What are special places? A lighthouse... pristine open space… a historic downtown... a piece of the old turnpike... How does the National Park Service assist in the protection, restoration, or stewardship of these places?

How does the National Park Service assist in the restoration or stewardship of these places?

• Provides opportunities to assess the significance of special places through a Special Resource Study
• Provides documentation of important architecture or engineering accomplishments
• Provides opportunities to transfer surplus federal lands for use as public parks
• Provides opportunities to list an important natural area as a National Natural Landmark
• Provides access to the National Register of Historic Places and the National Historic Landmark Program
• Provide lessons and models of grassroots conservation efforts with an National Park Service role
• Provides communities with information on federal programs and initiatives like the American Heritage Rivers Program
• Provides grants to states to acquire open space
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