DOGE cuts National Park staff

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National parks cuts threaten America the beautiful
Trump administration cutbacks at parks and the Forest Service affect all Americans.
DOGE cuts National Park staff as visitation rate peaks
The National Park Service had 331.9 million recreation visits to its various sites in 2024 but faces cuts to its workforce.
National parks: Feeling the pain of staff cuts
Chaos is spreading across our national parks, said Maxine Joselow and Andrea Sachs in The Washington Post. The Trump administration fired about 1,000 National Park Service employees in February, and the agency’s 433 national parks, historic sites, and attractions are already feeling the pain.
Opinion
America’s best idea? National parks. Its worst? DOGE
If you visit any one of those priceless parks in the coming months and discover understaffed facilities, garbage piling up, programs cancelled and hours curtailed, you can thank Elon Musk, President Donald Trump’s hatchet man, who is hacking away at federal agencies with a chainsaw instead of a scalpel.
US national park staff cuts put nature and visitors at risk
By Bobby Bascomb The Trump administration, as part of its downsizing of the federal government, fired roughly 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) employees, who manage protected areas in the U.S. With more terminations on the horizon,
DOGE Cuts Threaten Summer Fun (and Cleanliness) at U.S. National Parks
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been axing federal workers by the thousands and some of those hardest hit are national parks and forest service workers. This means that if you get a chance to visit one of America’s beautiful parks,
National parks had a record year. Trump officials appear to want it kept quiet
The Trump administration fired about 1,000 park service employees in February as part of a plan by President Donald Trump and ...
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Which D.C.-area national parks lost the most workers
More than 750 national park workers have been fired amid the Trump administration's purge of federal employees, per an ...
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.
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UPDATE | National Park Service Has Leadership Vacuum
Roughly a third of the National Park Service's senior leadership positions are vacant, and the Interior Department reportedly ...
The top 10 deadliest national parks and parkways in America, according to data
The top 10 deadliest national parks and parkways were then ranked in terms of both environmental and activity-based risks.
Trump property purge to include national park visitor centers, museums
The Trump administration is trying to cancel leases for 34 National Park Service buildings, which an advocate says will ...