A Brief History and Description of The National Park System
Wharton HK. 1966. A Brief History and Description of The National Park System. Washington, D.C.
The National Park Service iJaS established as a bureau of the Department of the Interior on August 25, 1916. It administers the aggregation of public parks known as the National Park System, which includes natural, historic, and recreational areas. Provision was made in the 1916 Act for the preservation and protection of the parks so that they would remain unimpaired. But it also provided for the promotion of the parks and for their enjoyment by the public now and in the future. Today, with the Nation's population expanding rapidly, there is increasing need for mor,e places of recreation and inspiration and for quiet solitude.To meet the challenging needs of a greater number of people with more leisure tuae, a new program has been devised for the National Park Service by Director George B. Hartzog, Jr. Its three broad objectives include: GROWTH in response to human need; COOPERATION with all those concerned with the quality of the environment of the populace; and INNOVATION in finding ways to achieve the goals of the "New Conservation."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wharton, Hazel
- Date of Issue
- 1966
- Units
- HIST
- Keywords
- Administration, Administrative, ehistory, Establishment, Historical Resources, History, Natural Resources, Preservation, Protection, Recreation