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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 staff members this month, roughly 9% of its workforce.

National Parks Traveler · 1d

More Than 700 National Park Service Staff Quitting

More than 700 National Park Service staff are quitting to take up the Trump administration's offer to resign now but be paid possibly through September, according to an agency memo.

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What's next for former Forest Service and National Park employees following layoffs?

Tens of thousands of national parks and forest employees were terminated last week. The cuts, part of a larger push to cut federal spending, have left federal employees worried about the future of public lands and employment opportunities.

Denver man missing at Black Canyon of Gunnison

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Search underway for Colorado man in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Officials are searching for Jordan Marsters, a 31-year-old who disappeared two weeks ago, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado.

Yahoo · 1d

Denver man reported missing at Black Canyon of the Gunnison

The National Park Service and the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office reported a missing man at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Monday who was last seen 11 days ago.

KUSA-TV Denver on MSN · 1d

Denver man missing at Black Canyon

Jordan Masters was last known to be at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Friday, Feb. 13.

Big Bend National Park, Plant Genus

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Meet the 'Wooly Devil,' the First New Plant Genus Discovered in a National Park Since 1976

Deb Manley was exploring a remote area of Big Bend National Park when she spotted something unusual on the ground. Tiny, fuzzy, flowering plants were sprouting up from between the desert rocks in the Texas park’s northern region.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

New plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend National Park in Texas in March 2024.

Yahoo · 1d

New Species Alert: Previously Undiscovered Plant Found At Big Bend National Park

Meet the wooly devil, a newly discovered plant that was found in Big Bend National Park in Texas in 2024. But it's not just a new species of plant. It's an entirely new genus of daisy not previously documented.

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National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration

A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River ...

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Economics And Public Opinion Favor A Healthy National Park Service

Voters across the country are greatly concerned over the health of the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service in the wake of the firing of more than 3,000 federal workers by the Trump ...

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Hundreds in Park Service have opted to quit, agency memo says

More than 700 National Park Service employees have submitted resignations as part of Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” offer, according to an internal agency memo.

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Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines

Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.

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How National Park Service layoffs could stretch some parks to their limits

More than 325 million people visited America’s national parks in 2023, according to the latest Park Service statistics. The volume of visitors has grown each year since the pandemic, and many ...