Yellowstone National Park National Park Service America’s Best Idea Established 1872
1916 ~ NPS Established National Park Service NPS Organic Act John Muir, Teddy Yosemite National Park
Land Management National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service National Park Service NPS Organization Chart Director Office of Legislative & Congressional Affairs Office of Communications & Public Affairs Office of Policy & Regulations Comptroller - Accounting Operations Center - Budget Office - Property Management - Audits and Accountability Deputy Director American Indian Liaison Office of Strategic Planning Office of International Affairs Chief Information Officer Associate Director - Administration, Business Practices & Workforce Development Associate Director - Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Associate Director - Natural Resources Stewardship & Science Associate Director - Cultural Resources Regional Directorates U.S. Park PoliceAssociate Director - Visitor & Resource Protection (Chief Ranger) Associate Director - Partnerships, Interpretation and Interpretation, Volunteers & Outdoor Recreation - Natural Systems Management - Social Sciences Program - Natural Resource Program Center o Air Resources o Biological Resources Management o Water Resources o Geological Resources o Environmental Quality o Natural Resources Information - Federal Preservation Institute - National Center for Cultural Resources - National Center for Preservation Technology & Training - Heritage Areas Program - Public Health Division - Ranger Activities - Risk Management - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - National Fire Center - Operations -Field Offices -Professional Responsibility -Public Information --Special Protection - National Center for Recreation & Conservation - Partnership Office - Appalachian National Scenic Trail -Youth Programs - Interpretation and Education - Tourism Associate to the Director
National park system map National Park Service System
National Park Units National Park Service 388 national park units Denali National Park & Preserve Fort Sumter National Historic Site Statue of Liberty National Monument Wupatki National Monument
A variety of units National Park Service 17 Categories of NPS units Minidoka Internment National Memorial George Washington National Parkway Montezuma Castle National Monument Antietam National Cemetery Cape Hatteras National Seashore
84 million acres managed National Park Service Land Management Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska (33,993,600 ha)
National Park Service Management of Resources Literally increasing Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
National Park Service Park Planning Park Planning
NPS Staff National Park Service NPS Facts - 17,000 full-time employees $ 2.4 billion budget FY 2003
Environmental Education National Park Service Educating the Public www1.nature.nps.gov/edures /
Park wildlife National Park Service Management of Resources
Cultural Heritage Mesa Verde, Colorado Gateway Arch, Missouri Sagamore Hill, New York
National Park Service Management of Resources Historical Preservation
Recreation National Park Service Parks are for People
r National Park Service Challenges for the NPS Challenges Overcrowding, pollution, overuse, invasive species
Invasive Species National Park Service Protecting the Resource
Fee Demo Program National Park Service Protecting the Resource
r National Park Service Partnerships Partnerships Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Park Service Volunteers Volunteers in the Parks Program (VIP/IVIP) A team of NPS international VIPs working on trail at Golden Gate NRA. 125,000 volunteers 4.5 million hours $72 million savings
Online Reservations National Park Service Protecting the Resource
Science in the parks National Park Service Experience Your America
r National Park Service Ministry of Culture and Tourism? Leadership www2.cr.nps.gov/whatdo.htm
r National Park Service Benefits beyond Boundaries International Cooperation
For Future Generations National Park Service Experience Your America NPS Director Fran Mainella