national park
noun
: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress
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How a cave explorer's accident helped create this national park.
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
If the second purchase goes ahead, the land could be combined with the initial 2,020 acres to create a new 3,120 acre national park.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the US government, in the name of protecting nature, forcefully removed Indigenous people from their lands to establish national parks.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
Its agencies oversee water policy, operate the national parks, lease resources to industries including oil and ranching, provide services across Indian Country and manage more land than any person or corporation in the nation.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
If the second purchase goes ahead, the land could be combined with the initial 2,020 acres to create a new 3,120 acre national park.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the US government, in the name of protecting nature, forcefully removed Indigenous people from their lands to establish national parks.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
Its agencies oversee water policy, operate the national parks, lease resources to industries including oil and ranching, provide services across Indian Country and manage more land than any person or corporation in the nation.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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