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The National Park Service was created by an act of Congress in 1916 and currently has more than 387 National Parks covering over 100 million acres and visited by an estimated 266 million visitors every year. They have an operating budget of $1.6 billion. Visit their website at www.nps.gov/ . |
As set forth in law, their mission is to "achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of people." Their website: www.fs.fed.us/. |
The BLM manages 264 million acres of public lands located primarily in the 12 Western States, including Alaska. The agency manages an additional 300 million acres of below ground mineral estate located throughout the country. Their website: www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm. |
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Most National Parks and Monuments are CROWDED. But here are the LEAST visited in the Southwest. |
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