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.
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.
National Park Service layoffs include employees in Williamsburg area, on Outer Banks
Three National Park Service employees have been terminated at Colonial National Historical Park and six staffers have been cut from the Outer Banks Group.
Protests grow across Montana as National Park Service layoffs raise concerns
Hundreds gathered at the North entrance of Yellowstone National Park Saturday afternoon to protest layoffs within the National Park Service.
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.
Group of national parks employees protested layoffs with upside-down flag | Fact check
The Department of the Interior told USA TODAY it was aware of the "unauthorized and inappropriate" display, which was eventually taken down.
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 ...
The National Park Service is grappling with massive layoffs. What you should know.
The National Park Service laid off approximately 1,000 employees, many of whom were on probationary periods, in February.
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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 ...
Sen. Tina Smith to bring park ranger fired during federal layoffs to Trump's congressional address
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota is bringing a national park ranger fired during mass federal layoffs​ to President Trump's ...
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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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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 ...