National Parks Conservation Association A Century of Impact

National Parks Conservation Association: A Century of Impact is a beautiful hardbound treasure celebrating NPCA’s 100 years of protecting and serving Americas National Parks and Monuments. The stunning national park photography makes this the perfect gift for any admirer of our national parks and monuments. This admirable legacy of the NPCA is presented with the engaging text of notable authors and the magnificent photography of the nation’s foremost photographers. A Century of Impact is certain to be a treasure in homes and libraries across America for many years.

Author Tom McCarthy is a Connecticut based, award winning editor and writer whose books have won a Harvard University Book of the Year; a Sports Illustrated Top Book of the Year; and an Esquire magazine Five Best Reads selection. He is currently collaborating on a sequel to the The New York Times best-selling “From Baghdad with Love.”

Author Whit Stiles, is the author of numerous Grandin Hood books, a national award-winning advertising copywriter, and a recording studio musician.

Editor and Producer Robin Hood is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and founder of Grandin Hood Publishers. He partnered with fellow Tennessee Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley to create publications celebrating the spirit of American communities. Grandin Hood publishes commemorative books celebrating the stories of foundations, historic sites, universities and corporations.

A Century of Impact is a treasure trove of stunning photographs and evocative text celebrating the continued nurturing by NPCA of “America’s Greatest Idea - her national parks.”  

“It’s difficult to imagine what America would be like without the Grand Canyon or the Great Smoky Mountains or the Statue of Liberty. National parks offer us more than battlefields and hiking paths, beachfronts and mountaintops: We find a sense of identity and inspiration in these treasured places. They speak to who we are as Americans, and all who are part of National Parks Conservation Association’s mission feel the great sense of responsibility that is bound in the work to protect and preserve every one of these sites for future generations.”
-Theresa Pierno, President and Chief Executive Officer, NPCA

The NPCA and their 1.3 million members and supporters are the voice of America’s national parks, working to protect and preserve our nation’s most iconic and inspirational places for present and future generations. Together they celebrate the parks — and work tirelessly to defend them — whether on the ground, in the courtroom or on Capitol Hill.

From the NPCA national headquarters in Washington, D.C., and 27 locations nationwide, people call on their program and policy experts, committed volunteers, staff lobbyists, community organizers and communications specialists to inform and inspire the public and to influence decision makers to ensure that our national parks are well protected.

They have earned many hard-won victories together — but our national parks face new threats every day.