The U.S. Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s natural resources, public lands, and cultural heritage. The National Park Service is a bureau within Interior that preserves and interprets the nation’s national parks and related historic and natural sites for public enjoyment, education, and inspiration.
Public lands management, national park preservation, historic and cultural resource protection, conservation, recreation access, visitor services, land and water stewardship, and related federal environmental and heritage policy
Primarily funded through federal appropriations from Congress
U.S. Department of the Interior; National Park Service Director; regional offices and park units nationwide
Federal government agency (executive department and bureau)
