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The competition is intended to raise awareness, [14] help generate interest in conservation, [9] and allow people to engage with wildlife via the webcams. [15] Rangers associated with Fat Bear Week have also cited a desire to increase accessibility to the otherwise remote Katmai National Park. [16]
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.
There are currently 86 NHSs, of which 76 are official NPS units, 9 are NPS affiliated areas, and one is managed by the United States Forest Service. Derived from the Historic Sites Act of 1935, a number of NHSs were established by United States Secretaries of the Interior , but most have been authorized by acts of Congress .
More than 8.7 million people visited Gateway National Recreation Area in 2022, making it the fourth-most visited unit of the National Park Service. Gateway was created by the U.S. Congress in 1972 [ 4 ] to preserve and protect scarce or unique natural, cultural, and recreational resources with relatively convenient access by a high percentage ...
Map of the system with trail logos Each national scenic and historic trail has a rounded triangle logo used to mark its route and significant points. [1]The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the ...
Glacier National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border.The park encompasses more than 1 million acres (4,100 km 2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), more than 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.
The NPS has twelve administrative regions. [4] Each region provides oversight and guidance to the park units within its geographic area. They were established in 2018 following a Department of Interior-wide reorganization that created unified regions for all of the departments' bureaus. [5] The NPS formerly had seven administrative regions.
In 2018, Steamboat Geyser entered a much more active period with 165 major eruptions recorded between March 15, 2018, and May 7, 2023 [13] [6] [14] [15] 32 eruptions occurred in 2018, 48 in 2019, 48 in 2020, 20 in 2021, 11 in 2022 and another 9 in 2023. This broke 1964's record of 29 eruptions within a calendar year. [16]