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|Mission=The National Park Service preserves the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. It manages over 400 areas across the United States to protect and share America's heritage. | |Mission=The National Park Service preserves the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. It manages over 400 areas across the United States to protect and share America's heritage. | ||
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|CreationLegislation=National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 | |CreationLegislation=National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 | ||
|Employees=20000 | |Employees=20000 | ||
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In 2015, [[Delaware North]] sued the NPS in the [[United States Court of Claims]] for breach of contract, alleging that the NPS had undervalued its trademarks of the names of iconic Yosemite National Park concession facilities.<ref name="Buffalo">{{cite web|url=https://www.foodservicedirector.com/operations/delaware-north-sues-national-park-service-over-yosemite-contract|title=Delaware North sues park service over Yosemite contract|work=www.foodservicedirector.|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901031200/https://www.foodservicedirector.com/operations/delaware-north-sues-national-park-service-over-yosemite-contract|url-status=live}}</ref> The NPS estimated the value of the intangible assets including the names "Ahwahnee", "Badger Pass", "Curry Village", and "Yosemite Lodge" at $3.5 million. Delaware North lost the contract, and asserted that the historic names were worth $51 million and maintained that the incoming concessioner had to be paid that amount.<ref name="FresnoBee1">{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article24790630.html|title=National Park Service offers Yosemite contract to new company|work=www.fresnobee.com|access-date=January 15, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118225140/http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article24790630.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | In 2015, [[Delaware North]] sued the NPS in the [[United States Court of Claims]] for breach of contract, alleging that the NPS had undervalued its trademarks of the names of iconic Yosemite National Park concession facilities.<ref name="Buffalo">{{cite web|url=https://www.foodservicedirector.com/operations/delaware-north-sues-national-park-service-over-yosemite-contract|title=Delaware North sues park service over Yosemite contract|work=www.foodservicedirector.|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901031200/https://www.foodservicedirector.com/operations/delaware-north-sues-national-park-service-over-yosemite-contract|url-status=live}}</ref> The NPS estimated the value of the intangible assets including the names "Ahwahnee", "Badger Pass", "Curry Village", and "Yosemite Lodge" at $3.5 million. Delaware North lost the contract, and asserted that the historic names were worth $51 million and maintained that the incoming concessioner had to be paid that amount.<ref name="FresnoBee1">{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article24790630.html|title=National Park Service offers Yosemite contract to new company|work=www.fresnobee.com|access-date=January 15, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118225140/http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/outdoors/article24790630.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The Justice Department and the NPS asserted that this was an "improper and wildly inflated" value. Rather than pay Delaware North's demanded valuation, in January 2016 the NPS instead opted to rename the famous landmarks, effective in March. The [[Ahwahnee Hotel]] is slated to become The Majestic Yosemite Hotel, Curry Village will become Half Dome Village, and the Wawona Hotel will become Big Trees Lodge.<ref name="FresnoBee2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article54736110.html|title=Amid court battle, Yosemite park plans to change some iconic names|work=www.fresnobee.com|access-date=January 15, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118045742/http://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article54736110.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Widespread public outcry focused on Delaware North's decision to claim ownership of names within a national park.<ref name="SacBeeQuestions">Doyle, Michael. [http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article54952175.html Public outcry and pressing questions follow Yosemite name changes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118215507/http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article54952175.html |date=January 18, 2016}}. ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]'', January 15, 2016</ref> The names were restored in 2019 upon settlement of the dispute.<ref name="LAT 20190715">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-yosemite-national-park-trademark-lawsuit-settled-20190715-story.html|title=Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement|last=Wigglesworth|first=Alex|date=July 15, 2019|newspaper= | The Justice Department and the NPS asserted that this was an "improper and wildly inflated" value. Rather than pay Delaware North's demanded valuation, in January 2016 the NPS instead opted to rename the famous landmarks, effective in March. The [[Ahwahnee Hotel]] is slated to become The Majestic Yosemite Hotel, Curry Village will become Half Dome Village, and the Wawona Hotel will become Big Trees Lodge.<ref name="FresnoBee2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article54736110.html|title=Amid court battle, Yosemite park plans to change some iconic names|work=www.fresnobee.com|access-date=January 15, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118045742/http://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article54736110.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Widespread public outcry focused on Delaware North's decision to claim ownership of names within a national park.<ref name="SacBeeQuestions">Doyle, Michael. [http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article54952175.html Public outcry and pressing questions follow Yosemite name changes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118215507/http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article54952175.html |date=January 18, 2016}}. ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]'', January 15, 2016</ref> The names were restored in 2019 upon settlement of the dispute.<ref name="LAT 20190715">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-yosemite-national-park-trademark-lawsuit-settled-20190715-story.html|title=Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement|last=Wigglesworth|first=Alex|date=July 15, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-07-16|df=mdy-all|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717173745/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-yosemite-national-park-trademark-lawsuit-settled-20190715-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Offices== | ==Offices== | ||
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The national headquarters is located in the [[Main Interior Building]], 1849 C Street NW, several blocks southwest of the [[White House]]. The central office is composed of eleven directorates: director/deputy directors; business services; workforce management; chief information officer; cultural resources; natural resource stewardship and science; office of the comptroller; park planning, facilities and lands; partnerships and visitor experience; visitor and resource protection; and the [[United States Park Police]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |title=Washington Contacts |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828033811/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |url-status=live }}</ref> | The national headquarters is located in the [[Main Interior Building]], 1849 C Street NW, several blocks southwest of the [[White House]]. The central office is composed of eleven directorates: director/deputy directors; business services; workforce management; chief information officer; cultural resources; natural resource stewardship and science; office of the comptroller; park planning, facilities and lands; partnerships and visitor experience; visitor and resource protection; and the [[United States Park Police]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |title=Washington Contacts |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828033811/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Regional offices are in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Atlanta]], [[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood, CO]] ([[Denver]]), [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]], | Regional offices are in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Atlanta]], [[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood, CO]] ([[Denver]]), [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]], Philadelphia, [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco]] and Seattle. The headquarters building of the [[National Park Service Southwest Regional Office]] is architecturally significant and is designated a [[National Historic Landmark]]. | ||
The NPS is an [[U.S. Department of the Interior#operating unit|operating unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior]]. The [[Director of the National Park Service|NPS director]] is nominated by the [[president of the United States]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |title=NPS About US |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126164346/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The director is supported by six senior executives. | The NPS is an [[U.S. Department of the Interior#operating unit|operating unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior]]. The [[Director of the National Park Service|NPS director]] is nominated by the [[president of the United States]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |title=NPS About US |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126164346/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The director is supported by six senior executives. | ||
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* Administration (human resources, finance, accountants, information technology, budgeting, concessions management) | * Administration (human resources, finance, accountants, information technology, budgeting, concessions management) | ||
Locations are varied. Parks exist in the nation's larger cities like | Locations are varied. Parks exist in the nation's larger cities like New York City ([[Federal Hall]] Memorial National Historic Site), [[Atlanta]] ([[Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site]]), and [[San Diego]] ([[Cabrillo National Monument]]) to some of the remotest areas of the continent like [[Hovenweep National Monument]] in southeastern Utah, to [[Aniakchak National Monument]] in [[King Salmon, Alaska]].<ref>''Careers in the National Parks''; Gartner, Bob; The Rosen Publishing Company, New York; 1993</ref> | ||
===Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP)=== | ===Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP)=== | ||