This resource shares specific federal guidelines for healthy living and links to find ways to benefit your personal journey to safety and wellness.
Administration, Business Practices, and Information Technology play a vital role in helping to accomplish the NPS mission. Learn more here!
The Commercial Services Program administers concession contracts and commercial use authorizations (CUAs) in national parks.
The National Park Service manages a broad array of natural and cultural resources in over 400 units spread across the United States and its territories.
The National Park Service (NPS) manages a variety of facilities that enable visitors to experience national parks in a safe and accessible environment.
Visitor and Resource Protection is made up of many operations including: fire management, law enforcement, emergency services, special park uses, and fees.
An is a professional communicator who facilitates audience understanding and appreciation of park resources and our nation’s stories and treasures.
Volunteering is an American tradition that has made an immeasurable contribution to communities, organizations, and individuals throughout the country.
The word “steward” for the National Park Service (NPS) means a manager, administrator, or guardian who cares for the public parks, resources, values.
The National Park Service uses planning to bring logic, analysis, public involvement, and accountability into the decision-making process.
The NPS national headquarters and support centers are collectively called the Washington Support Office (WASO).
Find information about the NPS Fundamentals Program and resources to help you plan your visit during the residential training.
Learn about the MBTI assessment and how it can be used to identify your own and others' psychological types to better understand team and interpersonal dynamics.
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Networking is a way to build relationships, accomplish work and enhance your career. It’s a skill that can be learned and improved with practice.
The ability to work well with others is a skill needed by all NPS employees, no matter what their job is.
In order to remain relevant and sustainable in the 21st century, we must recognize and embrace the diversity of people and create a multicultural workforce.
Whether private or public, all organizations and companies have their own unique culture, including the National Park Service.
In the National Park Service, “partnership” refers to a working relationship between the NPS and a nonprofit organization or government agency.
The regulations and policies of the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service flow from public law.
The National Park Service has a long successful history of working with other Departments, agencies and bureaus.
Every park must ensure they have adequate fire suppression response; including trained structural staff and agreements w/ outside departments.
The Wildland Fire Program protects the lives, property, & resources of the NPS in a manner which also allows for the natural role of fire on the landscape.
The Incident Command System (ICS) was established to create a process and communication system to improve the response to emergencies and events.
Overview The core values of an organization are those values we hold which form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves. We have an entire universe of values, but some of them are so primary, so important to us that throughout changes in society, government, politics, and technology they are still the