https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/np-versus-nf.htm#:~:text=National%20parks%20focus%20on%20protecting,kinds%20of%20use%20as%20well https://www.nps.gov/blri

https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/np-versus-nf.htm#:~:text=National%20parks%20focus%20on%20protecting,kinds%20of%20use%20as%20well https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/np-versus-nf.htm#:~:t.... "National parks focus on protecting natural and historic resources "unimpaired for future generations." Park rangers work for the National Park Service (NPS) under the Department of Interior. National forests, on the other hand, emphasize not only resource preservation, but other kinds of use as well."