National Parks
National Park Service employees and volunteers safeguard and maintain the United States' 392 national parks. About 275 million people visit these places each year. There are tens of thousands of acres of land, oceans, lakes and reservoirs; 68,000 archeological sites; 43,000 miles of shoreline; 27,000 historic structures and much more. The National Park Service is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior and is led by a director nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. (Source: NPS / Photo: Flickr)
Articles about National Parks
Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 12:52 PM EST
The ban comes in response to concerns that plastic bottles scattered around the park were spoiling views of the natural wonder.Mon, Jan 30 2012 at 4:56 PM EST
Declaring turnabout is fair play, Alaskans tired of interference from 'East Coast environmentalists' offer a legislative retort.Tue, Jan 10 2012 at 2:00 PM EST
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with free admission to one of almost 400 national parks around the country.Tue, Jan 10 2012 at 8:00 AM EST
Memorial service slated to honor NPS Ranger Margaret Anderson while new classes begin to train the next class of rangers.Wed, Jan 04 2012 at 10:08 AM EST
The body of Benjamin Colton Barnes, an Iraq war veteran, was found partially submerged in the park's frigid Paradise Creek in a snowy.Tue, Jan 03 2012 at 2:07 PM EST
A memorial to the young NPS ranger who lost her life in the line of duty at Mount Rainier.Mon, Jan 02 2012 at 6:46 AM EST
Park ranger, a young mother of two children, had stopped the suspect at a roadblock.Mon, Dec 19 2011 at 10:00 AM EST
Using attendance data from 27 of 55 national parks from 1979 to 2008, a new study says that park visitors are arriving four days earlier than in the past.Mon, Dec 12 2011 at 11:12 AM EST
Remediation and clean-up of sites pot growing sites can cost thousands of dollars an acre, officials say.Wed, Nov 30 2011 at 2:00 PM EST
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