federal layoffs are impacting national parks

How federal layoffs are impacting national parks, from reduced hours to safety fears
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
National parks cutting hours, services amid federal layoffs
National parks across the U.S. face service reductions and staffing shortages due to federal budget cuts, affecting more than 1,000 employees and potentially millions of visitors. According to the National Parks Conservation Association,
Here's how federal layoffs are impacting National Parks in North Carolina
North Carolina’s national parks have been impacted by recent layoffs within the National Park Service (NPS), with multiple sites experiencing cuts to probationary employees. According to Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers,
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 ...
Hundreds in Park Service Have Opted to Quit, Agency Memo Says
The report has raised concerns about national park access and maintenance heading into the summer travel season.
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 ...
Search underway at national park for man last seen nearly 2 weeks ago
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado is one of the last known locations where 31-year-old Jordan ...
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National Park Service Wins Court Battle Over Cashless Policy
A federal judge dismissed the complaint aimed at the National Park Service's policy of refusing cash from visitors at some ...
Man vanished in remote national park 2 weeks ago, CO officials say. He’s still missing
A man vanished inside a rugged, remote national park in Colorado and has been missing for nearly two weeks, officials said.
American flag hung upside down in Yosemite National Park in protest over layoffs
Yosemite National Park staffers hung an American flag upside down from the park's El Capitan summit over the weekend to ...
‘People are frightened’: Sweeping Trump job cuts hit South Florida national parks
Sweeping job cuts at national parks across the country now include about 20 staffers in South Florida’s beloved swampy wilderness.