Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas PresidentDonald Trump’s administration is pushing federal land management officials to lift restrictions on hunting and trapping in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas. May 8, 2026 MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump’s administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness
Member Op-Ed: Ensuring Colorado’s furbearer policies are science-based
Ensuring Colorado’s furbearer policies are science-based May 6, 2026 By Dr. ELAINE LESLIE It’s a sad fact that the kit fox has disappeared from our state. What’s even more concerning is that Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has made no course corrections from this avoidable tragedy. And so, the agency continues down this same path
Groups Urge Alaska DNR to Reject Flawed Johnson Tract Mine Reclamation Plan
May 4, 2026 William Groom Division of Mining, Land & Water Alaska Department of Natural Resources 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 wi***********@****ka.gov dn**********************@****ka.gov RE: Johnson Tract Project Reclamation Plan Approval Amendment #1 (A20243253RPA.01) – Proposed Reclamation for the Portal Closure, Dewatering Pipeline, and Rapid Infiltration Basin (RIB) Synopsis: A coalition of Alaska Native Tribes,
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Defer Oil and Gas Leasing Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Maah Daah Hey Trail
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks National Parks Conservation Association Badlands Conservation Alliance Dakota Resource Council May 5, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas
Coalition and NPCA Oppose Proposed RIF Rule Threatening National Park Service Employees
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted online via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2025-0107-0001 Subject: Reduction in Force May 4, 2026 We are writing on behalf of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), an organization which represents over 5,000 current, former, and retired employees and volunteers of the National Park Service, and the National Parks
National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts
National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts By Justine McDaniel, LA Times Staff Writer April 26, 2026 The Trump administration proposed cutting nearly 3,000 more positions in its 2027 budget. Lower staffing has prompted worry about parks’ capacity for emergency response, protection of the natural landscape and custodial maintenance. WASHINGTON — When
Conservation Groups Urge NPS to Reject Alaska Hunting and Trapping Rule
Alaska Wilderness League * Alaska Wildlife Alliance * Center for Biological Diversity * Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks * Defenders of Wildlife * Denali Citizens Council* National Parks Conservation Association * Wilderness Watch Re: National Park Service Proposed Rule Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves, Docket No. (NPS-2026-0034) RIN (1024–AE96) A coalition of
NPT: Latest U.S. Customs And Border Protection Map Returns Border Wall To Big Bend
Latest U.S. Customs And Border Protection Map Returns Border Wall To Big Bend By Kurt Repanshek April 22, 2026 New mapping from U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicates the agency has returned to planning for a physical border wall in parts of Big Bend National Park in Texas despite strong opposition from local communities. The
Coalition Urges EPA to Fully Approve Hawaiʻi’s Regional Haze Plan to Protect National Park Air and Views
Comments Submitted via regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-R09-OAR-2025-0152-0001 April 20, 2026 Michael Dorantes Geographic Strategies and Modeling Section EPA Region IX 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 do**************@*pa.gov Subject: Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Partially Disapprove and Partially Approve Hawaiʻi’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Revision for the Second Implementation Period Dear Mr. Dorantes: We are writing
BLM New Mexico Q2 2026 Lease Sale Protest Challenges 74 Parcels Across New Mexico and Texas
April 20, 2026 This filing challenges the Bureau of Land Management’s Q2 2026 lease sale decisions for New Mexico, arguing that the agency’s Final EA, ROD, and FONSI do not satisfy NEPA and other environmental law requirements and that leasing should be deferred pending a more comprehensive review of cumulative impacts and alternatives. Submitted
The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Receives NPCA’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award
“We’re deeply grateful for their enduring commitment and proud to stand beside them and to honor them…Together, we remain resolute in defending our nation’s cultural and natural heritage for current and future generations.” – Tiernan Sittenfeld, NPCA’s President & CEO WASHINGTON — The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) presented The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks
Groups Urge BLM to Remove Utah Oil and Gas Parcels Threatening the Old Spanish National Historic Trail
John W. Hiscock Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Western Watersheds Project Basin and Range Watch SYNOPSIS A coalition of conservation and public-interest organizations has submitted scoping comments opposing portions of the Bureau of Land Management’s Utah 2026 Third Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease
Coalition Opposes Proposed Alaska National Preserve Hunting Rule
