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.
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.
How National Park Service layoffs could stretch some parks to their limits
Roughly 1,000 NPS workers were laid off as part of the Trump Administration's push to trim the federal workforce. Here’s what that means for visitors.
National Park Service cuts come just before DC cherry blossom season
In the D.C. region, there are concerns that more cuts could be coming, affecting the experience of millions of tourists who flock to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms each year
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.
National Park Service to get more seasonal workers, layoff concerns still linger in Yellowstone
Originally only 5,000 workers were authorized for the NPS, down from 6,300 in 2024. Now that has changed again, with 7,700 seasonal workers approved for 2025.
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.
National Park, Forest Service employees laid off
Thousands of National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service employees are being laid off as part of a federal workforce downsizing plan by President Trump and Elon Musk.
National parks visitors can expect changes this summer due to federal firings
America's national parks and other federal lands are in danger of falling into disrepair following the firings of thousands of federal employees by the current administration, experts said. Federal agencies that were already strapped for resources,
The National Park Service is grappling with massive layoffs. What you should know.
Here are the most common questions and answers about the National Park Service layoffs. Why were National Park Service employees fired? The layoffs are part of President Donald Tr
Tourism industry concerned as thousands of Forest Service and National Park Service employees fired ahead of peak travel season
Local and national trade groups are expressing concern for tourism after thousands of federal employees with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service were fired earlier this month.
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National Park Service fires hundreds of park rangers, which cuts deep at the San Antonio Missions
The Trump administration's DOGE program has fired hundreds of park rangers across the United States, and that painful process ...
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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DOGE initiates mass federal agency layoffs threatening Phila. area national parks, wildlife refuges
The dismissals come as part of a large-scale reduction of the federal workforce by the Department of Government Efficiency.
National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers
The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of National Park Service employees fired amid government-wide ...
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NPS To Begin White-Tailed Deer Management Planning For Select National Parks Of Western Pennsylvania
Deer will be culled at several Pennsylvania NPS units soon and the Park Service invites the public to learn more about the ...
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In the Face of Erasure | Suppressing Stonewall
In the first installment of "In the Face of Erasure," Jenny Ballutay ’28 decries the dangerous updates to the National Park ...
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Former Lake Mead employee fired during DOGE cuts
More than a dozen National Parks Service workers have lost their jobs at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The cuts, coming as part of Elon Musk’s Department of ...