National Parks Conservation Association

NPCA and its 750,000 supporters make great things happen for our national parks.  Here are a few examples of how we created positive change in 2011:Thanks to NPCA's persistent advocacy the biggest dam removal project in U.S. history is now underway in Olympic National Park, restoring the Elwha River and soon welcoming the return of spawning salmon.  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board denied the application for a license to open a casino near Gettysburg National Military Park. The Tennessee Valley Authority agreed to phase out 18 units at coal-fired power plants and install modern pollution controls on three dozen additional units, which will improve air quality in parks like Great Smoky Mountains and Mammoth Cave.Secretary of the Interior Salazar announced the protection of 1 million acres around Grand Canyon National Park banning uranium mining for the next 20 years.  Using the Antiquities Act, President Barack Obama, proclaimed Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, our country's newest national monument.  NPCA secured an agreement from the EPA to ensure that all 50 states reduce air pollution in our national parks.  With pressure from more than 30,000 activists, Walmart abandoned plans to build a superstore on a privately owned portion of the Wilderness Battlefield adjacent to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.  Representatives from local tribes, state and federal agencies finalized an agreement allowing bison from Yellowstone National Park to freely migrate onto 75,000 acres of additional habitat north of the park.After years of advocacy by NPCA supporters, the U.S. Supreme Court decided it would not hear an appeal to develop the nation's largest garbage dump next to Joshua Tree National Park, ending the appeals process and protecting California's fragile desert landscape.  We hope you’ll join with us to ensure the national parks continue to receive the funding and protections they need. We can’t do it without you!