National Parks Conservation Association

BREAKING PARK NEWS: NPCA and co-litigants, represented by Democracy Forward are suing to stop the Garden of American Heroes planned for West Potomac Park WITHOUT Congressional approval. bit.ly/4ecAap0

We want: 🧪 Science-based processes ✅ Public participation BEFORE making critical decisions at national parks. Let's start with the latest at Grand Teton: bit.ly/4ppRU4e

Last week, powerful testimony from dozens of veterans and park advocates gave pause to a planning commission considering the proposed Triumphal Arch. The fight isn't over, and NPCA remains committed to ensuring this arch never gets built. Read: bit.ly/4f8FrNo

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump announced and signed two proclamations to dramatically shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by nearly three million acres. bit.ly/3Ti1cTE

Today, dozens of veterans and public lands advocates testified against plans to proceed with the Triumphal Arch. NPCA's Jimi Shaughnessy explains the impact advocates had today and what's next in this fight. Read more: bit.ly/4f8FrNo

A Chicago-born artist living in Southern California, Aaron Zulpo sees his nature-based art as an act of preserving. Just like our artists, we’re inviting you to share your vision for our parks' future. Submit your art at npca.org/unitedbyparks

The overcrowding “is an environmental disaster for the park, and it’s a safety issue for visitors." -NPCA's Mark Rose tells @nytimes. After staffing cuts and removal of reservation systems, visitors are encountering a very different Yosemite this season. nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/…

Why did the bear cross the road? Because it was finally safe to! Learn more about this fantastic new investment we're celebrating: npca.org/articles/11454…

Funding intended for repairs at national parks across the country is being redirected to pay for facelifts and vanity projects in DC. We spoke with CBS about our concerns. youtube.com/watch?v=Ec-8zT…

Happy Independence Day, Park Protectors! From DC to Alaska and everywhere in between, let’s use today to celebrate our most treasured places and commit to protecting our park sites for future generations. Sign the park protection pledge: npca.org/unitedbyparks

Read why one Marine combat veteran says the Triumphal Arch would "cast a dark shadow on the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of military servants and their families." @PostOpinions washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

🎉 BREAKING: A proposed data center project that would have threatened Manassas National Battlefield Park is officially dead. npca.org/articles/11453…

Five letters, one word. Five stories, one universal love of our parks. This is United by Parks: Artist Sessions. Watch as artist Aaron Zulpo shares how he brought the letter “P” to life through the iconic beauty of the Joshua Tree.

Take a walk with us around the National Mall, where visitors will be flocking this week for Independence Day. Major changes are happening here, but a number of these projects have been happening without proper reviews, approvals, or public input. npca.org/articles/11399…

🌈 This Pride Month, we celebrated 10 years of being #UnitedByParks at Stonewall National Monument. Read more about how this site came to be at npca.org/stonewall.

Find your site, find your place in the larger story that unites us all. Take our new Park Match quiz and discover the national parks that inspire you! npca.org/parkmatch

“The president is prioritizing D.C. at the expense of parks throughout the country,” NPCA’s Emily Douce told @michaelscherer. “There’s $24B of maintenance needs throughout the National Park System - adding these new vanity projects just adds to the need.”theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Celebrating 10 years community, joy, advocacy and learning at Stonewall National Monument, the only national park site solely dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ history! This place is alive – because of every person who visits and finds hope in it.🌈

Discover the park site that reflects your values, your passions and your sense of place — then take the next step. Take our new Park Match quiz today! What park will you get? npca.org/parkmatch

“National parks belong to the American people and censorship of any kind goes against the values these places represent. Stories of triumph and tragedy alike deserve to be told out loud at parks.” - Alan Spears, NPCA. wapo.st/3QQfudm

The America the Beautiful Act is a powerful tool in preserving our national parks for future generations. The bill invests $6.65 billion over 5 years to tackle critical park repairs, from deteriorating roads & buildings to aging water infrastructure. bit.ly/43IdNl7