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Martin: Protect vital Land and Water Conservation Fund

Home > OP-ED > Martin: Protect vital Land and Water Conservation Fund
September 19, 2018February 1, 2023 admin-2

Bakersfield.Com LogoCoalition member Dick Martin wrote an op-ed in the Bakersfield Californian about the necessity of reauthorizing LWCF. Click here to read the article.

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Florida legislators, step up and save the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Time is running out for America’s most important parks program

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  • Coalition Offers Comments on Visitor Use Management at Glacier National Park September 28, 2023
  • Op-Ed: To Protect National Parks, We Must Take Urgent Climate Action Now September 27, 2023
  • Coalition Comments on Potential Government Shutdown and Parks September 26, 2023
  • Coalition Chair Talks Rising Prices and National Parks September 26, 2023
  • Coalition Comments on Proposed Approval of Maryland’s Air Quality Implementation Plan September 26, 2023

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  • 2023 (109)
    •  September (17)
      • Coalition Offers Comments on Visitor Use Management at Glacier National Park
      • Op-Ed: To Protect National Parks, We Must Take Urgent Climate Action Now
      • Coalition Comments on Potential Government Shutdown and Parks
      • Coalition Chair Talks Rising Prices and National Parks
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Approval of Maryland's Air Quality Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Supports Chuckwalla National Monument
      • The Coalition Thanks Secretary Haaland for Visit to Molok Luyuk
      • Coalition Op-Ed: Overcrowding at Glacier and why Congress Must Act
      • Coalition Signs On in Support of DOI's Proposed Oil & Gas Rule
      • Coalition Urges Congress to Pass a Continuing Resolution and Invest in Public Lands
      • Coalition Comments on Point Reyes National Seashore Tomales Point Area Plan
      • Coalition Comments on IG Review of NPS Maintenance Backlog
      • Coalition Comments on BLM’s Proposed Rule on Fluid Mineral Leases and the Leasing Process
      • Coalition Comments Comments on the BLM Nevada 2023 Fourth Quarter Oil and Gas Competitive Lease Sale Draft E.A. and Finding of No Significant Impact
      • Coalition Comments on Yosemite Visitor Access Management Plan
      • Conservation Organizations Comments on the Proposed Stationary Source Permit to Operate for WestRock Virginia, LLC – Covington
      • Coalition Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bison Management
    •  August (8)
      • Coalition Joins Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton Project Proposed Meeting Request
      • Coalition and Others Voice Concerns about Transmission Line Project near Jamestown
      • Coalition Comments on Mississippi Regional Haze Policy
      • Coalition Comments on USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Endangered Species Act Regulatory Revisions
      • Coalition Signs on in Support of Additional Protections for Minidoka NHS
      • Coalition Celebrates the Designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
      • Coalition Joins Groups in Urging Secretary to Rescind Order on E-bike Use
    •  July (10)
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Bandelier National Monument Proposed Air Tour Management Plan and Environmental Assessment
      • Coalition Comments on BLM Proposed Rule on Rights-of-Way, Leasing, and Operations for Renewable Energy
      • Coalition Celebrates Designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
      • Coalition Supports Swift Implementation of 37 State Regional Haze Rules
      • Coalition Signs on in Opposition to U.S. House of Representatives FY 24 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
      • Coalition Praises Biden Administration for Hosting Public Meeting Advancing Creation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni N.M.
      • Coalition Comments on Use of Electric Bicycles within the National Park System
      • Coalition Joins Scoping Comments on Wyoming BLM 2024 Oil & Gas Lease Sale
      • Coalition Joins Over 125 Groups in Call for BLM to Conserve Freshwater Resources as Part of the Public Lands Rule
      • Coalition Comments Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale
    •  June (18)
      • Coalition Comments on the Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas 2023 Third Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale Draft Environmental Assessment
      • Coalition Supports Phase-Out of Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle on National Wildlife Refuges
      • Coalition Strongly Opposes H.R. 3025 - To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park
      • Coalition Supports Expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
      • Coalition Comments Comments on the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 2023 Fourth Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact
      • Coalition Comments On BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health
      • Support the BLM's Proposed Public Lands Rule
      • Coalition Comments On Proposed Air Tour Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
      • Coalition Comments On Badlands National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan and Environmental Assessment
      • Coalition Comments On Air Tour Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Mount Rushmore National Memorial
      • Coalition Comments On Haleakalā National Park Air Tour Management Plan
      • New Report by Former National Park Service Leaders Highlights the Lasting Impact of National Monuments and Sites in Need of Protection
      • Coalition Joins Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon NM NGO Letter of Support
      • Organizations Oppose S.1185, Support Sportspeople-Led Conservation and Secretarial Land Stewardship
      • Coalition Applauds Protections for Chaco Landscape
      • Coalition Members Reflect on Hidden Park Gems
      • Coalition Shares Comments on Debt Ceiling Legislation
      • Coalition Joins Organizations with Significant Concerns Over I-15 Wildlife Crossings Trailer Bill
    •  May (11)
      • Letter of Support for the Proposed Rule on Hunting and Trapping in Alaska's National Preserves
      • Coalition Joins Opposition to HR 1380 (PARC Act)
      • Coalition Thanks Secretary Haaland for Visit to Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni
      • Coalition Chair on Conservation and Air Tours at Mount Rushmore
      • NPT Update: National Parks Proposing To Ban, Significantly Cut Back Commercial Air Tours
      • Coalition Joins NPT for a Conversation About the Debt Ceiling Crisis and National Parks
      • Statement for the Record of Michael B. Murray, Chair of the Executive Council, CPANP to Committee on Natural Resources Legislative Hearing on the "Save Our Sequoias Act"
      • Statement for the Record of Michael B. Murray Chair of the Executive Council to The National Parks Committee on The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the National Park Service
      • Support for the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
      • Coalition Signs Protest for WY BLM Oil and Gas Lease Parcels
      • Coalition Opposes Legislation That Weakens Endangered Species Act
    •  April (9)
      • Coalition Comments on BLM Utah Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale
      • Coalition Supports Extending Funding for the National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund
      • Coalition Comments on BLM Wyoming Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale
      • Coalition Signs Protest to BLM Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale
      • Coalition Submits Comments to BLM Regarding the Lava Ridge Wind Project EIS
      • Coalition Supports Creation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
      • Coalition Comments on the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Oil and Gas Lease Sale Draft Environmental Assessment
      • Coalition Submits Statement for the Record To Senate Committee on Appropriations Regarding FY 2024 NPS Appropriations
      • Coalition Issues Statement on Public Lands Rule
    •  March (16)
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Revised NPS Alaska Bear Hunting Rule
      • National Park Air Tour Management Plans In California Challenged In Court
      • Coalition Celebrates New National Monument Designations
      • The Coalition Supports Budget Priorities of Second Century Action Group
      • Coalition Statement for the Record Concerning FY 2024 NPS Appropriations
      • Conservation Organizations' Comments on Iowa's Draft State Implementation Plan Regional Haze Second Implementation Period
      • Coalition Joins Over 40 Organizations in Opposition to H.R. 1335: Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act
      • Coalition Comments on Bureau of Land Management Idaho Renewable Energy Strategy
      • Coalition Statement on President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget
      • Coalition Submits Comment on E.A. for Revisiting Sport Hunting and Trapping on National Preserves in Alaska
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Rule: Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves in Alaska
      • Coalition Provides Additional Comments on Cumberland Island National Seashore Proposed Visitor Use Management Plan
      • Coalition Comments on Framing the National Nature Assessment
      • Coalition Joins Comments to Protect Japanese American Historic Sites from Renewable Energy Siting
      • Member Op-Ed: Checking In On America The Beautiful
      • Coalition Joins Comments on NPS Workplace Issues and Employee Morale
    •  February (9)
      • Coalition Signs on to Recommendations of the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program
      • Reform the Federal Oil and Gas Program
      • Coalition Speaks with NPT About Recreation.gov Fees
      • Coalition Comments on BLM's Proposed Programmatic EIS for Solar Energy Development
      • Coalition Requests BLM Extend the Comment Period for the Lava Ridge Wind Project by 30 days
      • Coalition Joins Scoping Comments on Parcels for the BLM Montana-Dakotas June 2023 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
      • Wilderness Battlefield Coalition letter to Planning Commission
      • Coalition Comments on NPS National Long Range Transportation Plan
      • New Report Details National Parks At Risk Due to Continued Oil and Gas Development on Adjacent Public Lands
    •  January (11)
      • Coalition Comments on Day Use Visitor Access Strategy for Rocky Mountain National Park
      • Coalition Signs on to Comments Regarding the Monument Management Plan for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
      • Coalition Comments on Visitor Access Management Plan for Yosemite National Park
      • Coalition Comments on Visitor Access Management Plan for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
      • Coalition Joins Comments on the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 2023 Second Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale Draft EA.
