Editing National Park Service (section)

{{Short description|United States federal agency}}
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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = National Park Service
| logo            = Guidon of the United States National Park Service.svg
| logo_width      = 
| logo_caption    = [[Guidon (United States)|Guidon]] of the National Park Service
| seal            = US-NationalParkService-ShadedLogo.svg
| seal_width      = 150px
| seal_caption    = National Park Service arrowhead insignia
| formed          = {{start date and age|1916|8|25}}
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| jurisdiction    = [[United States government]]
| headquarters    = {{unbulleted list|
[[Main Interior Building]]|
1849&nbsp;C Street NW|
[[Washington, D.C.]]| 20240, U.S.}}
| employees       = About 20,000 (2022)<ref name=Emp1/>
(279,000 volunteers in 2019)<ref name=Emp1>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/faqs.htm |title=Frequently Asked Questions |website=nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418180844/https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/faqs.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| budget          = $3.265 billion (FY2022)<ref>{{cite report |author=Laura B. Comay |date=May 19, 2022 |title=National Park Service: FY2022 Appropriations |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11928 |publisher=[[Congressional Research Service]] |page=1 |access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>
| chief1_name     = [[Jessica Bowron]]
| chief1_position = Acting [[Director of the National Park Service]]
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| parent_department = [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]
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| website         = {{official URL}}
| map             = NPS UnifiedRegionsMap2020.png
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}}

The '''National Park Service''' ('''NPS''') is an [[List of federal agencies in the United States|agency]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]], within the [[United States Department of the Interior|US Department of the Interior]]. The service manages all [[List of national parks of the United States|national parks]]; most [[National monument (United States)|national monuments]]; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.<ref>{{cite web |date=2016-06-10 |title=America's Public Lands Explained |url=https://www.doi.gov/blog/americas-public-lands-explained |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420183605/https://www.doi.gov/blog/americas-public-lands-explained |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> The [[United States Congress]] created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the [[National Park Service Organic Act]].<ref name="national">{{cite web |title=The National Park Service Organic Act (1916) |url=https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/national-park-service-organic-act-1916.htm |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522161212/https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/national-park-service-organic-act-1916.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Its headquarters is in [[Washington, D.C.]], within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior.

The NPS employs about 20,000 people in {{National Park Units}} units covering over {{Convert|85|e6acre|e6km2|abbr=unit}} in [[List of states and territories of the United States|all 50 states]], the District of Columbia, and [[Territories of the United States|US territories]].<ref name=Emp1/><ref>{{cite web |date=June 9, 2021 |title=What We Do |url=https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418180900/https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web |date=March 18, 2022 |title=National Park System |url=https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420174702/https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=National Park Service}}</ref> In 2019, the service had more than 279,000 volunteers.<ref name=Emp1/> 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.