National Park Service
National Park Services symbol
National Park Service (NPS) er en føderal styrelse i USA, som bestyrer landets nationalparker, et stort antal nationale monumenter foruden bevaringsværdige eller historiske bygninger.
Styrelsen blev oprettet den 25. august 1916 af Kongressen gennem loven National Park Service Organic Act, som havde det formål at "[...] bevare landskabet og de naturskabte og historiske objekter og dyreliv for derved at give mulighed for at nyde samme på en sådan måde at de efterlades intakte til glæde for kommende generationer."
NPS forvalter nationalparkerne, som der er 58 af. Af andre forvaltningsområder kan nævnes:
- Nationale monumenter
- Historiske Parker
- Nationale Memorials
- Historiske veje og stier
- National Arv-områder
- Nationale rekreative områder
- Nationale smukke og utæmmede floder
- Nationale søbredder
- Nationale kyster
- Nationale slagmarker og militære parker
- Udvalgte kirkegårde
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Logo of the United States National Park Service.svg
Logo of the United States National Park Service, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. This version is shaded to look as if it has been carved out of wood or rock. The elements on the logo represent the major facets of the national park system. The Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. The bison is also the symbol of the Department of the Interior. The logo became the official logo on July 20, 1951, replacing the previous emblem of a Sequoia cone, and has been used ever since. The design was slightly updated in 2001, and a few different renderings are used today. For more information, see here and here.[dead link]
Logo of the United States National Park Service, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. This version is shaded to look as if it has been carved out of wood or rock. The elements on the logo represent the major facets of the national park system. The Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. The bison is also the symbol of the Department of the Interior. The logo became the official logo on July 20, 1951, replacing the previous emblem of a Sequoia cone, and has been used ever since. The design was slightly updated in 2001, and a few different renderings are used today. For more information, see here and here.[dead link]