      • Coalition Joins in Support of Virginia Senate Bill Prohibiting Construction of Industrial Data Centers Within One Mile of a National Park, State Park or other Historically Significant Site
      • Coalition Joins Scoping Comments on Upcoming WY Oil and Gas Lease Sale
      • NPT: Native American Alliance Wants More Say In Managing National Parks
      • Inside the Fight to Fly Over National Parks
      • Coalition Talks Climate Change and National Parks with NPT
      • NPT: Top Stories Across the Park System in 2022
  • 2022 (124)
    •  December (7)
      • Coalition Comments on the Cumberland Island N.S. Visitor Use Management Plan
      • Coalition Celebrates Passage of National Heritage Area Act
      • Coalition Statement on FY2023 Omnibus Funding Bill
      • Coalition EC Member Talks Climate Change and the Gullah Geechee Corridor
      • Coalition Urges Passage of National Heritage Act in Letter to Congressional Leadership
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Expressing Deep Concerns Over Proposed Leasing Plans for Clara Barton NHS
      • Coalition Speaks with Citizen Times About ATMP Concerns at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    •  November (14)
      • Coalition Applauds President Biden’s Pledge to Protect Avi Kwa Ame
      • Coalition Supports Increased Funding For Environmental Agencies and Programs in FY23 Omnibus Bill
      • Member Op-Ed: Congress should pass the CORE Act now
      • Coalition Continues to Take Action on Transmission Line Project Near Jamestown
      • NPT: NPS Must Take A Closer Look At Air Tours
      • Coalition Signs on In Support of Protection for Mature Forests
      • Coalition Signs on In Support of Additional Funding for Disaster Relief in FY23 Appropriations Omnibus Bill
      • Coalition Supports Reform to the Antiquated Federal Oil and Gas Leasing System
      • Coalition Members Sign On In Support of the Antiquities Act
      • National Parks Traveler: News Roundup Looking At Air Tours, GAOA, And More
      • Member Op-Ed: Yes, please stop building on the Mall
      • Coalition Joins Comments In Support of Guidance to Disallow Renewable Energy Tax Credits Near Japanese American Incarceration Sites
      • Bears Ears National Monument Monument Management Plan Scoping Comments October 2022
      • Coalition Signs Letter Opposing the Prince William Digital Gateway
    •  October (11)
      • What Exactly Is The Antiquities Act?
      • Coalition Joins Request for Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton James River Transmission Line Pre-decisional Referral
      • What is the Antiquities Act?
      • Coalition Celebrates Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument Designation
      • Coalition Joins E-bike Letter Sent to Secretary Haaland
      • Comments on Minnesota’s Draft Plan for Regional Haze
      • Comments on the 2023-2028 Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Draft EIS
      • Coalition Comments on Ongoing Use of Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle in Units of The National Park System
      • Coalition Comments on Ruling Regarding Alaska Hunting Practices
      • Potential Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) Alternatives for Mount Rushmore National Memorial
      • Badlands National Park Air Tour Management Plan Potential Alternatives Newsletter
    •  September (16)
      • Comments for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Resource Management Plan
      • Coalition and Partners Continue Fight Against Development Near Manassas National Battlefield Park
      • Coalition Joins 100 Organizations in Support of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Designation
      • Coalition Comments On Big Cypress National Preserve Supplemental Draft Backcountry Access Plan, Wilderness Study, and Environmental Impact Statement
      • Success Story – Federal Court Blocks Cadiz Water Project in the California Desert
      • Coalition Joins Support for NPF Reauthorization Act
      • Coalition Joins Support for Supplemental NPS Disaster Recovery Funding
      • Coalition Speaks with NPT on NPS Tribal Co-stewardship Policy
      • Member Op-Ed: Reform oil and gas rules before allowing new leases
      • Coalition Comments on Dominion Energy’s James River Project
      • Coalition Supports Designation of Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument
      • Coalition Comments on FRA Brightline West NEPA Re-evaluation of Las Vegas to Apple Valley Segment
      • Coalition Thanks Secretary Haaland for Visit to Avi Kwa Ame
      • Coalition Sends Letter of Support for 1908 Springfield Race Riot Study
      • The Coalition Applauds and Supports the National Park Service System Plan
      • Coalition Joins Call to Protect Old-Growth Forests
    •  August (9)
      • Coalition Signs On To Support Secretary Deb Haaland issued Secretarial Order 3407 (single-use plastics)
      • Advocacy Actions Update: Spaceport Camden and Mt. Rushmore Fireworks
      • Coalition Celebrates Final Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
      • Coalition Comments On Experimental Population Regulations
      • Op-Ed: Our National Parks Still Need Fixing
      • Find the best National Park to sleep under the stars!
      • Celebrate the Great American Outdoors Act
      • New Report Highlights Urgent Need for Federal Oil and Gas Reform to Protect Cultural Landscapes Surrounding National Parks
      • Member Op-Ed: Yosemite’s sequoias survived the latest wildfire. Not all national parks will be so lucky.
    •  July (7)
      • Coalition's Comments to the DOI's Law Enforcement Task Force
      • Coalition Comments on Nevada's Proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Comments On Hawaii Draft Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Comments On Idaho Draft Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Comments on Low Workplace Satisfaction of NPS Employees
      • Coalition Signs on to Protect Minidoka from Lava Ridge Development
      • Coalition Joins Comments Regarding the Oklahoma’s Draft Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
    •  June (9)
      • Coalition Supports Cesar Chavez National Historic Park
      • Coalition Leads Effort in Support of Additional FY23 NPS Funding
      • Coalition Submits Testimony on Various National Parks Bills
      • Coalition Comments on California’s Proposed State Implementation Plan Regional Haze - Round Two
      • Member Op-Ed: When will it be over for the CORE Act?
