National Park Service
United States federal agency
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Summary
National Park Service is an United States federal agency[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of united states federal agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,482 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: restoration[3]
- Member of: National Digital Stewardship Alliance[4], OpenStreetMap U.S.[5], International National Trusts Organisation[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Instance of: conservation organization[8], nonprofit organization[9], information[10]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[11]
- Child organization or unit: National Park Service National Capital Region[12], Heritage Documentation Programs[13], Harpers Ferry Center[14]
- Commons category: National Park Service (United States Department of the Interior)[15]
- Review score: 3.6/5[16]
- Industry: silviculture[17], environment[18]
- Archives at: National Archives and Records Administration[19]
- Inception: August 25, 1916[20]
- Parent organization or unit: United States Department of the Interior[21]
- Official website: http://nps.gov[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:National Park Service[23]
- Described at URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-park-service[24]
- Employees: 20,000[25]
- Affiliation: Western National Parks Association[26]
- Official name: National Park Service[27]
- Commons Institution page: National Park Service[28]
- Main Wikidata property: P8649[29], P8730[30]
- Native label: National Park Service[31]
- Owner of: Statue of Liberty[32], United States Navy Memorial[33], Washington Monument[34], African American Civil War Memorial[35], African Burial Ground National Monument[36], Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive[37], Fort Stanwix[38], Clara Barton Parkway[39], George Washington Memorial Parkway[40], Fort Sumter[41], Skyline Drive[42], Poverty Point[43], George Washington Carver National Monument[44], Grant's Tomb[45]
Why It Matters
National Park Service has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]