,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bh1 #bjai,mrs4 ,murray submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,,resolution       
,commemorating the #ajjth anniversary of
 the ,national ,parks ,conservation     
,association4  ,whereas1 on ,may #ai1   
#aiai1 a group of scientists1 artists1  
and civic leaders met in ,washington1   
,district of ,columbia1 and founded the 
,national ,parks ,association1 now known
 as the ,national ,parks ,conservation  
,association2 ,whereas ,robert ,sterling
 ,yard1 founder of the ,national ,parks 
,conservation ,association and first    
,chief of ,education of the ,national   
,park ,service1 led a #f-member         
committee to develop the articles of    
incorporation for the ,national ,parks  
,conservation ,association to further   
the view of national parks as classrooms
 and museums of nature2 ,whereas the    

,national ,parks ,conservation          
,association has grown from #a staff    
member to a community of organizers1    
policy experts1 attorneys1              
communications professionals1 and more  
than #a1cjj1jjj members and supporters1 
all dedicated--  7#a7 to advocating for 
parks in the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 
to inspiring future generations to be   
good stewards of public spaces2         
,whereas the mission of the ,national   
,parks ,conservation ,association1      
protecting and enhancing ,america's     
,national ,park ,system for present and 
future generations1 is as relevant in   
#bjai as the mission was in #aiai2      
,whereas1 a century after being         
established1 the ,national ,parks       
,conservation ,association--  7#a7      
continues to act as a passionate and    
outspoken defender of the national parks
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7      
represents people from different        
backgrounds coming together to fulfill a
 unique mandate to steward publicly     

shared land1 independent of government  
and private business2  ,whereas the     
founders of the ,national ,parks        
,conservation ,association envisioned   
national parks as incredible places     
deserving of protection and preservation
 for all people2 ,whereas the ,national 
,parks ,conservation ,association is    
dedicated to ensuring that all people   
can share in that vision1 regardless of 
gender1 race1 or religious belief2 and  
,whereas the ,national ,parks           
,conservation ,association plays a vital
 role in protecting places of           
unparalleled natural wonder1 historical 
significance1 and cultural value within 
the ,national ,park ,system3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 commemorates the #ajjth anniversary
 of the founding of the ,national ,parks
 ,conservation ,association2  7#b7      
recognizes the ,national ,parks         
,conservation ,association for #ajj     
years of protecting and enhancing the   
,national ,park ,system for present and 

future generations2  7#c7 applauds the  
past1 present1 and future efforts of the
 ,national ,parks ,conservation         
,association to advocate for the        
,national ,park ,system2 and  7#d7      
wishes the ,national ,parks             
,conservation ,association continued    
success during the next #ajj years as   
the ,national ,parks ,conservation      
,association strives to engage and      
inspire the public to advance the       
mission of the ,national ,park ,system4