[ti:US National Park Service Preparing for 100th Anniversary]
[ar:Anne Ball]
[al:This is America]
[by:www.21voa.com]
[00:00.00]Next year the U.S. National Park service turns 100.
[00:04.46]The centennial will be celebrated across the nation
[00:08.25]and in the 407 parks and historical sites maintained by the U.S. government.
[00:15.75]Sally Jewell is Secretary of the Interior.
[00:19.59]Part of her job is overseeing the National Park Service.
[00:23.93]She was in New York City kicking off a new program
[00:28.46]called "Find Your Park," and she spoke with VOA by phone.
[00:33.37]Secretary Jewell said being outside helps both children
[00:39.12]and adults in today's computer-driven world.
[00:43.33]"In this fast-paced society,
[00:46.31]where we've got instant information at our fingertips,
[00:50.35]and things to distract our brains,
[00:52.07]there is little to distract our bodies
[00:54.70]and that's why parks and open spaces are so important
[00:58.61]and even more important with each passing year."
[01:01.35]From beautiful wild lands and majestic mountains
[01:05.11]to historical and cultural sites,
[01:08.14]the national parks can be found in all 50 states across the U.S.
[01:13.63]Yellowstone in Wyoming, Yosemite in California
[01:18.38]and the Grand Canyon in Arizona are examples
[01:22.22]of the natural beauty found in the national parks.
[01:25.86]Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia
[01:30.38]and Pullman National Monument in Chicago
[01:34.85]are two examples of the parks that preserve places
[01:39.59]where important historical events took place in the nation's history.
[01:44.72]The parks had nearly 293 million visits in 2014.
[01:50.82]The Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
[01:54.60]was the most popular with 15 million visits.
[01:58.13]There are 28 different kinds of national parks,
[02:02.32]and just this week, the 407th park was dedicated.
[02:07.52]Honouliuli, in Hawaii, remembers the Japanese Americans
[02:13.11]who were held there during World War II.
[02:16.15]Secretary Jewell said each park and site has an important story to tell.
[02:23.14]"When you start to look at what those, each of those sites
[02:27.43]represent it paints a rich tapestry of our history and our culture.
[02:32.25]And we are doing a much better job in recent years
[02:35.46]of telling the whole history of our country."
[02:37.90]Secretary Jewell has gathered some famous Americans
[02:41.39]to help promote the anniversary.
[02:43.42]First Lady Michelle Obama,
[02:45.52]and former First Lady Laura Bush are honorary co-chairs
[02:50.31]of the National Parks Centennial Celebration.
[02:53.87]Both first ladies share the experience of having lived in a national park,
[02:59.56]because the White House is one of the country's national parks.
[03:04.68]In a statement,
[03:06.79]Mrs. Obama said she looks forward to celebrating
[03:10.31]the National Park's 100th anniversary.
[03:13.03]She is "encouraging people across the country to ‘Find Your Park,'
[03:18.61]whether it's in your backyard, or your hometown,
[03:22.24]or in one of our beautiful national parks."
[03:25.66]Some well-known Americans have filmed their own personal national park story
[03:31.63]and they can be seen on the National Park Foundation blog.
[03:35.94]Bill Nye, known as "The Science Guy,"
[03:39.39]and actress Bella Thorne are two of the people
[03:42.87]who share their personal national park stories.
[03:46.26]The program wants the public to share park experiences and memories at FindYourPark.com.
[03:54.37]The interactive website helps people find a park near their home,
[03:59.07]not just national parks, but local parks as well.
[04:03.77]"It's really an opportunity and an inspirational message
[04:06.89]to get people out to get them moving,
[04:09.38]get them recognizing what parks and public lands have to offer."
[04:13.27]The U.S. Congress established the first national park,
[04:16.90]Yellowstone, in the then-territories of Montana and Wyoming in 1872.
[04:25.45]President Woodrow Wilson formed the National Park Service in 1916
[04:31.84]to "protect the wild and wonderful landscapes" in the United States.
[04:37.18]There were 35 national parks and monuments
[04:41.33]when President Wilson created the park service.
[04:44.39]The United States was the first country in the world
[04:48.22]to set aside land for everyone to enjoy,
[04:52.06]and to keep its natural state.
[04:54.84]Now more than 100 countries have some national park
[04:59.51]or similar land set aside for preservation.
[05:03.68]I'm Anne Ball.
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