DOGE cuts at C&O Canal draw protests at National Park Service office
Layoffs implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the National Park Service are drawing protests from enthusiasts of the C&O Canal.
Parks Group Warns of Dismantling of the National Park Service
"Quite simply and astonishingly, this is dismantling the National Park Service as we know it, ranger by ranger and brick by brick." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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.
A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing
Park rangers are crowdsourcing terminations and cataloging the number of National Park Service employees the Trump administration has fired across the country.
Op-Ed |The National Park Service Provides “Direct Services” To Citizens
Adding insult to injury, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo on February 26, 2025, directing all federal agencies to submit their plans for a systematic Reduction in Force (RIF) by March 13.
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 .
National Day of Resistance and Save Our Parks Day join to support National Park Service workers
Between 80 and 90 people demonstrated at the Springfield Armory Historic Site Saturday in support of National Park Service workers who have been fired or who face layoffs.
Hundreds Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in Southern California, protesters turned out to stand up against what they see as threats to public lands.
Cuts to national parks and forests met with backlash as summer nears
Employees who maintained America's most wild places say they are concerned for public safety, and for wildlife.
National Park Service replies to inquiries on staffing cuts at Zion National Park
Officials with the National Park Service replied to KUTV inquiries on staffing cuts happening at Zion National Park.
Colorado advocates say impacts of National Park Service layoffs will be ‘visceral’
Local advocates with the National Parks Conservation Association say despite seasonal hiring given the green light after layoffs, impacts will still be seen at parks. FOX31's Gabby Easterwood explains what those impacts could look like.
Missing Denver man last seen in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Jordan Marsters, a 31 year-old man from Denver, was last seen in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Feb. 13 at ...
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National Park workers in Alaska say a Trump agency fired them illegally. A judge agrees.
Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park, even though they both recently received ...
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Gustavus residents rally in solidarity with fired National Park staff
Around 40 people — many of them Glacier Bay National Park employees — turned out at the protest in downtown Gustavus on ...
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Reduction In Force Directions Raise Questions Of How National Park Service Will Respond
Directions from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management on how federal agencies should craft ...
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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 ...
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Keys marine sanctuary among offices DOGE plans to shutter around South Florida
The Key Largo office was listed among those set to have leases terminated, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ...
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Trump, Musk Plan to Shutter Federal Offices Includes Arcata Site for NOAA Fisheries, Redwood National Park Staff
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plan to dramatically downsize the federal government has placed a bullseye on an ...
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Organizations send letter to NPS Deputy Director asking for reinstatement of fired employees
The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of Park Rangers sent a letter on March 3 to Acting ...