National Parks Conservation Association
Connecting people with the rich history, culture, and natural world we share. Travel with us ›. 777 6th Street NW. Suite 700. Washington DC 20001-3723. 800.NAT.PARK. 800.628.7275. Preserving Our Past. Protecting Our Future.
An Insider's Guide to the Four Corners
The Four Corners. A thousand years ago, this region was the center of an incredibly complex and influential civilization that flourished over several centuries throughout the entire Southwest. The Ancestral Puebloans, along with other tribal groups, occupied this land and inhabited sites such as Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon and Canyon de Chelly.
5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman
Feb 8, 2022 · Here are five facts about Harriet Tubman’s extraordinary life. 1. The person we know as “Harriet Tubman” endured decades in bondage before becoming Harriet Tubman. Tubman was born under the name Araminta Ross in 1822; her mother nicknamed her Minty. She lived on a plantation in rural Maryland, was hired out to work several grueling jobs ...
How National Parks and Monuments Are Designated
Jul 26, 2023 · Yellowstone National Park became the world’s first national park in 1872, with 2.2 million acres of geothermal and geological wonders. Soon afterward, the U.S. Congress soon began designating wilderness areas and historic sites to be administered by the Department of the Interior, such as Wind Cave’s prairieland and massive cave system in South Dakota, the forests and wildlife of Mount ...
Careers - National Parks Conservation Association
Recognition, Compensation and Impact. Recognition for your performance and growth is a large part of our employment proposition and we promote an environment that acknowledges high performance. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including a four-day, 32-hour work week, paid sabbaticals for staff after seven years of service and more.
NPCA’s Writing on National Parks
Sep 2024 | By Theresa Pierno NPCA and our supporters urge Congress to adequately fund our national parks and continue to address the $23 billion maintenance backlog so parks can thrive for generations to come. Policy Update Position on H.R. 1479 & H.R. 9159 Sep 2024 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on ...
See a Sky Full of Stars at These Certified Dark-Sky Parks
Mar 26, 2024 · These distinctions by DarkSky International recognize exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment that is specifically protected for its scientific, natural, educational, cultural heritage, and/or public enjoyment. In late 2023, Saguaro National Park in Arizona earned certification as an Urban Night Sky ...
Join - National Parks Conservation Association
To join NPCA by phone, call us at 1.800.NAT.PARK (1.800.628.7275) between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM (ET), Monday through Thursday. NPCA Member Benefits. Your NPCA membership includes the following: Bring the Parks Home! Enjoy the fascinating world of our parks at home with National Parks, the award-winning quarterly magazine of the National ...
An Insider's Guide to Badlands & Beyond
Around a million visitors a year come to Badlands National Park to view its distinctive rock formations, teeming wildlife and wide-open skies. Badlands is divided into two main regions, the North Unit, which is just south of Interstate 90 near Rapid City, and the South Unit, which is entirely within the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation.
National Parks Are Native Lands
NPCA is working to prevent construction of this expensive, unnecessary and damaging road, which won’t benefit park visitors or local communities. All national parks exist on traditional Indigenous lands, and in many cases, thousands of years’ worth of Native American history has been documented at national park sites.