National Park Services The National Park Service currently manages over 400 national parks in the United States. Since its formation in 1916, it has achieved great success. The service now manages more than 20,000 employees, most of whom are volunteers. The Park Service organizes extensive campaigns and programs at the community level. They also partner with Indian tribes, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private citizens in order to implement their programs effectively. The National Park Service preserves natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System. Historical preservation is an important component of the national parks. Professionals who work for the National Park Service provide a galaxy of services to communities, such as offering advice, help, and money, so that the communities can preserve their own historical and occupational heritage. These professionals include archeologists, architects, curators, historians, landscape architects, and other cultural resource professionals. Their work is to emphasize the local histories of communities. The emblem of the Park Service is an arrowhead with a sequoia tree and bison on it. This is symbolic of vegetation and wildlife. The arrowhead itself represents historical and archeological values. The National Park Service encourages people who are committed to working for the nation to join them. They reproduce national level programs for communities so that more people can participate. 6 What is the dictionary meaning, or denotation, of the word implement? A. agreement B. execute C. perform D. machine