U.S. National Park Service

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Park rangers on Friday were turning away people who want to visit the Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway in an effort to enforce the National Park Service's decision to shut down the private establishment during the government shutdown. A Times reader sent in photos of the rangers blocking the entrance. (Image provided by Sloane Salzman)

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Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial watch National Park Service employees remove green paint that was used to vandalize the structure in Washington, D.C., Friday, July 26, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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In this June 26, 2013, photo provided by the National Park Service, workers on Liberty Island install sod around the national monument, which is set to re-open on the Fourth of July, in New York. (AP Photo/National Park Service)

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** FILE ** Jonathan B. Jarvis, director of the National Park Service (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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James Mitchell, with the National Park Service, prunes back cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin on Monday. The Park Service spends about $185,000 on the festival. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Cherry Blossom Festival President Diana Mayhew sports a cherry blossom scarf as National Park Service Deputy Superintendent Steve Lorenzetti talks Monday about the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival. Park Service officials announced that the peak bloom period for cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin is expected to be between March 26 and 30 while brushing off any effects of snow expected this week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service officials announce that the peak bloom period for Washington's cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin is expected to be between March 26 and March 30. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service officials announce that the peak bloom period for Washington's cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin is expected to be between March 26 and March 30. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service rangers use high-powered leaf blowers to remove fresh snow from the walking bridge leading to Theodore Roosevelt island, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013.(Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Allan Stewert, a D.C. resident, walks his dog, Bobo, down he walking bridge leading to Theodore Roosevelt Island as National Park Service rangers use high-powered leaf blowers to remove fresh snow from it, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service volunteer Kimberly Saucedo-Broach,16, chats with World War II veteran US Navy Coxwain (Retired) Barney Melvin, of Shelbyville, Ill., (right) during the Veterans Day at the National World War II Memorial event in Washington, D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Vistors to the Mall (from left) Andy Dimitriou of Chicago, Judy Franklin of Las Vegas and her sister Janice Hoffman of Chicago, and Michael Franklin of Las Vegas walk up to a temporary barrier to get a closer look at the closed National Monument. as the National Park Service announces that Perini Management Services, Inc. of Framingham, Mass. will be the contractor tasked with repairing the earthquake damage to the Washington Monument at a press conference, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Marine One, the presidential helicopter, could complicate repairs to the Washington Monument during flyovers as a result of White House security measures, the National Park Service says. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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National Park Service Superintendent Bob Vogel announces details Wednesday for the repairs on the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)