National Park Service

The National Park Service Organic Act The National Park Service Organic Act was passed by Congress and Signed by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25th, 1916. This act created the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the Department of the Interior, and put it in charge of the management of national parks, national monuments, and reservations in order to “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” (Organic Act of 1916). The Organic Act, as it is commonly referred to, has four sections. The first section states the creation of the NPS and establishes…

Employee career development plans are ideal to establish a relationship between the supervisor and subordinate of any corporation. Development plans capture McGregor’s Theory Y manager where he/she believes each employee has motivation, potential for development, desire for job enlargement and a capacity for responsibility. Secondly, presuming the role of the leader may be to engage with subordinates creating a single unit striving for a single purpose versus being a commanding instrument, the…

Increasing the budget from the National Park Service does have its benefits, but it is also important to look on the other side of the coin on why it could be important not to increase the budget and where that money could be spent instead. The National Park Service’s proposed budget for 2010 was a “total discretionary appropriations of approximately $2.7 billion and includes $433 million in mandatory appropriations, for a total budget authority of $3.1 billion” (Budget Justifications). The…

I am applying for the National Council/National Park Service internships because they present an opportunity for me to grow more as a learner. Coming into college my passion was for people. I wanted to become a social studies teacher to have an impact on the next generation. While I do not think this was a naive objective, I have come to understand that phrase to be quite vague. What I have learned in college is that the essential skill to having an impact on people is to become a committed…

Arches National Park is one of 58 National Parks in the USA. Each park has different formation and landscape, This National park is located in southeast of Ultra State. Arches contents of over 2,000 natural sandstone arches and the most famous in the world is Delicate Ache. Arches National Park boasts an area of over 76,000 acres. Arches National Park is unique history, geology, wildlife, and specific controversies that it faces. The history of arches was interesting and discover by many…

public lands by creating the United States Forest Service (USFS) and enabling the American Antiquities Act of 1906. During his presidency, Roosevelt established five national parks and protected approximately 230 million acres of public land. President Theodore Roosevelt conserved many natural environments of the…

What problems does Abbey see in how the national parks/wilderness areas are being managed by the National Park Service and used by the public? Abbey saw seen the desire to control too much pollution, preserve endangered species. There were two things going on this, the destruction of natural parks that is caused by tourists and the safeguard the nature at the National parks. (Abbey, 370) What is Industrial Tourism, as Abbey describes it? The Industrial Tourism means that the roads are paved for…

Denise D. Meringolo, the author of “Museums, Monuments, and National Parks: Towards a New Genealogy of Public History” purpose of her book is to expand on the field of public history and to educate the historical background of public history. Meringolo’s purpose is to add a layer of importance to the National Park Service, the importance of higher education, and the maintenance of Mesa Verde. She focuses on the nineteenth century when the government decided to take the steps to collect and…

Senior Career Research The National Park has many different career options. In the field of my senior project the dragonfly larvae mercury levels study it has career options that can satisfy people’s desire to be out in the wilderness. There are no unique careers like the ones offered by the National Park Service that change people’s lives forever. You get a different perspective in life with the enjoyment of the forest. Some of the jobs offered by the government are Physical Science…

Hot Springs National Park is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was established March 4, 1921. It is the smallest of all the national parks and is the only one that is almost inside a whole city. Hot Springs National Park has attracted many tourist and is a great place to go visit. It is extremely pretty and has many interesting places to go to. Its most famous attraction is the bathhouses, water. That's what first attracted people, and they have been coming here ever since to use the soothing…