The Coalition is urging NPS to preserve Director’s Order 41 and existing wilderness stewardship protections. Current policy has successfully balanced conservation, public access and responsible management for generations. We see no justification for weakening it. protectnps.org/2026/08/03/c...

Conservation and public health groups are challenging the EPA’s rejection of Hawaiʻi’s clean-air plan, a decision that could worsen pollution around Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and Haleakalā National Parks and harm nearby communities. Read more: protectnps.org/2026/07/22/e...

Former park leaders, employees, volunteers and supporters are urging DOI to preserve protections for Chaco Culture NHP. Read our letter & tell BLM to uphold the 10-mile buffer protecting this irreplaceable cultural landscape. Letter: protectnps.org/2026/07/16/f... Act by July 29: protectchaco.org

In response to President Trump signing an executive order to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, Cheryl Schreier, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, issued the following statement. protectnps.org/2026/07/13/c...

This Independence Day, let’s celebrate by protecting the lands, histories, wildlife, and public servants that make these places irreplaceable.

Data is only as strong as the people trained to collect it. At Channel Islands, NPS staff helped track marine ecosystems, monitor island foxes & guide recovery efforts over decades. When parks lose staff, they lose knowledge, continuity, and capacity. Contact Congress: mstr.app/3d1721f5-f78...

Federal workers should not be chilled from raising concerns about public safety, scientific integrity, waste, fraud or abuse. We’re urging OPM to withdraw its overbroad government-wide NDA proposal. Read our full comments: protectnps.org/2026/06/26/c...

Former Big Bend leaders are urging DHS to protect the park while strengthening border security. Their message is clear: a secure border and conservation of one of America’s most iconic national parks do not have to be in conflict. Read the full comments: protectnps.org/2026/06/15/f...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the National Park Service from removing or revising signs, exhibits, and other materials that tell the full American story. National parks are not propaganda tools. They exist to preserve history, not sanitize it. Read more 👉 protectnps.org/2026/06/13/j...

URGENT: Comments are due June 15. The NPS is accepting public comments on the proposed Triumphal Arch at Memorial Circle in D.C., a project that would disrupt one of the nation’s most significant historic viewsheds. Comment by June 15 at 11:59 PM MT: parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm....

Big Bend National Park is an irreplaceable Texas landscape, and the Trump Administration’s border wall waiver puts it at risk. New infrastructure could threaten wildlife migration, increase flood risk and bring light pollution to one of the darkest skies in the world.

For over 50 years, federal land managers have used commonsense safeguards to balance motorized recreation with wildlife protection, clean water, cultural sites, and safe visitor experiences. Revoking these protections risks more conflict, damage, and confusion across public lands & national parks.

National parks are heading into summer with fewer staff, delayed seasonal hiring, and growing pressure to keep parks open while critical stewardship work is pushed aside. This is not sustainable. Our parks need people. Read our full statement: protectnps.org/2026/05/26/n...

Cape Hatteras has always been shaped by movement — wind, water, storms, and shifting shorelines. But climate change is accelerating change in ways that make protecting this place even harder. Tell Congress, our parks need people and science. mstr.app/9494f0ed-d8e... #ParksAreProof

Former Big Bend National Park leaders with 259 collective years of NPS experience are urging DHS to reject waivers that could allow destructive border infrastructure inside the park without environmental review or public input. Read the full letter: protectnps.org/2026/05/21/f...

A proposed federal RIF rule could threaten National Park Service employees by opening the door to arbitrary or politically motivated layoffs. The Coalition and NPCA strongly oppose this rule and warn it could undermine the workforce protecting our parks. Read more: protectnps.org/2026/05/04/c...

Public lands belong to the American people, not the highest bidder.

Scott Socha’s nomination to serve as Director of the National Park Service has been withdrawn. The next NPS Director must be a true leader who believes in the NPS mission, supports NPS employees, and is prepared to champion America’s national parks.

Public Service Recognition Week is May 3–9. As the week approaches, we’re honoring the public servants who protect our parks, welcome visitors, preserve history, respond to emergencies, and steward America’s natural and cultural resources. Learn more: 2026.ourpublicservice.org/public-servi...

“This is a dangerous precedent….any public land order that has been done over potentially decades could then be rescinded by some partisan act of Congress just willy nilly” – Senator Tina Smith on how the Senate CRA vote has left the entire nation’s #PublicLands in jeopardy.

5,000 members. One shared commitment: protect America’s national parks. We’re proud to announce that the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks has officially reached 5,000 members.

Today, the Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld an earlier court ruling voiding land rezoning changes essential to the construction of the Prince William Digital Gateway. These court rulings halt development of the Gateway, a massive, destructive data center project which poses serious threats to

Federal employees must be evaluated on merit, not political loyalty. The Coalition submitted comments urging OPM to reject a proposed rule that could allow forced rankings, unfair evaluations, and serious damage to workforce morale. Read our full comments: protectnps.org/2026/03/20/c...

"These are places of wonder. These are places of respite. These are places where families want to enjoy some incredibly beautiful scenery.” – Linda Mazzu, former superintendent of Bryce Canyon National Park & CPANP executive council member

The proposed 110-unit “Camp Yosemite” development would sit adjacent to the park boundary and near land stewarded by the Southern Sierra Miwok Nation.

A few days ago, Customs and Border Protection quietly revised its online map and no longer shows a physical wall planned for Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River immediately downstream.

A dangerous backdoor maneuver could overturn the plan protecting Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. If approved, the management plan cannot be reinstated, opening the door to ORVs & other extractive activities. Congress must reject this misuse of process. protectnps.org/2026/03/05/b...

Yosemite’s reservation system existed for a reason. Former Yosemite Superintendent and Coalition board member Don Neubacher explains why ending the system ignores years of data showing real impacts from crowding and congestion. Read the full op-ed: 🔗 protectnps.org/2026/02/27/m...

Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing, former National Park leaders are urging the Senate to vote NO on Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Pearce has pushed to roll back monument protections and sell off public lands. Senators must reject this nomination. 🔗 protectnps.org/2026/02/24/f...

"This landscape would never be the same." The Coalition’s Chair, Cheryl Schreier, is sounding the alarm on the PW Digital Gateway, a data center project that would desecrate Manassas National Battlefield Park. www.insidenova.com/opinion/gues...