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Advisory: Sierra Club to Speak on Panel on America 250 Initiative and Threats to National Parks
Advisory: Sierra Club to Speak on Panel on America 250 Initiative and Threats to National Parks
Event is Thursday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. in Capitol Visitor Center Room 268 in Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2026
Contact
Ginny Roscamp, [email protected]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and partner organizations will host an event titled "Defending National Parks from the Erasure of History" on Thursday, March 5, at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. The event is the official kickoff for the National Parks Cultural Resources Coalition.
Gerry James, deputy director of the Sierra Club's Outdoors For All campaign, will speak on one of the event panels. The panel, titled "America 250 and Beyond", will discuss the bipartisan federal initiative to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, the spotlight on national parks and historical sites as part of that initiative, and the ongoing threats from Trump's executive orderon "restoring truth and sanity to American history". Critics of the order say it whitewashes and sanitizes history on public lands by removing factual references to climate change, slavery, LGBTQ+ history, and Native American history.
WHAT: "Defending National Parks from the Erasure of History" event hosted by National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and partner organizations. The event will feature two panel discussions: one on defending historical integrity at national parks and one on the America 250 initiative.
WHEN: Thursday, March 5, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE:Capitol Visitor Center Room 268, First Street SE & E Capitol St NE, Washington, D.C. (map of CVC)
WHO:Speakers on the "America 250 and Beyond" panel include:
- Gerry Seavo James, Deputy Director, Sierra Club Outdoors for All Campaign
- Sarah Weicksel, CEO, American Historical Association
- Mark Segal, Stonewall Pioneer and Ambassador for Change at NPCA
- Angel Pena, Executive Director, Nuestra Tierra
- Moderator: Kristen Sykes, Northeast Regional Director, NPCA
MORE INFO:The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. RSVP here.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit https://www.sierraclub.org.
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