      • Coalition Submits Testimony on FY23 NPS Appropriations
      • Coalition Recognizes Antiquities Act Anniversary
      • Coalition Signs on To Letter Urging National Monument Designation for Castner Range
      • Coalition Participates in Panel on Protecting Cahokia Mounds
    •  May (9)
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Alaska Regional Haze Plan
      • Coalition Signs on In Support of the NPF Reauthorization Act
      • Coalition Comments on Fire Island National Seashore Off Road Vehicle Civic Engagement Newsletter
      • Coalition Joins Protest of June 2022 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Parcels
      • NPT: The National Park System's Crippling Maintenance Backlog
      • Coalition Comments on NPS Deferred Maintenance
      • Coalition and Public Lands Conservancy Comment on Tomales Point Area Plan
      • Member Op-Ed: President Biden, proclaim the 1908 Springfield Race Riot site a national monument.
      • Member Op-Ed: President Biden should make a national monument in Sierra from Yosemite to Kings Canyon
    •  April (10)
      • Coalition Works With House Committee On Housing Legislation
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Arkansas Regional Haze Plan
      • Open Letter Regarding Alabama's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Reduce Regional Haze Air Pollution In Our National Parks
      • Over 300 Coalition Members Sign On in Support of National Monuments
      • Coalition Statement Following Lease Sales Announcement
      • Request for Additional NEPA Analysis for the Q1 2022 Lease Sales
      • Coalition Applauds Congresswoman Escobar’s Letter of Support for Castner Range
      • Coalition Speaks with NPT About Funding for Cultural and Historic Parks
      • Coalition Comments: Air Tour Management Plan Alternatives for Haleakalā National Park
    •  March (14)
      • Member Op-Ed: President Biden, protect these Nevada lands
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Air Tour Management Alternatives for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
      • Coalition Supports Castner Range N. M. Designation As Secretary Haaland Visits the Landscape
      • Coalition Signs on to Action Regarding Pt. Reyes
      • Coalition Joins Comments Request for Supplemental National Environmental Policy Act Analyses.
      • Coalition Comments Comments on Wyoming’s Proposed State Implementation Plan Regional Haze Round Two
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Montana's Regional Haze Plan
      • Coalition Sends Letter Regarding GRCA Backcountry Permit Fees
      • Coalition Comments - Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail Revised Environmental Assessment.
      • Member Op-Ed: The Reality of Locality for Federal Workers in Colorado
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Caneel Bay Redevelopment and Management Plan
      • Coalition Submits Written Comments on American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas
      • Member Op-Ed: National Parks Can’t Keep Doing More With Less
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Visitor Experience and Improvement Authority Proposed Rule
    •  February (8)
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request on DOI Review of Alaska Hunting Rule
      • Coalition Reaches out to Director Sams Regarding HR Concerns
      • Coalition Submits Statement for GAOA Hearing
      • Coalition Joins Sign On Commending GAOA Hearing
      • Coalition Praises Bennet's Push to Pass Amache Legislation
      • Organizations Send Notice of Intent to Sue EPA Over Failure of Regional Haze Plans
      • CPANP Seeking A Part Time Staff Assistant
      • NPT: Room To Grow? For Parks In The Eastern US, More Than You Realize
    •  January (10)
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Ironman Race Permit Request at Blue Ridge Parkway
      • Coalition Expresses Strong Concern Over Potential Development Near Manassas National Battlefield Park
      • Coalition Joins Call Urging Passage of Final FY 22 Appropriations Bills
      • Coalition Submits Comments to BLM on Orphaned Wells
      • Coalition Participates in American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas Listening Session
      • Coalition Joins Sign-On for Strong Appropriations Bill
      • Coalition Joins Request for Pre-Decisional Referral for Historic Jamestown Transmission Lines Project
      • PETITION TO REDUCE THE RATE OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION ON PUBLIC LANDS
      • Coalition Joins Call to Delay Community Meetings Over Proposed Data Center Near Manassas Battlefield
      • Former Coalition Chair Comments on Funding Imbalance and the Parks
  • 2021 (157)
    •  December (11)
      • National Parks Traveler | 2021's Major News Stories From The Parks
      • Coalition Comments on America the Beautiful Progress Report
      • Coalition Sends Welcome to Director Sams in the Tradition of the Lane Letter
      • Opening Brief Filed In NPS Hunting Rule Litigation
      • Coalition Joins LWCF Funds Request to Support America The Beautiful
      • Comments on Tennessee Regional Haze Plan
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Oil Mitigation Plan at Big Cypress
      • Comment Period Extension Request for South Carolina’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Joins Comments Regarding Migratory Bird Treaty Act
      • Member Oped: NPS Director Sams is Right For the Job
      • Comments on Proposed Rescission of Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
    •  November (15)
      • Coalition Comments on Oil and Gas Leasing Report
      • Coalition Joins Comments On Threat To Minidoka National Historic Site
      • Comments on Proposed revisions of 40 CFR Sections 1502, 1507, and 1508
      • Member Oped: Sams the Right Man for Our National Parks
      • Coalition Celebrates Confirmation of Mr. Charles Sams as 19th Director of NPS
      • Member Op-Ed: Senate should OK Sams to lead National Park Service
      • Coalition Signs on Letter Urging Administration to Overhaul Federal Fossil Fuel Program
      • Comments On Indiana's Proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Applauds Plan to Protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park From Oil and Gas Drilling
      • Coalition Signs on in Support of Extending Comment Periods for Oil and Gas Leasing Proposals
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Request to DOI to Remove Land Acquisition Provisions from IRB Charter
      • Coalition Joins Letter Regarding Transmission Line Project Over James River
      • Coalition Signs on in Support of Wildlife Overpasses
      • Comments on Air Tour Management Plans for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore, and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
      • Coalition Supports Extension of Comment Period for WV's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
    •  October (15)
      • Coalition Supports BLM Decision to Defer Leases
      • NPT Episode 141: Is Charles Sams The Next National Park Service Director?
      • Coalition Signs on to National Monument Thank You Letter
      • Comments Regarding the Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project
      • Comments on North Carolina’s Proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Coalition Supports Charles F. Sams III as The 19th Director of The National Park Service.
      • Coalition Celebrates President Biden’s Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
      • Coalition Supports COMPETES Act
      • Coalition Continues Support of Amache Legislation in Committee Hearing
      • Ticket to paradise? Crowded national parks try reservations, fees
      • Comments on Indiana’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
      • Comments on Canyonlands National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Arches National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Bandelier National Monument Proposed Air Tour Management
      • Former National Park Service Leaders Applaud Tracy Stone-Manning’s Confirmation to be the Next Director of the Bureau of Land Management
    •  September (11)
      • Comments on Natural Bridges National Monument Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Bryce Canyon National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Glacier National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Great Smoky Mountains NP Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Coalition Signs On in Support of Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act
      • Coalition Supports Local Vision for Alabama Black Belt NHA
      • Member Op-Ed: We still have a chance to save our national parks.
