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The National Park Service established by the Act "shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the ...
The America the Beautiful Pass (also known as the Interagency Pass) series comprises annual or lifetime passes that grant the holder entrance to more than 2,000 federally protected areas including national parks, national monuments, and other protected areas managed by six federal agencies: the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land ...
There are over 100 National Monuments in the United States. [5] Presidential use of the Antiquities Act to declare a National Monument: President Bill Clinton used the law to expand 3 monuments and start 19 [2] President George W. Bush used the law to create five monuments [2] President Barack Obama has used the act ten times as of March 24 ...
Veterans Day is a free entry day for all visitors to America's national parks, but starting this Veterans Day, a new law in Lofgren's name will bridge his passions and grant all veterans and Gold ...
National parks and monuments would close to the public, and it may be harder to get other government services, like assistance with passports and visas, during a closure. Child care programs like ...
National monuments protect a wide variety of natural and historic resources, including sites of geologic, marine, archaeological, and cultural importance. [1] The Antiquities Act of 1906 gives presidents the power to proclaim national monuments by executive action. In contrast, national parks in the U.S. must be created by Congressional ...
RELATED: Most visited national parks Obama has used the Antiquities act and other measures to protect more land and water than any administration in history, the White House said in a statement.
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."