National Park Service
Agency of the United States federal government headquartered at the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C. that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations.
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Federal government of the United States
National government of the United States, a federal republic in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a federal district (the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, where the entire federal government is based), five major self-governing territories and several island possessions.
The terms "Federal" and "National" in government agency or program names generally indicate affiliation with the federal government (e.g. Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service).
Yellowstone National Park
American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.
In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year.
United States Secretary of the Interior
Head of the United States Department of the Interior.
The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natural resources, leading such agencies as the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Geological Survey, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Park Service.
Sequoia National Park
American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California.
The park is south of, and contiguous with, Kings Canyon National Park; both parks are administered by the National Park Service together as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Yosemite National Park
American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest.
The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an area of 759620 acre and sits in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera County.
United States Department of the Interior
One of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government headquartered at the Main Interior Building, located at 1849 C Street NW in Washington, D.C..
It manages 476 dams and 348 reservoirs through the Bureau of Reclamation, 410 national parks, monuments, seashore sites, etc. through the National Park Service, and 544 national wildlife refuges through the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Kings Canyon National Park
American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California.
Kings Canyon is north of and contiguous with Sequoia National Park, and both parks are jointly administered by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Stephen Mather
Stephen Tyng Mather (July 4, 1867 – January 22, 1930) was an American industrialist and conservationist who was the first director of the National Park Service.
National Wilderness Preservation System
The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition.
Wilderness areas are managed by four federal land management agencies: the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
National Park Service Organic Act
The National Park Service Organic Act (or simply "the Organic Act" within the National Park Service, conservationists, etc.) is a United States federal law that established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.