National Park Service

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1916, that administers national parks, monuments, historic sites, and recreational areas.

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Example Sentences

According to an internal National Park Service directive obtained by the Washington Post, staffers are instructed to ask visiting groups, “How many people visiting are not U.S. citizens or residents?”

From Los Angeles Times

He secured the rights for MCA to operate a variety of businesses for the National Park Service, including tours of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national prominence as the National Park Service’s oldest ranger and shared her experiences of racial segregation working on the World War II home front, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Park Service, which is overseen by the department, will also begin charging non-U.S. residents more to visit its parks.

From Salon

The National Links Trust has already spent five years on the National Park Service compliance and permitting processes, and construction at Rock Creek is currently under way.

From The Wall Street Journal