/ei_D5dKFIpY

Senate Rejects Devastating National Park Funding and Staffing Cuts but Leaves Door Open to Future Threats “NPCA and park advocates across the country have been sounding the alarm on the need for park funding and staffing for months, and Congress listened." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO

Good news! Congress PASSED the Senate Interior Appropriations bill with bipartisan support. This bill rejects cuts to national park funding and staffing after a devastating year of attacks by the administration. https://bit.ly/3YKgNLl