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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 NPS assumes a subdivision of respondents into "promoters" who provide ratings of 9 or 10, "passives" who provide ratings of 7 or 8, and "detractors" who provide ratings of 6 or lower. Calculating the net promoter score involves subtracting the percentage of detractors from the percentage of promoters collected by the survey item.
The American National Park Service's Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program was authorized by Public Law 91-357 enacted in 1970. The purpose of the program is to provide a way through which the NPS can accept and utilize voluntary help in such a way that it is mutually beneficial to the NPS and volunteers.
The Director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the President and requires a Senate confirmation.
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 term was then adopted by the National Park Service. [2] The first Director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, reflected upon the early park rangers in the US National Parks as follows: They are a fine, earnest, intelligent, and public-spirited body of men, these rangers. Though small in number, their influence is large.
The National Park Foundation (NPF) is the official charity of the National Park Service (NPS) and its national park sites. [1] The NPF was chartered by Congress in 1967 with a charge to "further the conservation of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources for future generations of Americans."
Gender relations within the Park Service changed dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s, as the expansion of the NPS coincided with New Left social movements and second wave feminism. In 1960, the National Park Service issued a written statement on employment, urging officials to consider applicants based on qualifications and regardless of gender.