For decades, advocates have defended Manassas National Battlefield Park from one threat after another. Now with the specter of a massive data center project looming, they may be facing their biggest ...

The proposed changes, coupled with the mass firing of dedicated staff at US Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service, ...

I spent 26 days driving 6,750 miles from Michigan to California and back with a husband and dog in tow to Great Basin, Yosemite, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, and Saguaro National Parks – even during the ...

This historic yellow mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was home to one of the world's foremost poets, scholars and ...

Pixie Rolleston is an entomologist by training, having graduated from the University of Delaware in 2023 with a Bachelor's in Insect Ecology and Conservation. Currently, she works in Visitor Service ...

Jonathan Smajda is excited to be a part of the NPCA's 2025 Young Leader's Council for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Jonathan graduated from Duquesne University ...

Saja is an artist and photographer based in Beckley, WV—Appalachian born and raised. Her work in alternative and darkroom photography explores fleeting moments of light through a dream-like lens. As ...

An avid insect-enthusiast and adventurer, Francesca can be found in and around Washington, DC, exploring nature spots, coaching youth soccer, or reading in the sunshine (with lots of sunscreen!). Her ...

Community engagement professional who supports community-led initiatives and projects that address food insecurity and environmental justice, particularly in predominately black communities.

Rachel has been in the nonprofit industry for roughly 7 years. Working for an animal shelter, homeless shelter, food bank, and now literacy nonprofit, she takes pride in working in the industry that ...

Bridget graduated from Penn State in 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering and works full time as an engineer in Philadelphia. In my free time she enjoys thrifting in the city, camping, ...