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Article: The national and state park partnership: state parks create an enduring legacy within the national park system.
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- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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For national park enthusiasts of the 21st century, it is interesting to speculate what Stephen Mather's reaction would be to today's national park system. It is safe to say that Mather, often referred to as the "father" and first director of the National Park Service (NPS), might well be blown away by the almost bewildering collection of designations applied to areas managed solely or cooperatively by the NPS.
Some of the nomenclature that would be new to Mather would include national seashore, national lakeshore, national river, national recreation area, national preserve, national reserve, national scenic trail and national heritage corridor.
Perhaps ...