The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The service manages...
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United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department...
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A national park is a nature park designated for conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It...
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Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana...
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National Park Service rangers are among the uniformed employees charged with protecting and preserving areas set aside in the National Park System by...
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National Park Service rustic – sometimes colloquially called Parkitecture – is a style of architecture that developed in the early and middle 20th century...
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The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. The collection...
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Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km2)...
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largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Park Complex. North Cascades National Park consists of a northern...
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The National Park Service Organic Act, or simply "the Organic Act" as referred to within the National Park Service, conservationists, etc., is a United...
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History of the National Park Service Organization of the National Park Service "Directors of the National Park Service". National Park Service. Archived from...
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Grand Teton National Park is only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service–managed John...
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include National Parks, National Monuments, National Memorials, National Military Parks, National Historic Sites, National Parkways, National Recreation...
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of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. As of August...
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Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau...
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National Park is an American national park located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border, adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park...
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interpreting the nation's national parks. While the first national park, Yellowstone, was created in 1872, the National Park Service has only existed since...
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National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers are uniformed federal law enforcement officers with broad authority to enforce federal and state laws within...
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visitor center. The park receives an average of less than 10 in (250 mm) of rain annually. Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally...
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The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one national park and three California state parks located in the United States along the...
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Kings Canyon National Park; both parks are administered by the National Park Service together as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. UNESCO designated...
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There are nine national parks located in the state of California managed by the National Park Service. National parks protect significant scenic areas...
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Island Acadia National Park is an American national park located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park includes about...
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undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. The National Park Service manages the park, with the South Unit being co-managed with the Oglala Lakota...
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Throughout the first century of the United States National Park Service (NPS), the organization's workforce has grown more inclusive and gender-balanced...
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Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific...
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Elias National Park and Preserve is an American national park and preserve managed by the National Park Service in south central Alaska. The park and preserve...
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Congaree National Park is a 26,692.6-acre (41.7 sq mi; 108.0 km2) American national park in central South Carolina, 18 miles southeast of the state capital...
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the sole major national land management agency not part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (which manages the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish...
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Mountains National Park is an American national park in the southeastern United States, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles...
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