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The Presidential Volunteer Ranger program was established in 2005 to recognize volunteers who contributed at least 4,000 hours or more of cumulative service to the National Park Service. [7] This program shouldn’t be confused with the President’s Volunteer Service Award which also has a Lifetime Achievement Award for individuals who ...
The Director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the President and requires a Senate confirmation. The incumbent is Charles F. Sams III , who was sworn in by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on December 16, 2021.
Charles F. Sams III (Cayuse and Walla Walla) is an American conservationist who served as the 19th director of the National Park Service from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council , Sams is the first Native American to serve as head of the NPS.
The National Park Service's main office is located in the Interior Building (Main Interior), a few blocks west of the White House and a block north of the Mall. The National Park Service is the largest bureau in the department and has often required additional space. Through the 1960s, numerous offices were located on ‘L’ Street N.W.
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all national parks ; most national monuments ; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.
Director of the National Park Service: Michael T. Reynolds: January 3, 2017 January 24, 2018 [22] P. Daniel Smith: January 24, 2018 September 30, 2019 [23] David Vela: October 1, 2019 August 7, 2020 Retired after 30 years with the National Park Service. [24] Director of the Bureau of Land Management: Brian Steed October 2017 May 2019 William ...
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On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation that created the National Park Service. The National Park Service Organic Act, [1] or the Organic Act as referred to within the National Park Service, is a United States federal law that established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.