[1][3] Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Theresa Pierno, "the organization's strategic focus is on ensuring that as the leading advocate for national parks these places continue to be protected and have the resources and infrastructure they need to thrive in their second century.

"[5] The NPCA publishes a quarterly magazine, National Parks, the print version of which is distributed primarily to its members with a circulation of 320,000[6] while articles are also available on its website.

[7] The North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 is a bill that would withdraw 430,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources.

"[13] In June 2017 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service removed the Grizzly Bear from Yellow Stone National Parks "endangered species list".

The National Parks Conservation Association is suing the Fish and Wildlife Services for not going through the proper channels in their decision to remove the species from the endangered list.

[15] Citing that the Fish and Wildlife Service, "fails to provide long-term and enforceable regulations to ensure the grizzly population remains stable and is able to increase in both size and geographic scope.

"[15] "It does not include measures that would encourage connectivity with grizzly bears that live in the Crown of the Continent/Glacier ecosystem, depriving both populations of the genetic diversity they need to thrive.