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 National Park Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations.
United States Department of the Interior, which is in turn an arm of the executive branch.
The NPS oversees 380 units, of which 56 are designated national parks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Park_Service

  
 85-20-401. United States National Park Service-Montana compact ratified.
The compact entered into by the state of Montana and the United States National Park Service and filed with the secretary of state of the state of Montana under the provisions of 85-2-702 on [date of filing] is ratified.
This Compact is entered into by the State of Montana and the United States of America to settle for all time any and all claims to water for certain lands administered by the National Park Service within the State of Montana at the time of the effective date of this Compact.
The United States has water rights for instream flow in the streams which flow over the land of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.
data.opi.state.mt.us /bills/1999/mca/85/20/85-20-401.htm

  
 National Park Camping in the United States
Service campground (many of which are quite nice) the first night and then enter the national park early the following morning.
For example, the many historical areas operated by the National Park Service, including Fort Frederica National Monument (GA), Arkansas Post National Memorial, and Tonto National Monument (AZ), do not have developed camping facilities within the parks.
's national parks and monuments can be a wonderful outdoor experience.
www.valdosta.edu /~dlscott/national_parks/camp.html

  
 National Park Service Temporary Positions - Seasonal Employment
The National Park Service is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior.
Most temporary employees are required to wear the official National Park Service uniform; specific requirements and ordering information are contained in the employment package forwarded to applicants after their selection.
Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country’s outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources.
www.sep.nps.gov

  
 Species in Parks Databases (Information Center for the Environment - ICE)
The names of the National Parks are those used by the National Park Service, while the species names adhere to recognized international standards.
The Information Center for the Environment, in conjunction with the National Park Service, developed preliminary databases of plant and vertebrate animal species reported to occur within lands managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Be aware that some parks have many species records, especially for plants, and that the results of queries of the species reported from these parks can take quite a while to download, especially for those with relatively slow Internet access.
endeavor.des.ucdavis.edu /NPS

  
 United States Park Ranger Lodge
Thank you again for visiting the United States Park Ranger Lodge.
Welcome to the United States Park Ranger Lodge.
Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, had only the harshest criticism for the U.S. Parole Commission, which voted late last week to release convicted cop-killer Veronza L. Bowers, Jr.
www.rangerfop.com

  
 Mapping the National Parks
The Mapping the National Parks collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks.
A Brief History of Mapping the National Parks
The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/gmdhtml/nphtml/nphome.html

  
 USDA Forest Service - Caring for the land and serving people.
The USDA Forest Service is conducting a "web survey," delivered via Javascript, to better understand who our website visitors are, what sorts of information they are seeking, and to see how well we are currently satisfying their needs.
National Fishing and Boating Week will be celebrated from June 4-12, 2005 on National Forests across the nation.
June 2005 will be the second Great Outdoors Month celebration and will include a special focus on the role of recreation as a catalyst for physical activity needed to combat obesity and on the 100th anniversary of the Forest Service, which manages some of the nation’s best-loved recreation places.
www.fs.fed.us

  
 Travel - Olympic National Park Washington
Glacier capped mountains, wild Pacific coast and magnificent stands of old-growth forests, including temperate rain forests -- at Olympic National Park, you can find all three.
About 95% of the park is designated wilderness, which further protects these diverse and spectacular ecosystems.
Eight kinds of plants and 15 kinds of animals are found on the peninsula but no where else on Earth.
www.iexplore.com /res/np/olym.jhtml

  
 NPS: Nature & Science » Your gateway to Natural Resources
National parks serve as outdoor laboratories for the study of physical, biological, and cultural systems and their components.
Public Health Alert at Mesa Verde National Park (06/02/05)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, established in 1996, preserves a 10,894 acre portion of the once vast tallgrass prairie as a critical resource for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of this and future generations.
www.nature.nps.gov

  
 CWIS -- United States National Park Service
The mission of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) is to conserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects, and the wildlife in United States' national parks, and to provide for the public's enjoyment of these features in a manner that will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
Since the National Park Service (NPS) was established in 1916, Congress has included millions of acres of wetlands in the National Park System.
For more information on the National Park Service contact:
ceres.ca.gov /wetlands/agencies/usnps.html

  
 National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) Homepage
are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States.
The administrative history of the National Historic Landmarks program, The Historic Sites Survey and National Historic Landmarks Program: A History, is now available online.
The Bandelier CCC National Historic District was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
www.cr.nps.gov /nhl

  
 maps.nps.gov
The National Park Service is thankful to ESRI for providing this support and service and hopes to expand this partnership.
Welcome to the National Park Service Interactive Map Center (IMC).
National Geographic Maps donated TOPO (seamless USGS DRG) map products for the Park Atlas.
maps.nps.gov

  
 U.S. Department of the Interior Library: New Books List - November 2001
Murtagh, William J. National Geographic's guide to the national parks of the United States.
Creating a park for the 21st century: from military post to national park: draft general management plan amendment, Presidio of San Francisco, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
the state of Montana and Yellowstone National Park.
library.doi.gov /new/nov01.html

