National Park Service (NPS) je federální agentura Spojených států, která spravuje všechy národní parky, řadu národních monumentů a další památkové a historické objekty různého označení.
Agenturu založil Kongres 25. srpna 1916, pomocí ústavního zákona National Park Service Organic Act.
...conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
It is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior, which is in turn a Cabinet Office of the executive branch, overseen by a Secretary nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Most of the direct management of the NPS is delegated by the Secretary to the National Park Service Director, who must now also be confirmed by the Senate.
The NPS oversees 391 units, of which 58 are designated national parks. Among the other unit designations are:
- National Monuments
- Historical Parks
- National Preserves
- National Memorials
- Historic Trails
- Scenic Trails
- Heritage Areas
- National Recreation Areas
- Wild and Scenic Rivers
- Lakeshores
- Seashores
- Battlefields and Military Parks
- Select National Cemeteries
Not all NPS properties are considered to be distinct units. For example, Ellis Island Immigration Museum is not an independent NPS unit; it is a dependent area of Statue of Liberty National Monument which is one of the 391 units. None of the cemeteries counts as a unit by itself. There is at least one National Park Service site in every state in the nation (and some territories), except Delaware.
Spojené státy americké
- Národní garda
- National Park Service
- Nová Anglie