Synopsis On April 9, 2026, the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks submitted formal comments opposing the National Park Service’s proposed rule on hunting and trapping in Alaska national preserves. The Coalition, which says it represents more than 5,000 current, former, and retired National Park Service employees and volunteers with over 60,000 years of combined
Groups Urge Interior Department to Keep Chaco Protections in Place
Archaeology Southwest* Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks*Conservation Lands Foundation*Continental Divide Trail Coalition*Earth Keepers 360*Environment New Mexico*Gila Resources Information Project*GreenLatinos*Heart of the Gila*National Parks Conservation Association*Native Land Institute*Natural Resources Defense Council*New Mexico Wild*New Mexico Wildlife Federation*Partnership for Responsible Business*Sovereign Energy* The Wilderness Society April 7, 2026 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Max Wiegmann & Sarah Scott Bureau
Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks: President’s Budget Will Make Crisis At Our National Parks Far Worse
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2026 Contact: Doug Gordon | do**@***************es.com Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks: President’s Budget Will Make Crisis At Our National Parks Far Worse Congress Should Reject These Deep Cuts To National Park Service Today, the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, an organization made up of more than
Protect Our Parks: Fund the National Park Service and Restore Lost Staff
April 2, 2026 Dear Members of Congress, We, the members of the National Parks Second Century Action Coalition, urge a modest funding increase for the National Park Service in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriation bill to address the significant staffing losses and related operational and infrastructure shortfalls in national
‘We’re losing that crucial point of contact’: The trouble at Yosemite National Park’s gates
‘We’re losing that crucial point of contact’: The trouble at Yosemite National Park’s gates An unnamed agency spokesperson says everything’s fine By Ashley Harrell, National Parks Bureau Chief March 31, 2026 At 3:15 p.m. on an unseasonably warm Thursday in mid-March, Yosemite National Park’s Arch Rock Entrance had no line. Cruising by the entrance station,
Judge Halts Trump White House Ballroom Project, Protecting Historic Landmark and Rule of Law
Statement from Emily Thompson, Executive Director of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, on the judge’s ruling halting the construction of President Trump’s ballroom at the White House: “The White House is the people’s house. It is not President Trump’s house. And the White House certainly does not belong to the corporate donors
VICTORY: Court Ruling Halts Destructive Data Centers Adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park
NPCA applauds today’s ruling, which affirms that the Prince William Board of Supervisors did not follow the law in their efforts to fast-track development of this ill-conceived, destructive project. RICHMOND, Va. – Today, the Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld an earlier court ruling voiding land rezoning changes essential to the construction of the Prince
Conservation Groups Challenge Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale Near Old Spanish Trail
Synopsis On March 30, 2026, representatives of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance submitted joint comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s BLM Utah 2026 Second Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0003-EA). The comments focus
Scoping Comments Urge BLM to Rethink New Mexico’s Q3 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS NEW MEXICO WILD The Wilderness Society, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, and New Mexico Wild are urging the Bureau of Land Management to take a far more rigorous look at its proposed New Mexico 2026 Third Quarter oil and gas lease sale. Their comments argue
Conservation Groups Protest Montana-Dakotas Q2 2026 Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale
A coalition of environmental and park-protection organizations is urging the Bureau of Land Management to defer all 23 parcels in the proposed Montana-Dakotas Q2 2026 oil and gas lease sale until the agency completes a far more comprehensive environmental review. The Western Environmental Law Center, joined by the Center for Biological Diversity, Coalition to Protect
Member Op-Ed: BLM nominee puts Grand Canyon at risk. Here’s why.
BLM nominee puts Grand Canyon at risk. Here’s why | Opinion OP ED | Opinion This piece expresses the views of its author(s), separate from those of this publication. BLM nominee Steve Pearce’s record shows he would not protect Arizona’s national parks and monuments. He would do the opposite, putting them at risk. Steve Martin
Member Op-Ed: Trump’s pick to lead BLM is a threat to our great public lands
Trump’s pick to lead BLM is a threat to our great public lands (Opinion) By Daily Camera guest opinion | Boulder Daily Camera PUBLISHED: March 19, 2026 By Elaine F. Leslie The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) exists to sustain and safeguard our nation’s public lands in the present and for future generations. And yet,
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Reject Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Reject Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan The National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks have submitted comments opposing EPA’s proposed approval of Oklahoma’s 2022 Regional Haze State Implementation Plan. The groups argue that the plan fails to require meaningful new pollution controls, even though