  
 U.S. Department of the Interior
Old Faithful webcam is one of several webcams available in National Parks.
Receives over 450 million visits each year to 388 units of the national park system, 544 wildlife refuges and vast areas of multiple use lands.
Receives 500 million visits each year to 388 national parks, 537 wildlife refuges and vast areas of multiple use lands.
www.doi.gov

  
 Links to the Past: Historic Buildings and Structures
Administered by the National Park Service, the program is dedicated to preserving and recognizing the rich history of Route 66 during its period of historic significance from 1926-1975.
The Park Historic Structures Program is responsible for all service-wide activities related to the protection and preservation of prehistoric and historic structures in the National Park System.
The Park Historic Structures Program focuses on structures listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
www.cr.nps.gov /buildings.htm

  
 IPL Kidspace: Stately Knowledge
Here is the homepage for the United States National Park Service.
Here is the homepage for the United States National Archives.
Capital: It is the Capital - of the United States.
www.ipl.org /div/kidspace/stateknow/dc1.html

  
 U.S. National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Categories : National parks of the United States
The parks of the United States National Park system are one type of
A Brief History of the National Park Service  ( http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/hisnps/NPShistory/briefhistory.htm)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_National_Park

  
 Recreation.gov
Click on any state on the map to the left to get a listing of Recreation Areas for your selected state or use the drop-down list below to select areas.
Look for facts and answers to your questions about Recreation.gov, the Recreation One Stop Initiative and other general recreation questions you may have at our FAQ page.
Get real-time weather advisories and updates for your selected recreation area.
www.recreation.gov

  
 Cowpens NB Article on Banastre Tarleton
Washington, D. C.: Division of Publications: National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, 1988.
Fleming, Thomas J. Downright Fighting: The Story of Cowpens — The Official National Park Handbook.
Reports of the results made Tarleton a national hero in Britain.
www.nps.gov /cowp/tarleton.htm

  
 Camping and Campground Reservation Site
Our Permit reservation services for the BWCAW will help with your trip planning needs.
Planning an outdoor adventure in over a million acres of a pristine wilderness ?
www.reserveusa.com

  
 USDA Forest Service - Chugach National Forest
The Alaska Partnership for Citizen Science (Alaska Zoo, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Natural Heritage Program, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Chugach National Forest) will be conducting wood frog surveys this spring in Southcentral and Interior Alaska and THEY NEED YOUR HELP FINDING FROGS!
There is some intersting general information, and some specific to the areas covered by the National Forests in Alaska.
Rob DeVelice, Forest Ecologist with the Chugach National Forest, will lead the second native plants identification field trip.
www.fs.fed.us /r10/chugach

  
 ANPR - Association of National Park Rangers Home Page
For more than 27 years ANPR has communicated for, about and with National Park Service employees; promoted and enhanced its professions, spirit and mission; supported management and the perpetuation of the National Park Service and the National Park System; and provided a forum for social enrichment.
The Association provides education and other training to develop and/or improve the knowledge and skills of parks professionals and those interested in the stewardship of national parks; provides a forum for discussion of common concerns of all employees; and provides information to the public.
Membership of ANPR is comprised of individuals who are entrusted with and committed to the care, study, explanation and/or protection of those natural, cultural and recreational resources included in the National Park System, and persons who support these efforts.
www.anpr.org

  
 U.S. National Parks - Welcome to the U.S. National Parks Net
This site is in no way associated with the United States Government, the Department of the Interior or the National Park Service
This site is dedicated to providing information on all U.S. National Parks
U.S. National Parks - Welcome to the U.S. National Parks Net
www.us-national-parks.net

  
 Welcome to the USGS - U.S. Geological Survey
Once confined to western states, the always-fatal deer and elk disease has moved across the Mississippi River and was recently detected in Oneida County, New York.
For more than a century, USGS scientists have been collecting data on the quantity and quality of the Nation’s surface-water resources.
In addition to natural predators and the alteration of native habitats, deer now face another problem - Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
www.usgs.gov

  
 National Park Guide
See an alphabetical listing of National Park Service sites.
Locate parks on a map, by state, region, or zip code.
Search for parks by recreation and special topics...
www.nps.gov /parks.html

  
 National Parks Conservation Association
Our national parks are home to more than 60 percent of the nation's endangered species, and represent some of the best remaining habitat for our wildlife heritage.
From fragile coral reefs to complex wetlands, some of the most fascinating national parks are found underwater.
Check out the Spring issue of National Parks magazine: Dive into the world of bioluminescent creatures and learn what gives them that healthy glow.
www.npca.org

  
 United States National Parks and Monuments Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
The following maps were produced by the U.S. National Park Service unless otherwise noted.
National Park System Map (378 units of the National Park System) 1999 (1MB) (PDF Format)
Crater Lake National Park [Oregon] (topographic) scale 1:62,500 U.S.G.S. Crater Lake National Park [Oregon] (Shaded Relief Map) 1:62,500 U.S.G.S. Craters of the Moon National Monument [Idaho] (Detail Map) 1999 (65K) (PDF Format)
www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/national_parks.html

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