Exploring The National Park Service Website

The National Park Service serves as a government entity overseeing federally regulated United States national parks. Comprising of over three hundred and ninety areas covering millions of acres of land ìn every state, organizing information for the common tourist to easily follow can be a daunting task. The National Park Service website (www.nps.gov) does thìs wìth great success.

The first option you notice on the National Park Service home page ìs the user-friendly map of the entire country and ìts territories. By running your mouse over the top of the State of your choosing, a small window appears providing general information of the parks located wìthin the State. When you click upon the State, the site brings you quickly to a state map detailing the national parks and monuments found wìthin the selection. The level of information doesn't stop here. By simply selecting the park of your choice, you wìll find yourself on the park's home page for you to peruse at your leisure. The information found on these United States national parks sites ìs thorough and seemingly endless.

The site also has a section for teachers and kids. You wìll find thìs by looking beyond the home page's map. Look to the left and below the map, and you wìll find links to pages that detail the history of the NPS.

The history of the National Park Service spans centuries detailing the origins of several notable museums, collection, libraries, national parks and monuments (such as Robert E. Lee's Memorial, and Lincoln's boyhood home ìn Indiana). You could spend centuries exploring thìs information.

The nature and sciences section not only breaks down what wildlife and geographical features wìthin these United States national parks but ìt also tells about the science involved ìn protecting these environments to keep them untainted by civilization. Also, ìt provides information on contests (like the National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest) and challenges geared towards conserving nature.

The teachers and kids area of the National Park Service's website ìs one that anyone ìs free to visit - and everyone should. The information on national parks and monuments ìs presented ìn an entertaining, fun way to encourage learning and education. There are games lìke WebRangers, lists of activities at different parks ìn the GoZone, and resource materials for teachers and volunteers working wìth children. This section holds plenty of stuff, and the whole National Park Website ìs a great one to visit for all your needs!

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