1. Yellowstone National Park National Park Service America’s Best Idea Established 1872

2. 1916 ~ NPS Established National Park Service NPS Organic Act John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt @ Yosemite National Park

3. Land Management National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

4. National Park Service National Park Service NPS Organization Chart Director Office of Legislative & Congressional Affairs Office of Communications & Public Affairs Office of Policy & Regulations Comptroller - Accounting Operations Center - Budget Office - Property Management - Audits and Accountability Deputy Director American Indian Liaison Office of Strategic Planning Office of International Affairs Chief Information Officer Associate Director - Administration, Business Practices & Workforce Development Associate Director - Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Associate Director - Natural Resources Stewardship & Science Associate Director - Cultural Resources Regional Directorates U.S. Park PoliceAssociate Director - Visitor & Resource Protection (Chief Ranger) Associate Director - Partnerships, Interpretation and Interpretation, Volunteers & Outdoor Recreation - Natural Systems Management - Social Sciences Program - Natural Resource Program Center o Air Resources o Biological Resources Management o Water Resources o Geological Resources o Environmental Quality o Natural Resources Information - Federal Preservation Institute - National Center for Cultural Resources - National Center for Preservation Technology & Training - Heritage Areas Program - Public Health Division - Ranger Activities - Risk Management - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - National Fire Center - Operations -Field Offices -Professional Responsibility -Public Information --Special Protection - National Center for Recreation & Conservation - Partnership Office - Appalachian National Scenic Trail -Youth Programs - Interpretation and Education - Tourism Associate to the Director

5. National park system map National Park Service System

6. National Park Units National Park Service 388 national park units Denali National Park & Preserve Fort Sumter National Historic Site Statue of Liberty National Monument Wupatki National Monument

7. A variety of units National Park Service 17 Categories of NPS units Minidoka Internment National Memorial George Washington National Parkway Montezuma Castle National Monument Antietam National Cemetery Cape Hatteras National Seashore

8. 84 million acres managed National Park Service Land Management Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska (33,993,600 ha)

9. National Park Service Management of Resources Literally increasing Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

10. National Park Service Park Planning Park Planning www.nps.gov/legacy/criteria.html

11. NPS Staff National Park Service NPS Facts - Staff @ 17,000 full-time employees $ 2.4 billion budget FY 2003

12. Environmental Education National Park Service Educating the Public www1.nature.nps.gov/edures /

13. Park wildlife National Park Service Management of Resources

14. Cultural Heritage Mesa Verde, Colorado Gateway Arch, Missouri Sagamore Hill, New York

15. National Park Service Management of Resources Historical Preservation

16. Recreation National Park Service Parks are for People www.nps.gov/parks.html

17. r National Park Service Challenges for the NPS Challenges Overcrowding, pollution, overuse, invasive species

18. Invasive Species National Park Service Protecting the Resource www.nature.nps.gov/wv/strat_pl.htm

19. Fee Demo Program National Park Service Protecting the Resource www.nps.gov/pub_aff/feedemo/index.htm

20. r National Park Service Partnerships Partnerships Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site http://www.nps.gov/partners.html

21. National Park Service Volunteers Volunteers in the Parks Program (VIP/IVIP) A team of NPS international VIPs working on trail at Golden Gate NRA. 125,000 volunteers 4.5 million hours $72 million savings www.nps.gov/volunteer/

22. Online Reservations National Park Service Protecting the Resource http://reservations.nps.gov/

23. Science in the parks National Park Service Experience Your America www.nature.nps.gov/challenge/brochures/ParksforScience.pdf

24. r National Park Service Ministry of Culture and Tourism? Leadership www2.cr.nps.gov/whatdo.htm

25. r National Park Service Benefits beyond Boundaries International Cooperation www.nps.gov/oia

26. For Future Generations National Park Service Experience Your America www.nps.gov NPS Director Fran Mainella