Overview of the
United States National Park Service:
Its Much More Than Just
National Parks.
The contents of this site were compiled by a long time seasonal
NPS employee for educational purposes and are intended to provide
the viewer with a brief overview of the United States National Park
Service. During my tour of duty I learned that the USNPS is much more
than just National Parks. In fact, out of 384 NPS units only
54 of them are National Parks; Also Known as America's Crown Jewels.
Photos taken, scanned & altered by L. M. Little
This site was created
by a long time NPS Seasonal Employee from the Division of Maintenance
in Yellowstone National Park.
National
Parks are part of our Public Lands which belong to the American
Public. The National Park Service is the agency within the
Department of the Interior in charge of caring for and protecting designated
areas. The National Park Service offers educational programs
to people of all ages and the agency works with educators to provide
outdoor, environmental education programs for school children K-12
and for college and university students. The Parks can be used
as classrooms to study History, Geology, Archeology, Social Studies,
Earth Science, Biology, Native American Studies, and
more.
To learn more about your National Parks and NPS as a governing
agency click your way through this site. There are some short
quizzes if you want to test your national park knowledge. There are
links to various NPS sites and educational links, as well as links
to all 54 parks. You can click on the links and tour each park via
the world wide web.
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