A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing
Park rangers are crowdsourcing terminations and cataloging the number of National Park Service employees the Trump administration has fired across the country.
What is the Alt National Park Service? What to know about group protesting Trump layoffs
The Alt National Park Service was established in 2017, after the real National Park Service was temporarily barred from using social media.
What to know about national park layoffs and potential closures
The U.S. Department of the Interior said no parks are expected to close in the summer, but park rangers warned of reduced hours and services.
The National Park Layoffs Are Causing Panic. Here’s How They Will (Or Won’t) Impact Your Visit
Thousands of NPS employees have been laid off, prompting concern that the parks will be understaffed this spring and summer. Should you still visit?
The National Park Service is grappling with massive layoffs. What you should know.
However, the National Park Service topped the list of government agencies seen favorably by U.S. adults, according to a Pew Research study last July, and national parks are widely considered to be among America’s greatest treasures .
Layoffs fuel long lines and frustrations at Texas national parks
Hundreds of cars lined up to get into Big Bend National Park in Texas over President's Day weekend, just a day after the National Park Service fired 1,000 employees nationwide under sweeping cost-cutting measures by the Trump administration.
Maryland national parks impacted by federal layoffs
Maryland national parks impacted by federal layoffs
National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
Exploring the National Park Service budget cut impacts
National parks are preparing for a surge in visitors in 2025, which could strain already thin margins amid mass layoffs. (Scripps News)
Amid staff cuts and budget chaos, more than 700 national park employees take buyout
The buyouts and the Feb. 14 firing of probationary employees has cost the National Park Service at least 1,700 permanent ...
Possible second round of national park terminations draw fire from Mojave Desert groups
National park employees have been notified about a possible second round of layoffs; Mojave Desert groups warn of ...
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Staffing Issues May Affect Your 2025 National Park Plans
Planning a national park trip in 2025? If there is a tour, ranger-led program, campsite, or any other park event for which ...
22,000-year-old tracks — possibly from ‘oldest known’ vehicle — found in national park
We use the term ‘travois’ broadly to include any form of vehicle fashioned from a single wooden pole with a load, as well as ...
When do cherry blossoms bloom in DC? National Park Service announces peak dates.
The peak bloom date is "defined as the period when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," according to the National ...
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An Australian state promised to turn native forest into a national koala park. It’s still being logged
The koala was officially declared endangered in the Australian state of New South Wales in February 2022. A year later, the ...
Deseret News archives: Grand Canyon became a national park in 1919
President Theodore Roosevelt made the area a game preserve in 1906 and created Grand Canyon National Monument in 1906, ...
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As Glacier Park Prepares to Update 22-year-old Fire Management Plan, Officials Seek Public Input
A lot has changed since Glacier National Park last updated its wildfire management plan 22 years ago, including by ushering ...