DOGE Abruptly Cut These National Park And Forest Service Workers' Jobs. Here's How It'll Impact You.
As a forestry technician and wilderness ranger for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state, Downs picked up trash that campers left behind and buried human waste. Downs camped alongside visitors and taught them “Leave No Trace” principles to minimize human impact on ecosystems.
National Park Service Sets Visitation Record Amid Historic Staffing Cuts
The National Park Service just reported the highest visitation in its history, as the administration conducts massive firings and threatens to close visitor centers and public safety facilities" -- NP
National park employees hang the American flag upside down in protest of mass layoffs
WASHINGTON — Some of the country’s most beloved national parks are scaling back services in the wake of widespread federal layoffs. With job cuts rippling through the National Park Service (NPS), visitors are seeing fewer ranger-led programs, shortened operating hours, and even the cancellation of some services altogether.
Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds
New polling shows widespread support for increasing or keeping funding the same for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s recent firings of federal park and forest employees.
Sierra Club Sues to Reinstate Fired National Park Service, Forest Service Workers
In a new lawsuit filed alongside three other nonprofits, the environmental group claims that DOGE violated the Constitution by directing the NPS, Forest Service, and other federal agencies to fire thousands of employees—and that America's public lands are already feeling the strain.
Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know
The only road going into the popular destination is closed due to storm damage and the federal funding needed to repair it ...
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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National Park Service firings hit Olympic National Park
About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have been laid off as part of ...
National Parks Service to hire seasonal employees after all. What it means for Washington
National parks will hire seasonal employees in an exception to President Trump’s hiring freeze. Delay could impact WA parks ...
Seattle's only national park faces uncertainty as federal budget cuts continue
According to a list leaked by a California congressman, the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is in jeopardy of losing its lease.
National Park Service moves forward with Piney Branch Tunnel Project
Currently, around 40 million gallons of stormwater combined with untreated sewage overflow into Piney Branch each year. This ...
National parks cuts threaten America the beautiful
Trump administration cutbacks at parks and the Forest Service affect all Americans.
As traffic gets worse, group calls on Park Service to rethink plan for Rock Creek Parkway
On Tuesday, a group called 'Save Connecticut Avenue' called on the National Park Service to scrap plans to end reversible ...
National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration
A Louisiana landscape where centuries-old sugar cane plantations and Afro-Creole culture remain preserved along the ...
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This tiny Nevada town is in shock after Great Basin National Park lost 20% of its staff
Baker, Nevada, relies on tourism in Great Basin National Park, which just lost 20% of its staff from federal cuts.