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Landscape & Wildlife Conservation

By supporting the National Park Service in conservation projects and land acquisition, NPF is protecting the very things that draw us to national parks: the shared land and natural wonders of our parks.

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In the Footsteps of Fishers
In the Footsteps of Fishers

An NPF-funded study is showcasing the remarkable journey of resilience and restoration for fishers in the Cascade Mountains. Once vanished due to over-trapping, these elusive creatures have been reintroduced to their former habitat, with park scientists now studying their adaptation and survival.

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  • A black bear climbs over large rocks
    Bear Tracks

    What happens when bears are relocated from parks? One bear traveled 1,000 miles back to her home in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

  • White shark photographed underwater
    Is That Seaweed or Some-Fin Else?

    NPF funded research is helping track great white sharks, protecting the species, and enabling public safety officials to use science to educate the public on the risk of recreating in the waters off Cape Cod National Seashore.

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