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The National Park Service

and

National Park System

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• Yellowstone, established in 1872, is the first National Park in the world

• National Parks are called America’s best idea

• The National Park Service was created in 1916

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The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.

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While the National Park Service is perhaps best known for Park Rangers...

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV

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…and caring for western wilderness parks where millions of Americans and international visitors head for memorable family vacations…

Yellowstone National Park, WY

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…the National Park Service cares for 384 National Parks in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands...

Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MA

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Places where you can walk the battlefield that changed the tide of the Civil War…

Gettysburg National Military Park, PA

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…or learn about the man who made civil rights a reality.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, GA

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Places that help us remember the pain…

Andersonville National Historic Site, GA

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…the people…

Lincoln Memorial, DC

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…and the places that forged the American character.

Fort Clatsop National Memorial, OR

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Places that help us learn from ancient civilizations...

Mesa Verde National Park, CO

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…and get away from civilization altogether.

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

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Places with faces…

Channel Islands National Park, CA

Yellowstone National Park, WY

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD

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…and wide open spaces.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

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Places with inspiring stories...

Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island National Monument, NY

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…and places that give us stories to tell.

Virgin Islands National Park, VI

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Places in big cities...

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, MO

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…and small towns.

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, NH

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• The National Park System– 384 National Parks that preserve the authentic

places where real things happened– Where visitors -- and virtual visitors – can

create meaningful experiences – Where the National Park Service guarantees

these places and opportunities are here today and in the future

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• National Parks Pass– $50 annual pass for all National Parks with

entrance fees– More than 80% of proceeds go toward

important projects in National Parks

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• The numbers:– $2.4 billion annual budget– 286 million annual visits to National Parks…

• More than go to Disney attractions, Universal Studios and National Football League games -- combined

– 136 million annual visits to www.nps.gov– 84 million acres

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– Almost 200,000 students & 20,000 teachers in Parks as Classroom Programs in 2000

– Habitat for 168 threatened or endangered species– More than 80 million museum objects– 1.5 million archeological sites– 26,000 historic structures

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• Who are the people of the National Park Service?– 23,000 professionals

• architects, archeologists and rangers

• maintenance workers and wildlife biologists

• law enforcement officers and educators

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• Working with partners– Thousands of organizations work with the

National Park Service every day to enhance service to the public

– They include...

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Volunteers in Parks (VIPs)– 145,000 annual VIPs

– 4.4 million hours donated

– valued at more than $66 million

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• Cooperating Associations– Enhance education and

interpretive experience

– 65 associations

– $17 million in annual contributions

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• Friends Groups– Non-profit partners

– More than 150 support specific parks

– $15 million in support

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• National Park Foundation– National non-profit partner

– $34 million in grants over last 5 years

– Partner in National Parks Pass

The National Park Foundation honors, enriches, and expands the legacy of private philanthropy that

helped create, and continues to sustain, America's National Parks.

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• Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program

– helps locally-led efforts to plan greenways, conserve rivers and watersheds and create trails

– more than 900 communities assisted since 1988

The National Park Service Working Close to Home

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• Land & Water Conservation Fund– 50% matching grants for local parks and recreation facilities

– $3.2 billion for more than 37,000 projects since 1965

• Urban Park and Recreation Recovery (UPARR)– $259 million in park rehab funds to 400 jurisdictions in 42

states since 1978

• Federal Lands to Parks– help states and localities acquire surplus federal land for parks

at no cost– 1,200 properties recycled in 50 states and three territories since

1949

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• National Trails System– 17 national and scenic

trails administered or jointly administered by the National Park Service

– 38,000 miles of trails in 46 states

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

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• National Heritage Areas– works with

partners in nine National Heritage Areas to conserve cultural and natural resources

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area

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– More than 1 million properties listed

• National Register of Historic Places

Prudence Crandall House, CT

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– tax credit program leverages more than $2 billion annually in private investment to bring back inner cities and towns

• Historic Preservation Tax Incentives

New Amsterdam Theater, NY

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• Tribal Grants

– Assists more than 100 Indian tribes in protecting their unique & endangered cultures

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, WA

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• The National Park Service Working Far From Home– Sharing America’s best idea with other

nations• South Africa

• Canada

• China

• Russia

• Mexico

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The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.