National Park Service (Noun)
Meaning
An agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The National Park Service is responsible for managing and preserving more than 400 national parks and monuments across the United States.
- Congress established the National Park Service in 1916 to conserve the scenery and natural and historic objects and wildlife in the national parks.
- The National Park Service works to balance the needs of visitors with the need to protect the natural and cultural resources of the parks.
- The National Park Service offers a variety of educational programs and activities to help visitors learn about and appreciate the parks.
- The National Park Service is a federal agency that relies on funding from Congress to operate and maintain the national parks.