      • Member Op-Ed: Protect national parks before they reach their breaking point
      • Coalition Speaks on Need for More Parks and More Funding
      • Coalition Speaks with NPT about Air Tour Management Plans
      • Coalition Comments On Reforms To Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program
    •  August (16)
      • Coalition Joins Call to Restore National Monument Protections
      • Coalition Signs on To Deferred Maintenance Letter
      • Member Op-Ed: Our national parks need more funding to keep up with rising number of visitors.
      • Comments on the Death Valley National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on the Olympic National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Mt. Rainier National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • Comments on Everglades National Park Proposed Air Tour Management Plan
      • GAOA Funds Must Be Available to More Units Across the National Park System
      • Coalition Joins Sign On for Oil and Gas Reform
      • Coalition Speaks with NPR On NPS Mask Mandates
      • NPS Director Nominee Announced
      • Coalition Concern Over Air Tour Management Plans
      • Member Op-Ed: Off-highway vehicles in national parks is a bad idea
      • Member Op-Ed: Clean up orphaned wells for Chaco, all national parks
      • Member Oped: Precious landscapes need protection from orphaned wells
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Push to Nominate a NPS Director
    •  July (8)
      • Coalition Submits Letter in Opposition to ATV Use in Utah National Park
      • National Parks Traveler Episode 128: Waiting For A National Park Service Director
      • Coalition Signs Letter About Spaceport Camden and Cumberland Island National Seashore.
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Florida's Proposed Regional Haze Plan
      • Coalition Opposes S. 1812 - A Bill to Expand Lincoln Home NHS
      • Coalition Sends Comment Letter Regarding NPS Campground Strategy
      • Coalition Signs On in Opposition to General Management Plan Amendment for Point Reyes National Seashore
      • Member Op-Ed: Biden's "America the Beautiful" plan is well-timed
    •  June (17)
      • Member Op-Ed: America the Beautiful initiative is right on time
      • Member Op-Ed:Biden's America the Beautiful Plan will help ensure national parks are protected, accessible
      • Letter Sent to DOI Expressing Concerns Over Plans to Drill Near Dinosaur NM
      • Member oped: Restore protections to Grand Staircase-Escalante
      • OPPOSE Large Scale Pumped Storage Budget Proposal - “Eagle Crest Bailout”
      • Member oped: Drilling near Dinosaur NM is a Mistake
      • Member Oped: Let park managers manage their national parks
      • Coalition Supports Bennet’s Reintroduced Oil and Gas Reform Bills
      • Coalition Signs on To GA Regional Haze Letter
      • Coalition Continues to Push for Stronger Air Quality Standards
      • Coalition Submits Testimony for National Park and Public Lands Bills
      • Op-Ed: Rebecca Harriett: A welcome initiative to protect our parks
      • Coalition Lends Support to Revocation of MBTA "Jan 7" Rule
      • Coalition Joins Sign-on Letter On House Transportation Bill
      • Coalition Supports Tracy Stone-Manning as BLM Director
      • Coalition Joins Letter of Concern Regarding Kentucky Air Quality
      • Coalition Statement on President Biden’s FY2022 Budget
    •  May (7)
      • Coalition Op-Ed: People are flocking to national parks — yet understaffed parks continue struggling financially
      • Coalition Expresses Support for National Scenic Byways Program
      • Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period for MI Regional Haze State Plan
      • Coalition Signs On to OH Regional Haze Public Comment Extension Request
      • Coalition Joins Regional Haze Letter Sent to EPA
      • Entry Tickets For National Parks Going Fast
      • Coalition Supports President Biden’s America the Beautiful Conservation Plan
    •  April (15)
      • North Carolina Regional Haze Letter
      • Coalition Continues to Advocate for NPS COVID-19 Data
      • Coalition Gives Tips for Visiting a National Park This Summer
      • Coalition Signs on to Pennsylvania Regional Haze Letter
      • Coalition Supports 30 x 30 Conservation Goal
      • Coalition Supports Legislation to Establish Amache Site as an NPS Unit
      • Coalition Applauds Secretary’s Orders to Repeal Energy Dominance Policies
      • Coalition signs on to Protect National Trails
      • Coalition Signs on To Letter Urging DOI Action to Reform Leasing Program
      • Coalition Urges Senate to Confirm DOI Leadership Nominees
      • Coalition Submits Comments on DOI Fossil Fuels Program Review
      • Coalition Urges Secretary Haaland to Protect Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
      • Coalition Submits Comments on Draft E-Bike Study
      • Coalition Joins Letter Sent to Congress Regarding Onshore Oil and Gas Reform
      • Coalition Submits Budget Recommendations for Committee Hearing
    •  March (15)
      • Coalition Applauds President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
      • Park Leaders Podcast: Working with Friends Groups
      • Coalition Signs on to Appropriations and Infrastructure Letters
      • Coalition Comments on DOI Public Forum
      • Coalition Joins Petition to EPA On Regional Haze Guidelines
      • Coalition and NPCA Send Letter to Interior Regarding Concerns at Big Cypress National Preserve
      • Coalition Celebrates Deb Haaland’s Confirmation as Interior Secretary
      • Coalition Sends Letter Regarding Concerns over USA Hire
      • Coalition Supports Senate Bill to Reform Fiscal Aspects of Leasing System
      • Coalition Signs on to Support the Fair Return for Public Lands Act
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Spaceport Coastal Consistency
      • Coalition Submits Letter on NPS Second Century Campground Strategy
      • Coalition Supports Legislation to Reform Oil and Gas Leasing System
      • Coalition Signs on to Letter Supporting an End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing
      • Coalition Continues to Support Haaland as Interior Secretary Nominee
    •  February (12)
      • Coalition Submits Letter of Support for the Amache Special Resource Study
      • Coalition Contacts NPS Regarding Transmission Line DEIS
      • Coalition Contacts ACHP Regarding Transmission Line DEIS
      • Coalition Contacts Virginia SHPO Regarding Transmission Line DEIS
      • Coalition Encourages More Diversity Within National Park System
      • Coalition Statement On NPS Employees And COVID-19
      • Coalition Praises DOI’s Actions To Restore Intent Of LWCF
      • Coalition Submits Comments On Army Corps' DEIS
      • Coalition Continues to Submit FOIA Requests for COVID 19 Numbers
      • Coalition Member and Former NPS Director Leads The Restoration Project
      • Success Story: Safeguarding the Protection Ranger Profession
      • Coalition EC Member Joins NPCA for a Park Talk
    •  January (15)
      • Coalition Applauds Biden's Executive Actions on Climate Crisis
      • Coalition Speaks With Outside Magazine on Biden Presidency and Parks
      • Member Oped: To Protect Our Parks, Hit Pause On Leasing
      • Coalition Supports Halt On New Oil and Gas Drilling On Public Lands and Waters
      • Coalition Files Join Amicus Brief in Opposition to Rollback Rule
      • Coalition Strongly Opposes National Garden of American Heroes
      • Coalition Applauds Federal Mask Mandate
      • NPCA and Coalition Submit Recommendations on GAOA and Deferred Maintenance Implementation
      • Second Century Action Coalition Releases Priorities for National Parks
      • Coalition Signs On to Letter Regarding Proposed Point Reyes GMP
      • Coalition Files Another FOIA Request for COVID-19 Infection Numbers in NPS
      • Coalition Requests Extended Comment Period for Spaceport Camden
      • This Land is Our Land: Restoring Our National Parks
      • Coalition Signs On To Restoration and Stimulus Letter
      • Coalition Condemns Insurrection at the Capitol 
  • 2020 (190)
    •  December (15)
      • Coalition Mourns the Loss of Director Everhardt
      • Coalition Joins Comments Regarding Migratory Bird Treaty Act
      • Former NPS Director Gary E. Everhardt Passes Away
      • Coalition Joins Comments on Rulemaking Revisions
      • National Parks Traveler Episode 98: Looking Back At 2020 In The Parks
      • Coalition Talks with National Parks Traveler About DOI COVID Count
      • Biden administration must build-up the National Park Service
      • Coalition Calls on DOI for Transparency and Leadership 
      • Coalition Weighs In on Bernhardt's Reckless Behavior
      • Coalition Praises Representative Haaland’s Historic Nomination for Interior Secretary
      • Coalition Comments on CO Air Quality Regulator's Reversal of Decision
      • Coalition Joins 500+ Organizations in Letter to President-Elect Biden
      • Coalition Urges Clean Air Protections
      • Coalition Continues to Submit FOIA Requests for COVID-19 Numbers
      • Coalition Submits Comment Period Extension Request
    •  November (16)
      • Coalition Submits Letter in Support of National Defense Authorization Act
      • Coalition Signs on to FY 21 Appropriations Letter
      • Coalition Supports Inclusion of Wildlife Overcrossings in XpressWest High-Speed Rail Project Design
      • Coalition Testimony: Hearing on Various National Park and Public Lands Bills
      • Coalition Signs on To Letter to Protect Sage Grouse
      • Coalition Speaks Out On NPS Alaska Jurisdiction Rule
      • Coalition: The Secretary Bernhardt’s Attempt to Undermine LWCF is Unacceptable
      • Coalition Slams DOI Over Its LWCF Funding Projects List
      • Coalition: NEPA Directive a “Waste of Taxpayer Money.”
