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The American National Park Service's Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program was authorized by Public Law 91-357 enacted in 1970. The purpose of the program is to provide a way through which the NPS can accept and utilize voluntary help in such a way that it is mutually beneficial to the NPS and volunteers.
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The Director of the National Park Service of the United States is nominated by the President and requires a Senate confirmation. List of directors of the National Park Service [ edit ]
The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) was an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which subsumed its functions from the National Park Service and Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. [1] It was created under the Carter administration by order of the Secretary of the Interior on January 25, 1978. [2]
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.
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.
James Michael Ridenour (born January 1, 1942) was the director of the National Park Service. He served as director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for eight years before becoming NPS director in April 1989. Director Ridenour was not willing to accept additions to the system simply for local economic development.
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