National Parks Conservation Association
**Named a USA Top Workplace in 2023** For a century, National Parks Conservation Association has been a powerful independent voice working to strengthen and protect America's favorite places. Through our nationwide network of offices and with our nearly 1.6 million members and supporters, we speak up for our more than 400 landscapes, seashores, cultural and historic places--whether in communities or on Capitol Hill. And we are inspiring the next generation of national park visitors to care for them just as much as we do.www.npca.org
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Sep 29, 2026
Desiree HaganCORRESPONDENT
Not everyone is on board.
Desiree HaganCORRESPONDENT
The National Parks Conservation Association, along with nine other advocacy groups, has sued the federal government over its approval of the Ambler Road.
Desiree HaganCORRESPONDENT
Nweya Tagaban is the group's Alaska campaign director.
Desiree HaganCORRESPONDENT
The
Shumita BasuHOST
The Trump administration said it had not actively scouted any sites, and it was not a White House priority.
Shumita BasuHOST
A regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association described the idea as crazy, as the park is home to some pretty wild creatures who don't really follow baseball, creatures like bears, wolves, bison, elk, and pronghorn.
Shumita BasuHOST
You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app.
Shumita BasuHOST
And if you're already listening in the News app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.
Baker MachadoHOST
Conservation groups are pushing back on the idea.
Baker MachadoHOST
Original director for the National Parks Conservation Association called the idea, quote, ludicrous.
Baker MachadoHOST
But the inspiration comes for additional one-off games at special locations, like Major League Baseball's Field of Dreams game in Iowa.
Baker MachadoHOST
The league has also played games at Bristol Motor Speedway and at historic Rickwood Field in Alabama.
Brian NeimanHOST
We've got a lot of people though who are not happy about this.
Brian NeimanHOST
There was one lady who was the regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association who said there is no other Grand Teton that is home to bears and wolves, bison, elk And everything else.
Brian NeimanHOST
So the idea that we would put a baseball stadium in Grand Teton National Park is just what would the word be? Ludicrous, crazy, ridiculous.
Brian NeimanHOST
I mean, I just can't fathom.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
Such a move could imperil the Bald Mountain Roadless Area, one of the largest intact forest tracts in the eastern United States.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
Olivia Porter, with the National Parks Conservation Association, says roadless areas serve many important functions for the health of the environment and communities.
Olivia PorterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Roadless areas are incredibly important for clean air, for long-range view sheds, for clean water for many communities here in North Carolina.
Olivia PorterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's our mountain communities.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
The Trump administration argues rescinding the rule would give greater flexibility to forest management to local and state governments while promoting domestic timber production.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
I'm Simone Perez.
Mike CliffordHOST
An analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association finds 30% of roadless areas are within 30 miles of a national park.
Mike CliffordHOST
Next, scientists are calling on the Congress to continue funding for USDA climate hubs, which help New England farmers adapt to increasingly volatile weather.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
If approved, the change would open up more than 45 million acres of public lands for road construction, logging, mining, and even potential privatization Such a move could imperil the Bald Mountain Roadless Area, one of the largest intact forest tracks in the eastern United States.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
Olivia Porter, with the National Parks Conservation Association, says roadless areas serve many important functions for the health of the environment and communities.
Olivia PorterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Roadless areas are incredibly important for clean air, for long-range view sheds, for clean water for many communities here in North Carolina.
Olivia PorterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's our mountain communities.
Zimone PerezCORRESPONDENT
The Trump administration argues rescinding the rule would give greater flexibility to forest management to local and state governments while promoting domestic timber production.
Mike CliffordHOST
I'm Simone Perez.
Mike CliffordHOST
An analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association finds 30% of roadless areas are within 30 miles of a national park.
Mike CliffordHOST
Next, scientists are calling on the Congress to continue funding for USDA climate hubs, which help New England farmers adapt to increasingly volatile weather.
Catherine CarleyCORRESPONDENT
Public outcry over potential logging and mining in protected wilderness areas has already led the Department of Agriculture to extend the comment period to October 6th.
Catherine CarleyCORRESPONDENT
Todd Martin with the National Parks Conservation Association says federal officials have failed to schedule any public hearings on the matter, making submitted written comments even more important.
Catherine CarleyCORRESPONDENT
You
Todd MartinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
know, these are public lands.
Catherine CarleyCORRESPONDENT
Public outcry over potential logging and mining in protected wilderness areas has already led the Department of Agriculture to extend the comment period to October 6th.
Catherine CarleyCORRESPONDENT
Todd Martin with the National Parks Conservation Association said, says federal officials have failed to schedule any public hearings on the matter, making submitted written comments even more important.
Todd MartinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, these are public lands.
Todd MartinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They belong to all Americans.
Cinda WaldbuesserGUEST
It really makes a huge difference when those voices come together.
Cinda WaldbuesserGUEST
I then, taking that into account, moved to work with the National Parks Conservation Association, where I opened the first Pennsylvania field office, moving back from DC to Pennsylvania, where I was born and raised.
Cinda WaldbuesserGUEST
And there I focused on issues related to national parks throughout the Commonwealth, throughout Pennsylvania.
Cinda WaldbuesserGUEST
And so I was first introduced to ATC while I was with NPCA, working on issues related to the AT, specifically then was some development threats that could impact the trail and then parks throughout Pennsylvania.
Chris ClarkeHOST
Yeah, it's a very strange context overall.
Chris ClarkeHOST
And one of the things that I found myself wondering as I was seeing your coverage was that, you know, in my last gig as California Desert Program Director for the National Parks Conservation Association, I remember quite a few times where there was question about whether or not to keep something open either for resource protection or do you let people go into a place that is at critical wildfire risk or during the the shutdowns we've had rangers not allowed to go out and protect people do you keep the parks open and just cross your fingers or do you close things up and let people know that because of staffing shortages it's not safe for them to be there or it's not safe for the park to have them there And this particular interior department has taken a very dim view of those kind of closures.
Chris ClarkeHOST
My sense was for reasons of optics rather than any other sort of management concern.
Chris ClarkeHOST
Do you get a sense that there's anything like that at play here? Or is it too soon to say?
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