National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)

NPCA's Cara Capp appeared on @msnbc.com to discuss the mission critical role National Park Service staff play in protecting our parks and enhancing visitor experience with Alex Tabet.

"We need our park rangers, we need our park staff."

13 Million Acres of Public Lands at Risk Dismantling the Central Yukon plan through a congressional resolution would throw our entire system of managing public lands into chaos. Urge your senators to vote No on S.J. RES 63. We must protect...

🚨 URGENT: We can't allow the destructive Ambler Mining Road to destroy Alaska's park landscapes.

Tell the Senate to vote NO on this resolution. https://bit.ly/3IxgXkU

➡️ The solution is clear: Secretary Burgum must close parks until the shutdown ends.

⚠️ Our parks and visitor safety are on the line. This will only get worse as the shutdown drags on.

Read More: https://bit.ly/4o8tvOK

🚨 BREAKING! The Trump administration called for prompt approval to establish the Ambler mining road, through America’s largest national park landscape.

NPCA will continue to fight this with everything we have. #NoAmblerRoad

More: https://bit.ly/4mKP9at

We love parks - but during a federal shutdown when thousands of park staff are furloughed, parks should close.

NPCA's SVP of Government Affairs Kristen Brengel went on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy the night before the shutdown to explain how this protects parks and why we're concerned for NPS staff.

Can You Visit National Parks During the Government Shutdown? Our national parks columnist Graham Averill covers what’s likely to be closed, and what to expect this time around

“The reality is, when you say the parks are open, but don’t staff them, you’re taking America’s best idea and inviting in the worst. This isn’t speculation...We lived through this before, & we don’t want to see it happen again.” - David Lamfrom, NPCA https://bit.ly/4mJTESM

🚨 We are sounding the alarm 🚨

The government shutdown will leave our parks understaffed and vulnerable, putting our most cherished places and millions of visitors at risk.

📖 Read More: https://bit.ly/4mUcCGA

📢 Act Now: https://bit.ly/430IbXR

Stand Against Any Further Cuts to Parks At midnight on Tuesday, the federal government will shut down unless Congress passes a funding bill. Workers across the country will be furloughed. Many government functions will grind to a halt. Nati...

Meanwhile, Congress has only a few hours left to prevent a government shutdown and keep parks protected. Tell them that park lovers want to keep the government open and our parks staffed: act.npca.org/page/88766/a...

Parks Group Calls for National Parks to Close if Government Shuts Down, Warns Additional Mass Terminations Will Devastate Parks “NPCA will not stand by and watch history repeat itself... We know what happened last time park staff were forced to leave parks open and unprotected, and the impacts were disastrous... If the federal...

With the deadline just hours away, NPCA is urging the National Park Service to close parks if the federal government shuts down. A shutdown would leave parks understaffed and vulnerable, putting our most cherished places and millions of visitors at risk. www.npca.org/articles/109...

Public lands are meant to be enjoyed for generations to come. But staffing shortages, a looming shutdown and historical erasure are endangering the future of our national parks and public lands.

This #NationalPublicLandsDay, safeguard our parks – npca.org/actnow!

UPDATE: So sorry Park Protectors, but we're experiencing technical difficulties and need to postpone this to another day! Stay tuned.

UPDATE: So sorry Park Protectors, but we're experiencing technical difficulties and need to postpone this to another day! Stay tuned.

Stop Cuts to the Park Service The National Park Service has lost 1 in 4 staff since January, forcing cuts to ranger programs, visitor centers, and vital upkeep. Our parks--and the landscapes and history they protect--are at serious risk. Tell Congress to back the Senate's bipartisan...

Even as parks grapple with a severe staffing crisis, a potential government shutdown and the threat of even more cuts to staff and funding looms. Use your voice: npca.org/savetheparks 

If you've ever wondered about:
➡️ How federal energy and mining policies affect national parks
➡️ The biggest loopholes in current laws and why they matter
➡️ And more...

Then we hope to see you at our Reddit AMA on Thursday, September 25th @ 4:00PM ET: https://bit.ly/3KhbTS8

🌳 Want the virtual equivalent of a tree hug? Call your reps and help protect our national parks!

⚠️ Wildfires, floods and other impacts are reshaping national parks and stretching NPS’s understaffed workforce thin.

Climate change is no joke. Npca.org/nojoke

Ongoing Staffing Crisis and Looming Government Shutdown Create More Risks to National Parks, Visitors and Communities Nationwide “It’s unthinkable that we’re once again staring down a government shutdown. But this time, the stakes are even higher.... A shutdown now would leave our national parks and communities even more vulner...

