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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 ...
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. [1]
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.
NPS Director Chuck Sams spoke to USA TODAY about what he hopes the new policy will do for both national parks and Native communities. National Park Service calls for more shared stewardship with ...
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 ...
Conrad Louis Wirth (December 1, 1899 – July 25, 1993) was an American landscape architect, conservationist, and park service administrator. He was the longest-serving director of the National Park Service (NPS), serving from 1951 to 1964.
Jonathan B. Jarvis (born June 26, 1953) [2] served as the 18th Director of the United States National Park Service, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 2009, and serving until his retirement on January 3, 2017. [3]
The NPS has 3 main offices/verticals that support the Office of the Director: The Office of Congressional & External Relations, The Office of Management & Administration, and Operations. [1] The National Park Service changed its organizational structure in 1995 in response to the changes that had confronted it over the previous decades.