Last updated: December 27, 2021
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Denver Service Center Turns 50
The Denver Service Center (DSC) was established November 1971, when the National Park Service (NPS) Eastern and Western Service Centers merged into one centralized professional office for NPS planning, design, and construction. We are celebrating our 50 years of service to the NPS mission by reflecting on our history and looking forward to our continued service to parks and regions by enabling them to meet their goals.
In reflecting on these past 50 years, the Denver Service Center is proud to release Celebrating Our Past: The First Fifty Years of Denver Service Center's Service and Stewardship. One consistent theme at the Denver Service Center is our flexibility and resilience. Our organizational structure, capacity, and capabilities have fluctuated throughout the years in order that we might best serve the National Park Service.
“I am proud to release this document that reflects on the past five decades of the Denver Service Center’s service and stewardship,” said DSC Director Ray Todd. “I am sincerely grateful to the people who have contributed to the mission of the National Park Service for 50 years through their work at the Denver Service Center, and I celebrate the accomplishments that enable parks to preserve resources and provide for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.”
The Denver Service Center continues to grow our capacity and fine-tune our organizational model as we contribute to the NPS as the main execution office for Great American Outdoor Act funded projects for the National Park Service. Although our processes and people may change, our commitment to the mission of the National Park Service does not. We look ahead towards our bright future as an organization.
We can find people all over the National Park Service who at one time or another, worked at the Denver Service Center. We are happy to share this time of reflection and celebration with you.