      • The Election Might Be Over—But Our Work As Travelers Isn't
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request for LWCF Projects Under Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Talks Parks Post-Election
      • Coalition Pushes for More Description Regarding GAOA Maintenance List
      • Coalition Concerned Over Failure to Hit LWCF Project Deadline
      • Coalition Signs on to Comments Regarding USFS Proposed Revision to Oil and Gas Regs
      • Coalition Discusses the Future of the NPS in NPT Podcast
    •  October (8)
      • Coalition Signs on To Comments Involving Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sales
      • Decision to Open Up Tongass National Forest to Development is Devastating
      • Coalition Continues Advocacy Through Virtual Meetings
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request for COVID-19 Numbers
      • Coalition Opposes Proposed Revisions to Endangered Species Act Habitat Rules
      • Coalition Signs on to DOI Letter Regarding Pendley
      • EC Member Sheridan Steele Speaks with National Park Traveler
      • Coalition Joins Over 100 Organizations in Opposition to OMB Training Memo
    •  September (16)
      • Coalition Joins Letter of Support for Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
      • Coalition Testifies at House Oversight Committee Hearing
      • Coalition Joins Comments On Oil and Gas Leasing Near Chaco Culture
      • Coalition Calls on DOI to Halt All Oil and Gas Lease Sales
      • Coalition Signs On to Public Comment Extension Letter
      • Coalition Signs On to Letter Opposing Endangered Species Act Amendments
      • Coalition Voices Support for Senator Bennet's Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Bills
      • Coalition Signs On to California Wildlife Protection Letter
      • Coalition Encourages Transparency with The Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Joins Comments on "Habitat" Definition Under ESA
      • NPS FOIA Response: Closure of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
      • Member Oped: Great American Outdoors Act is worth celebrating, especially in Maine
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Changes to Concessions Regulations
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request Related to Fort McHenry Speech
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request Related to COVID-19 Numbers
      • Coalition Comments on New Mexico Lease Sales
    •  August (25)
      • Park Service Under Fire for Role in GOP Convention
      • Coalition Joins Groups in Lawsuit Over Destructive Hunting Practices
      • Coalition Comments on Distribution of GAO Act Funds
      • Coalition Speaks Out About Resource Damage
      • Coalition Joins Protest of Oil and Gas Lease Sales
      • Fort McHenry Should Not Be Used For Political Gain
      • Coalition Voices Concern Over Use of Ft. McHenry
      • Coalition: Acting Director Does Not Understand How Parks Operate
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Requests
      • Freedom of Information Act: COVID-19 Cases to Date Among Park Service Employees
      • Freedom of Information Act Request: Closure of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
      • Coalition Condemns Decision to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling
      • Member OpEd: A call for authorizing Curecanti National Recreation Area
      • Coalition Objects to Using Parks as Campaign Stops
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Mountain Biking Trail
      • Coalition Speaks About Lack of Permanent NPS Director
      • Coalition On Acting Director Vela’s Departure
      • Coalition Supports CORE Act Amendment
      • Coalition Celebrates Decision to Defer UT Lease Sales
      • Coalition Objects to Proposed Political Speech at Gettysburg National Military Park
      • Coalition Comments on Acting Director Vela's Departure
      • Success Story: The Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Chair Comments On What Comes After Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Signs on To Letter Opposing Pendley Nomination
      • Coalition Talks Park Updates on NPT Podcast
    •  July (14)
      • Coalition Signs on to FY21 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Letter
      • Upcoming Webinar: Take Action - Oil and Gas Leasing
      • Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Applauds Momentous Movement on Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Signs On to Comments on Migratory Bird Treaty Act
      • Coalition Supports Legislation to End Non-Competitive Leasing
      • Coalition: NEPA Changes Are Unacceptable
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Comments on Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale
      • 400+ Coalition Members Sign on To Letter in Support of Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Files Joint Amicus Brief in Opposition to SAFE Rule
      • Success Story: An End to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request Related to July 4 Events
      • Member Oped: Leasing Plans Threaten Utah's National Parks
      • Member Oped: Mount Rushmore Fireworks A Bad Idea
      • Coalition Submits Another FOIA Request Related to COVID-19
    •  June (21)
      • Coalition Signs on to Letter Regarding Air Quality Standards
      • Coalition Submits Comments on NPS Jurisdiction in Alaska
      • Coalition Signs On to Support H.R. 2, the “Moving Forward Act.”
      • Coalition: Fireworks at Mount Rushmore a Bad Idea
      • Coalition Member Comments on Mount Rushmore Fireworks Demonstration
      • Letter to Appropriators: NEPA EO Will Harm Parks
      • Former NPS Alaska Managers Submit Letter to DOI Opposing NPS Final Rule on Hunting and Trapping in Alaska
      • Yellowstone National Park's Reopening Protocol is Commendable
      • Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Applauds Momentous Movement on Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Support of INVEST in America Act
      • Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Reacts to President’s Order on NEPA
      • Amid pandemic, Interior moves forward with enormous oil and gas drilling plan on public lands near National Parks  
      • Coalition Chair Talks Great American Outdoors Act on This Green Earth
      • Coalition Comments on New DOI Acting Orders
      • Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Applauds Introduction of the Bill in the House of Representatives, Senate Cloture Vote
      • Coalition Condemns President Trump’s Removal of Marine Protections on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
      • Parks Group Demands Answers to Park Police’s Unprovoked and Aggressive Actions Against Peaceful Protesters
      • Coalition Participates in House Virtual Forum on Parks and Pandemic
      • Comments on Proposed Rule titled “General Provisions; Electric Bicycles."
      • Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Condemns President’s Use of Violence
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request for Recent NPS COVID-19 Numbers
    •  May (14)
      • Member OP-ED: Killing bear cubs and wolf pups in their dens on NPS lands in Alaska is wrong
      • Coalition Chair Is Guest on Great Battlefield Podcast
      • Coalition Praises Senate Movement on Great American Outdoors Act
      • Member OP-ED: The outdoors is a good getaway amid pandemic. Just not the Grand Canyon. Don't reopen it yet
      • Coalition Joins Partners In Call for Wildlife Stimulus Funding
      • Coalition Condemns Final NPS Alaska Hunting Rule
      • Coalition Rolls Out Advocacy Toolkit on Reopening Parks
      • Member Oped: Halt oil and gas lease sales and protect Carlsbad Caverns
      • Member OpEd: Oil and Gas Lease Sales Should be Paused During the Pandemic Crisis
      • Coalition Comments on Acting Positions in DOI
      • Coalition Joins 850+ Groups in Congressional Letter Supporting Great American Outdoors Act
      • Coalition Continues to Oppose Legislation that Benefits Eagle Crest
      • Coalition Urges Caution in Podcast Discussion on Reopening Parks
      • Coalition Addresses Park Reopenings
    •  April (19)
      • Coalition Signs on to Funding Requests
      • Member OpEd: Airport board failed on heli-tour question
      • Coalition Opposes Amendment that Props Up Eagle Crest
      • Victory in a 30-year fight to protect groundwater under Great Basin National Park
      • Coalition Reacts to President Trump’s Remark That National Parks Will Reopen
      • Parks Groups File Brief Against Administration’s Weak Air and Climate Rule
      • Coalition Rebukes Secretary Bernhardt's Messaging
      • Coalition Submits FOIA Request for NPS COVID-19 Numbers
      • Coalition Urges Funding for Lands Package to Assist with Economic Recovery
      • Coalition Joins Call to Protect Sage Grouse
      • Opposition to Uranium Mining Industry Bailout
      • Coalition Signs on to Letter Opposing DOI Royalty Relief
      • Comments on Proposed Ebike Regulation
      • Member OP-ED: Secretary Bernhardt Must Close Shenandoah
      • Coalition: Grand Canyon Superintendent Selection is Appalling
      • Coalition Requests Delay in Ebike Rulemaking Process
      • Coalition Issues Statement on Oil and Gas Meeting
      • Coalition Letter to Acting Director Vela on Continuing COVID-19 Response
      • Coalition Opposes Hunting at Bandelier
    •  March (17)
      • Letter to Secretary Bernhardt: Close Public Access to Parks
      • Member OP-ED: We must protect Utah’s Red Rock landscapes
      • NPS Employee Speaks Out
      • Coalition Joins Over 90 Organizations Calling for Suspension of Public Comment Periods During National Health Emergency
      • Coalition Joins Over 140 Organizations Supporting S. Res. 372 and H. Res. 835
      • Coalition Members Speak Out About Park Visitation During Pandemic
      • Coalition Joins 51 Conservation Groups Commenting On Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rollbacks
      • DOI Should Not Encourage Additional Park Visitation
      • Coalition Supports Halt to Lease Sales and Hold on Public Comment Periods
      •  Coalition Calls for Closures at National Parks
      • America's Best Idea at Risk
      • Coalition Signs on to Collective Comments Regarding Proposed NEPA Changes
      • Backpacker: Here’s How the Presidential Candidates’ Public Lands Plans Stack Up
      • Coalition Comments On Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
      • Testimony of Philip A. Francis, Jr. Chair of the Executive Council
      • Coalition Celebrates Movement on Combined Bill to Protect National Parks
      • Coalition: National Park Visitation Demands Greater National Park Service Budget
    •  February (15)
      • Coalition Testifies at NEPA Public Hearing in Washington, DC
      • Coalition Supports Fair Return for Public Lands Act of 2020
      • Ahead of Testimony, Coalition Issues Statement on NEPA Changes
      • Coalition OP-ED: No one at the helm of America's national parks
      • Coalition Sends Letter in Opposition to 1801 Series Conversion Initiative
      • Coalition Chair Comments on Rising NPS Visitation and Declining Staff
      • Public Lands Should Not Be Sold to Balance the Budget
      • Coalition Testifies at NEPA Public Hearing
      • Member Op-ed: Organ Pipe Cactus Will Suffer Irreversible Destruction
      • Coalition Denounces Massive Cuts to DOI Budget in President's Proposed Budget
      • Coalition Condemns Final Management Plans for Utah National Monuments
      • Member OP-ED: Time to end wasteful, speculative oil & gas leasing
      • Oppose Eagle Crest Legislation
      • Coalition Participates in Outdoor Retailer Panel on Parks and Climate Change
      • Member OP-ED: Bill Would Balance Interest in Parks
    •  January (10)
      • Coalition Comments on Electric Bicycles in NPS Alaskan Parks
      • OP-ED: Restore oil and gas leasing master plans
      • Prominent Park Advocates and Leaders Take Battle Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline to the Supreme Court
      • Coalition Joins "Amici curiae" Brief to The Supreme Court of the United States
      • Coalition Requests Extension of Comment Period for NEPA Update
      • Coalition Applauds Legislation to Curtail Oil and Gas Leasing
      • Member OP-ED: Trump is Threatening America's Cornerstone of Environmental Law to Allow for Backroom Deals
      • Coalition Condemns Proposed Changes to NEPA
      • Coalition Comments: Sochan Gathering for Traditional Purposes at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
      • Coalition Comments - Ebike Use on Trails
  • 2019 (98)
    •  December (9)
      • Coalition Talks Endangered Parks with National Park Traveler
      • Coalition Participates in Telepresser
      • Coalition Statement on House Spending Packages
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Opposing BLM Move in Politico Ad
      • OP-ED: Maine needs a fully funded LWCF
      • Op-ed: For the good of Maine, the Land and Water Conservation Fund must be fully funded.
      • Coalition Chair Speaks with NPT on E-bikes in National Parks
      • OP-ED: Congress must keep promise on conservation fund
      • Coalition Meets with Portland Press Herald Editorial Board
    •  November (4)
      • Coalition Members Meet with Everett Daily Herald Editorial Board
      • Coalition Chair Comments on Rangers Ordered to the Border
      • OP-ED: Uranium mining threatens water, natural heritage
      • The National Park System Deserves Better
    •  October (13)
      • Coalition Comments on the Ambler Road Draft Environmental Impact Statement
      • Coalition Comments on the Draft Environmental and Economic Analysis for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project
      • Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Denounces Attempts to Privatize More NPS Campgrounds
      • CPANP Signs-On to Appropriations Letter
      • Member OP-ED: Concerned about OHV damage to national parks
      • Coalition Talks to NPT About Commercializing More Campgrounds
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Expressing Concern Over Proposed Off-Road Vehicle Use in Utah Parks
      • Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act
      • Statement of support for Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act (H.R. 3225) by Phil Francis, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks.
