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The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior.The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.
The National Park Service's main office is located in the Interior Building (Main Interior), a few blocks west of the White House and a block north of the Mall. The National Park Service is the largest bureau in the department and has often required additional space. Through the 1960s, numerous offices were located on ‘L’ Street N.W.
The Antiquities Act of 1906 authorized the president to proclaim "historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest" as national monuments. [1] Other protective national designations, including those of the National Park Service, must be created by congressional legislation. [2]
For an area to become a unit of the National Park System, it must possess nationally significant natural, cultural, or recreational resources; be a suitable [a] and feasible [b] addition to the system; and require direct management by the National Park Service (NPS) (rather than protection by the private sector or other governmental agencies).
The 2009 plan is a joint initiative of NCPC, the National Park Service and the District of Columbia. The six "big ideas" of the CapitalSpace plan includes linking Fort Circle Parks, improving playfields, enhancing center city parks, improving public schoolyards, enhancing natural areas and transforming small parks. [13]
The Ranger Image and Noble Cause Corruption in the National Park Service. Walterville Oregon: Trine Day Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-63424-126-7. Burns, Ken. The National Parks: America's Best Idea. Washington DC: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009. EVERHARDT, William C. The National Park Service. New York: Praeger, 1972.
The logo of the National Park Service. The Official Units 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 December 2024, there are 433 official units of the National Park System; [1] however, this number can be misleading.
The National Park Service provides an advisory role and limited technical, planning and financial assistance, in a form of Public–private partnership. Each area has its own authorizing legislation and a set of unique resources and goals. Areas considered for designation must have specific elements.