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Overview
The Natural Resource Challenge highlighted
that the National Park Service (NPS) has been charged
with the trust of preserving park resources since its
creation in 1916. For most of the 20th century, we have
practiced a curious combination of active management and
passive acceptance of natural systems and processes, while
becoming a superb visitor services agency.
In the 21st century that management style clearly will
be insufficient to save our natural resources. Parks are
becoming increasingly crowded remnants of primitive America
in a fragmented landscape, threatened by invasions of
nonnative species, pollution from near and far, and incompatible
uses of resources in and around parks. In addition our mandate is seen as
contradictory to some.
Read more about
some of the critical issues and what the NPS is doing
to address those issues.
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