      • OP-ED: Protecting America's national parks and our national identity
      • CPANP Letter Opposing DOI Reorg and the Use of Unobligated Funds
      • Comments on Proposed Closure of Target Shooting on Certain Lands within Bears Ears National Monument
      • OP-ED: Protect America's Best Idea
    •  September (6)
      • Statement by Phil Francis, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks on the Senate Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
      • Coalition Files Joint Letter of Protest on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
      • Coalition Signs-on to FY20 Appropriations Letter
      • Coalition Comments on NPS Memo Regarding External Review and Comments
      • Comments on ISRO Nonwilderness Cultural Resource Management Plan and Environmental Assessment
      • Coalition Submits Letter Opposing DOI Reorganization
    •  August (5)
      • Protest of Bears Ears National Monument Proposed Monument Management Plan
      • Coalition Comments on DOI-BLM Federal Pipeline Unit Wells
      • Coalition Comments - Proposed Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
      • Coalition Condemns Trump Administration’s Changes to Endangered Species Act
      • Coalition Joins Partners in Opposition to DOI Reorganization
    •  July (8)
      • Coalition Comments on Potential NPS E-bikes Policy
      • OP-ED: Vermont Benefits Greatly from LWCF
      • OPINION: Alaska's parks and public lands deserve protection
      • Coalition Issues Statement on President Trump’s Speech on the Environment
      • CPANP Chair Appears on CNN
      • CPANP Issues Statement on NPS Funds Diverted for Salute to America
      • Trump’s Salute to America an Irresponsible Use of National Park Service Resources
      • Coalition Comments on Growing Costs of July 4th Celebration on The Mall.
    •  June (9)
      • Coalition Weighs in On Lack of Law Enforcement Rangers in Parks
      • Opinion: Land and Water Conservation Fund benefits South Carolina
      • Statement on House Natural Resources Committee Passage of Restore our Parks Act
      • Coalition Submits Comments on AZ Border Infrastructure Projects
      • CPANP Encourages Funding for Deferred Maintenance in Interview with Public News Service
      • Coalition Statement on House Natural Resources Committee Markup
      • Coalition Continues to Push for LWCF Funding as Bernhardt visits National Parks
      • Coalition and Partners submit comments to BLM on Dangers of Hydraulic Fracturing
      • Success Story – Speaking Out Against Impacts to Chaco Canyon NHP Helps Change Interior Direction
    •  May (9)
      • Coalition Supports Rob Wallace Nomination
      • Letter to the Editor: Tipton should support Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
      • Pipeline Proposal a Threat to Nevada’s Public Lands
      • OP-ED: Senator Gardner Must Provide Oversight to Keep Colorado's Public Lands Safe
      • Coalition Interview on LWCF and Maine
      • Coalition Statement on the House Appropriations Committee draft fiscal year 2020 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Funding Bill
      • LWCF Deserves Full Funding
      • Coalition Joins Partners to Advocate for Continued US Engagement in World Heritage Program
      • Coalition Submits Testimony on FY20 Interior Appropriations
    •  April (6)
      • Stop Alarming Changes Proposed to National Register
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Changes to National Register
      • Disappointing News for National Parks: Bernhardt Confirmed as Interior Secretary
      • New Interior Chief Poses Threat to our National Parks
      • Why Bernhardt is Unfit to Serve as Secretary
      • Why Interior Secretary nominee David Bernhardt is bad for Arizona.
    •  March (9)
      • Bernhardt is Not the Secretary of the Interior that Colorado Needs
      • Bernhardt is a Threat to Maine's National Parks and Public Lands
      • Bernhardt is Bad News for West Virginia Parks
      • Coalition to Congress: "David Bernhardt Poses a Serious Threat to our National Parks"
      • President Trump’s Proposed Budget Will Harm National Parks and Public Lands
      • Coalition Urges NPS to Prepare Proper NEPA Analysis for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
      • Coalition Sends Letter to Congress Urging Protection for Oxon Cove Park
      • Success Story: James River Powerline Ruling
      • Coalition's Advocacy Efforts Pay Off in District of Columbia Circuit Ruling
    •  February (10)
      • Coalition Applauds House Passage of Public Lands Bill
      • Coalition Testifies Before Congress on DOI Budget Needs
      • Coalition Celebrates Passage of S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act
      • Media Interest Surrounds Coalition's Shutdown Impact Survey on National Parks
      • Coalition Releases Summary of Shutdown Impact Survey
      • Coalition Testifies on Use of Fee Money During Shutdown
      • Coalition Issues Statement on Need to Fund and Reauthorize LWCF
      • Coalition Expresses Concern Over Bernhardt Nomination
      • Coalition Chair Phil Francis Speaks to Use of Fee Money and Losses from Shutdown
      • Opinion: Congress must fund land, water conservation program
    •  January (10)
      •  Shutdown Damage Assessment Is Only Just Beginning
      • Coalition Joins 146 Groups in Comments on Proposed DOI FOIA Changes
      • Coalition's Letter to Sen. McConnell - Reopen the Dept. of the Interior
      • Coalition Joins Call for DOI to Postpone Lease Sales During Shutdown
      • Letters to the Editor Opinion: The real shutdown ‘charade’
      • Former Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent: Phil Francis park should be closed until shutdown ends
      • Statement of Coalition Executive Council Member Richard Ring
      • Coalition Joins Others to Urge Passage of H.R. 266
      • Coalition Joins Groups Calling Trump to Close Parks during Shutdown
      • Coalition's Statement on Continuing Government Shutdown
  • 2018 (72)
    •  December (13)
      • Coalition Statement on the Partial Government Shutdown
      • Coalition Joins Public Lands Advocates in Telepresser on Government Shutdown
      • Congress Fails to Reauthorize and Fully Fund LWCF
      • National Parks Traveler: Coalition Urges Improved NPS Training on Ethics Standards
      • National Parks Traveler: Interior Secretary Zinke Will Leave By Year's End
      • Coalition Statement on Potential Government Shutdown
      • Coalition's Statement on Secretary Zinke's Resignation
      • Coalition and NPCA File Amici Brief in Atlantic Coast Pipeline Case
      • Coalition Comments on Sochan Gathering in GRSM
      • Coalition Chair Comments on New Park Advisory Board
      • Coalition Among Groups Urging for Passage of S. 3172/H.R.6510
      • Coalition Urges Improved Training on Ethics Standards
      • Coalition Strongly Opposes Potential Change in Law to Allow Pipeline Construction in National Park
    •  November (8)
      • Coalition's Advocacy Toolkit
      • Coalition Urges Training for Employees on Ethics Standards with Donors and Partner Organizations
      • Groups File Reply Brief in Appeal of BLM’s Eagle Crest Decision
      • Joint Letter to Congress Urging the Reauthorization and Funding of the LWCF
      • CPANP Urges Congress to Suspend Action on H.R. 6687
      • Coalition Voices Concern about Atlantic Coast Pipeline
      • NPS EA for Proposed Alaska Hunting Rule Change is Deeply Flawed
      • National Parks Can’t Afford EPA’s So-called Affordable Clean Energy Rule
    •  September (11)
      • The LWCF Must Be Reauthorized Without Further Delay
      • Federal Court Overturns Delisting of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
      • Coalition Opposes Weakening Endangered Species Act Regulations
