The National Park Service (NPS) manages a variety of facilities that enable visitors to experience national parks in a safe and accessible environment.

Selecting nursery stock or creating specifications for planting can have a large impact on successful plant establishment in the cultural landscape.

When tree removal is needed in NPS cultural landscapes, the preservation objective is generally to replace contributing trees in order to preserve the historic character. These considerations for planning, planting, and establishment will make your tree replacement project a success.

This document provides an overview of how National Park Service managers use Asset Priority Index, Facility Condition Index, and Optimizer Band information to make informed decisions.

There is a great deal of confusion about poison ivy versus poison oak since there are two kinds of poison ivy and two kinds of poison oak. Learn more here!