📆 Your upcoming national park plans may need a backup plan.

If lawmakers fail to reach a funding deal by October 1, a government shutdown could force all 433 park sites across the country to close or partially close their gates or facilities. https://bit.ly/42tVvnF

Administration Doubles Down on Erasing History and Silencing Science in National Parks "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 Gove...

"This directive to take down signage and webpages undermine park visitors at every turn. Stripping this history and science away strips our national parks of their integrity." - Kristen Brengle, NPCA. https://bit.ly/4pB7wBp

Groups Denounce Bills to Nullify Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National and Ironwood Forest National Monuments "In Arizona and across the country, our national monuments hold our history, identity, and culture."—Sanober Mirza, NPCA's Arizona Program Manager

"In Arizona and across the country, our national monuments hold our history, identity, and culture."—Sanober Mirza, NPCA's Arizona Program Manager https://bit.ly/46hVTI8

Visit npca.org/reservations to Plan Before You Park! The National Park Service continues to boast record setting visitation numbers despite experiencing a 24% reduction in workforce. Understaffed parks mean visitors will have to contend with closed vis... Why Reservations Are Key to Supporting Park Staff

NPCA's Tracy Coppola walks us through how these cuts can impact parks like Rocky Mountain National Parks, and how reservations are our best tool to support park staff.

See the conversation: https://youtu.be/X02F55zMTk8

➡️ Next year’s budget is a defining moment: Will members of Congress choose to dismantle decades of conservation progress, or will they stand up for the people & places that make our parks the incredible & cherished places they are?

Voice your support: npca.org/savetheparks

VICTORY: Court Rules Lawsuit to Protect Wilderness Battlefield Can Proceed Litigation to save this precious landscape and hallowed ground, home to some of America’s most impactful history, will continue.

“To everyone who bravely took a stand to protect Wilderness Battlefield from this ill-conceived, massively irresponsible data center development project, today’s victory happened because of you.“ - Kyle Hart, NPCA Mid-Atlantic Senior Program Manager. https://bit.ly/47NwUxn

Books about slavery could be removed from NPS museums, gift shops The Trump administration ordered the National Park Service to remove any books from its museums or gift shops that cast America in a negative light. That could include stories about slavery.

These orders really mean: “get rid of anything that might make people feel uncomfortable or, worse still, that might make people think.” Alan Spears with NPCA talks to @npr.org about recent directives to remove items that cast America in a “negative light.” https://n.pr/4psXHW4

National Parks to Remove Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes (Gift Article) The Trump administration ordered a famous Civil War-era war image removed from a National Park Service site in Georgia as it moves to promote what it considers a more positive view of American history.

“The decision to remove this photograph ["The Scourged Back"] from the interpretive displays at national parks is as shameful as it is wrong.” Alan Spears, Sr. Director for Cultural Resources, NPCA. https://bit.ly/42y93hC

National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

We won’t allow the truth to be erased. The National Park Service are America’s greatest storytellers and keepers of history – these directives force NPS to betray its core mission.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The National Park System is nearly at a breaking point, facing a staffing crisis while navigating climate change impacts. Yet with the right resources and action, we can strengthen them. 

Fuel up on celery pizza & call your reps! Because climate change is no joke. npca.org/nojoke.

Latinos Are Critical to the Environmental Movement Learn how NPCA supports Latino engagement in our national parks and encourages the community's culture of stewardship.

Happy Latino Conservation Week, a week to inspire the community to explore outdoors and advocate for our environment!

National Public Lands Day is just around the corner – 9.27 – show your park advocate pride and support national park protection with gear from NPCA’s store! Shop at npca.org/store.

We visited Grand Teton National Park to testify in front of @NRDems and @NatResources about how national parks can continue the incredible successes of the Great American Outdoors Act through the America the Beautiful Act.

Take action with us: npca.org/fixourparks

BLM Moves to Roll Back Public Lands Rule, Threatening National Parks and Public Access "Our public lands should serve everyone, not just oil, gas, and mining interests."—Beau Kiklis, NPCA's Associate Director of Energy and Landscape Conservation

⚠️ BLM moves to roll back Public Lands Rule, threating protections from unchecked industrial development on millions of acres of public land.

There will be a 60-day comment period for you to make your voice heard, starting tomorrow! https://bit.ly/3JUXwmg

Will the national parks survive Trump? From budget cuts to “ideological” changes, the Trump administration is shaping the future of the National Park Service.

"If you want your grandkids to come back and see bison or other species, you need to have those scientists behind the scenes making sure that they’re protected." - Ed Stierli, NPCA. via @revealnews.org

Listen: https://bit.ly/46c9DTo