      • Coalition Condemns Cynical Proposal to Repeal NPS Alaska Hunting Regulations
      • Time is running out for America’s most important parks program
      • Martin: Protect vital Land and Water Conservation Fund
      • Florida legislators, step up and save the Land and Water Conservation Fund
      • Coalition Voices "Process" Concerns About Proposed NPS Repeal of Alaska Hunting Regulations
      • The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Joins in IBLA Appeal to Protect Joshua Tree National Park
      • The Hill: Visit a national park to see the real impacts of climate change
      • The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Joins in IBLA Appeal to Protect Joshua Tree National Park
    •  August (4)
      • Federal Court Puts Hold on Wyoming and Idaho Grizzly Bear Hunts
      • Desert Sun: Don’t let an obsolete energy project hurt Joshua Tree National Park
      • Commentary: Oil and gas leases threaten national parks
      • Coalition Opposition to DOI Reorganization
    •  July (1)
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Changes to NEPA
    •  May (3)
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Revision of Gray Wolf Hunting Seasons
      • 345 Coalition Members Urge Sec. Zinke to Support LWCF Reauthorization
      • Groups Request Public Comment Period on BLM Lease Sale near Carlsbad Cavern
    •  April (16)
      • Wyoming should stop hunt of Yellowstone grizzlies
      • Washington Post: Proposed shake-up at National Park Service could make senior leaders hit the road
      • Proposed Repeal of Clean Power Plan Rule is Bad for Parks
      • Coalition Members Call on Wyoming Governor to Halt Premature Grizzly Bear Hunt
      • Coalition Appeals to NPS to Reconsider Harmful OHV Rule at Glen Canyon NRA
      • Member OP-ED: Protecting Florida's national parks means, first, facing climate threats
      • Wyoming Should Halt Plans for Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Hunt
      • NPCA Blog Post: What We Stand to Lose at Glacier National Park
      • Success Story Update: NPS Announces plan for Modest Entrance Fee Increases
      • Scoping Comments on BLM Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante NM
      • NPS Proposes Irresponsible Increase in OHV Use at Glen Canyon NRA
      • COALITION AND NPCA COMMENT ON BLM MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR DOWNSIZED BEARS EARS NM
      • Coalition Thanks Congress for Passage of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act
      • Coalition Opposes Oil and Gas Leasing Near Great Sand Dunes
      • Success Story: Interior Department Drops Outrageous Entrance Fee Proposal
      • Colorado BLM Denies Coalition Request for an Extension
    •  March (3)
      • Coalition Statement on “Made in America” Advisory Committee
      • National Parks Magazine: Reporting for Duty
      • Success Story: BLM Defers Oil and Gas Lease Sale Near Chaco Culture NHP
    •  February (5)
      • Portland Press Herald: Former Acadia superintendent: Trump’s proposed budget cuts threaten national parks
      • CPANP Statement on Trump’s FY 19 Budget and Infrastructure Plan
      • Interior Department’s Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Plan is Irresponsible
      • Knox News: Georgiana Vines: Coalition concerned about possible cuts to national parks budget
      • Coalition Submits Scoping Comments to BLM on Ambler Road Project
    •  January (8)
      • Coalition Comments on Ambler Road Project at Gates of the Arctic NP
      • Interior Proposes to Weaken Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Requirements
      • Backpacker: What New Offshore Drilling Means for National Parks
      • Coalition Press Release on National Park Service Advisory Board Resignations
      • Washington Post: Nearly all members of National Park Service advisory panel resign in frustration
      • Salon: Trump’s Interior secretary wages war on “deep state”: his own staff
      • CNN: Grand Canyon is a national treasure, not a place for uranium mining
      • Recent Court Ruling Raises Questions about Delisting of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
  • 2017 (24)
    •  December (7)
      • Coalition Participates in Telepresser on the 2008 “Utah 77” Oil and Gas Leases
      • Success Story: BLM Defers Leasing Oil and Gas Parcel Near Theodore Roosevelt NP
      • CPANP Approves New Strategic Plan for 2018-2020
      • Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Natural Resources
      • Member OP-ED: Preserve national parks. This land is your land, Florida
      • Coalition Nominates Deny Galvin for Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee
      • Comments on Proposed Targeted Fee Increases at 17 National Parks
    •  November (2)
      • Coalition Urges Preservation of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive Program
      • Coalition Comments on Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Near Theodore Roosevelt NP
    •  October (8)
      • Fee Increase by Administration Goes Too Far The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks
      • Bakersfield Californian: Maintenance, repairs greatly needed in our national parks
      • NYT: Drilling Near Dinosaur National Monument Draws Criticism
      • Over 350 Coalition Members Sign On & Express Disappointment in Zinke's Monument Review
      • Coalition Statement on NPS Work Environment Survey
      • Over 350 Coalition Members Sign On & Express Disappointment in Zinke's Monument Review
      • Coalition Statement on Congressman Bishop’s Bill to Weaken the Antiquities Act
      • Member OP-ED: Coalition’s letter to the editor of the Helena (MT) Independent Record
    •  September (3)
      • Coalition Statement on Executive Order 13792 (National Monument Review)
      • Coalition Joins In Strongly Opposing H.R. 3354
      • Coalition Participates in Telepresser on Oil & Gas Development
    •  July (2)
      • Coalition Comments on Zinke's Statement About Contracting Out Services in Parks
      • Coalition Comments on Secretary Zinke's Review of 27 National Monuments
    •  March (1)
      • Coalition Statement on President's Budget
    •  February (1)
      • Coalition Opposes BLM Oil & Gas Leasing Near Zion National Park
  • 2016 (10)
    •  December (1)
      • Proposed Dominion Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton Transmission Line Project
    •  November (1)
      • Eagle Crest "Gen-Tie" Project Will Have Significant Impact on Joshua Tree NP - An EIS Should be Prepared
    •  October (1)
      • OP-ED: The Old Dominion deserves better from Dominion Electric
    •  July (1)
      • Say "No" to Soda Mountain Solar
    •  May (3)
      • Say "No" to Oil Refinery at Theodore Roosevelt NP
      • Member OP-ED: Protecting America's Parks
      • Coalition Comments on Director's Order #21 - Philanthropic Partnerships
    •  February (1)
      • Coalition Supports Proposed Changes to Virginia’s Powerline Approval Process
    •  January (2)
      • Say "No" to Pipelines Through Parks
      • Coalition Opposes James River Transmission Line Project
  • 2015 (4)
    •  December (1)
      • NPS Is Revising Its “9B" Oil and Gas Regulations
    •  July (2)
      • Op-Ed: This Is No Time To Give Up On America's National Treasures
      • Op-Ed: "The most beautiful places on earth: Our public parks and open space"
    •  February (1)
      • Please Oppose H.R. 399, The “Secure Our Borders First Act Of 2015"
  • 2014 (2)
    •  March (1)
      • Understanding The U.S. House Of Representatives' Major Attack on Antiquities Act & National Parks
    •  January (1)
      • The Coalition Guest Shot Jackson Hole News & Guide 1.15.14
  • 2012 (1)
    •  December (1)
      • Goodbye Ranger! Sequestration Will Kill America's Best Idea
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