Preservation is about deciding what's important, figuring out how to protect it, and passing along an appreciation for what was saved to the next generation. Preservation is hands on.

National Park Service archeologists, architects, curators, historians, and other cultural resource professionals work in America’s nearly 400 national parks to preserve, protect, and share the history of this land and its people. This includes:

• 27,000 significant structures in national parks
• 66,000 archeological sites in national parks
• 115 million objects in park museum collections

Beyond the parks, the National Park Service is part of a national preservation partnership working with American Indian tribes, states, local governments, nonprofit organizations, historic property owners, and others who believe in the importance of our shared heritage – and its preservation. This includes:

• $1.2 billion in preservation grants
• 80,000 listings in the National Register of Historic Places
• 2,400 National Historic Landmarks
• $30 billion in historic rehabilitation tax credit projects
• 27 National Heritage Areas