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Formed | August 25, 1916 |
Jurisdiction | United States government |
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Employees | About 20,000 (2022)[1] (279,000 volunteers in 2019)[1] |
Annual budget | $3.265 billion (FY2022)[2] |
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Parent department | Department of the Interior |
Website | www |
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The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.[3][4] The United States Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the National Park Service Organic Act.[5] Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C., within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior.
The NPS employs about 20,000 people in 431 units covering over 85 million acres (0.34 million km2) in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.[6][4][7] In 2019, the service had more than 279,000 volunteers.[7] The agency is charged with preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management and with making them available for public use and enjoyment.
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