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  2. National Park Service training centers - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is an interagency federal police training academy run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Glynco, Georgia. All federal agencies with police powers train at FLETC. The National Park Service has a full-time staff on duty to manage the Park Ranger trainees at the site.

  3. National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    The National Park Service ( NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.

  4. History of the National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    Between 1890 and 1933 the War Department developed it into a National Military Park System. In 1933, there were twenty areas, 11 National Military Parks and 9 National Battlefield Sites. The line started on October 29, 1781, when the Continental Congress authorized the first official on-site battlefield monument.

  5. National Park Service honors longtime historian-turned-critic

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    Apr. 15—Longtime National Park Service historian Richard West Sellars became an outspoken critic of the agency's policies that prioritized pleasing the public over protecting the species. His ...

  6. Organization of the National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    The National Park Service (NPS) in the United States is a Bureau of the Department of the Interior with its headquarters located in Washington, D.C. The bureaus consist of numerous support offices and seven regional offices, which oversee park operations within their geographic area. The NPS has 3 main offices/verticals that support the Office ...

  7. List of national parks of Kazakhstan - Wikipedia

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    The park was founded in 1985, making it Kazakhstan's first national park. It was created to preserve and restore the natural flora and fauna found in the Bayanaul mountain range. 3. Burabay. Akmola Region. 53°05′N 70°18′E. /  53.083°N 70.300°E  / 53.083; 70.300. 835. 2000.

  8. Family of American caught in Congo failed coup says their son ...

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    The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo said their son, Tyler Thompson, was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political ...

  9. Utah National Parks Council - Wikipedia

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    The Utah National Parks Council (UNPC) is a former local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that served youth in areas of Utah who live south of Salt Lake County and in some isolated areas of Nevada and Arizona. It was headquartered in Orem. As of December 31, 2013, UNPC was the largest of 272 local councils and is geographically within ...