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Preparing America’s National Park System for Its Second Century
April 20, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeThe National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016, marking a century of preserving America’s treasures. During the National Parks Centennial, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is using this powerful opportunity to challenge Congress, the Administration, and the American public to re-engage with the parks and ensure their protection for the next century.
Amanda John, the NPCA’s Pennsylvania & Delaware Program Manager, will lead a presentation and discussion about the incredible resources that make up the nearly 80 National Parks in the Mid-Atlantic with a focus on the 18 spectacular national parks in Pennsylvania. She will cover a range of opportunities and threats facing our national parks across the country and the efforts of the NPCA and its over 1 million members to protect them.
Established by the first Director of the National Park Service, Stephen Mather in 1919, the National Parks Conservation Association is the independent, nonpartisan voice working to strengthen and protect our national park system for nearly a century. Whether on the ground, in the courtroom, the statehouse or on Capitol Hill, NPCA works tirelessly to protect clean air, clean water, natural viewsheds, and wildlife in and around national parks.
About Our Presenter
Amanda John serves as the National Parks Conservation Association’s Pennsylvania & Delaware Program Manager where she oversees and orchestrates policy, advocacy, and outreach campaigns to protect and preserve the unique natural, historic, and cultural integrity of 18 national parks, 7 national heritage areas, and 6 national trails in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Amanda joined NPCA in January 2016 after serving in Director and Manager roles for the Potomac Conservancy and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation leading policy and advocacy efforts to protect water quality in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania at local, state, and federal levels.
Using her background in advocacy campaign management, policy work, and social justice organizing, Amanda looks forward to working with National Parks advocates, community leaders, partners, and decision-makers to protect Pennsylvania’s and Delaware’s national parks and the clean air, clean water, and natural landscapes that are critical to preserving their integrity for future generations.
Amanda is a graduate of Dickinson College with a major in Policy Management and is a certified Environmental Leadership Program Senior Fellow. Amanda lives along the Letort Spring Run in Carlisle, PA with her partner and their coonhound, Beau. While traveling or close to home, Amanda enjoys spending time practicing nature photography, painting, paddling, and being a college basketball fanatic.
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