National Parks Conservation Association

Our Mission

We're protecting and enhancing America's National Park System for present and future generations.

  • Blog Post

    Our National Parks Need Sound Science

    Apr 2025 | By Melissa Abdo, Ph.D., Ryan Valdez, Ph.D.

    The National Park System’s breathtaking landscapes and cultural and historic sites serve as living laboratories for science and discovery that help safeguard our nation’s legacy. Yet today, conservation and research…

  • Podcast Episode

    Squeezed Thin: Park Staff in Upheaval

    Apr 2025

    The National Park Service has weathered multiple staffing crises since January. Now, a new reduction in force threatens employees as they prepare for the busy travel season.

  • Press Release

    Parks Group Responds to Ongoing Efforts to Rewrite, Erase American History

    Apr 2025

    NPCA joins history advocates across the political spectrum in urging the administration to stop this unprecedented unraveling of our nation’s heritage.

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