DOGE Abruptly Cut These National Park And Forest Service Workers' Jobs. Here's How It'll Impact You.
As a forestry technician and wilderness ranger for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state, Downs picked up trash that campers left behind and buried human waste. Downs camped alongside visitors and taught them “Leave No Trace” principles to minimize human impact on ecosystems.
National Park Service Sets Visitation Record Amid Historic Staffing Cuts
The National Park Service just reported the highest visitation in its history, as the administration conducts massive firings and threatens to close visitor centers and public safety facilities" -- NP
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.
Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds
New polling shows widespread support for increasing or keeping funding the same for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s recent firings of federal park and forest employees.
Sierra Club Sues to Reinstate Fired National Park Service, Forest Service Workers
In a new lawsuit filed alongside three other nonprofits, the environmental group claims that DOGE violated the Constitution by directing the NPS, Forest Service, and other federal agencies to fire thousands of employees—and that America's public lands are already feeling the strain.
Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know
The only road going into the popular destination is closed due to storm damage and the federal funding needed to repair it ...
National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet.
As the administration fires rangers and other workers, an internal memo is directing the National Park Service not to ...
When do cherry blossoms bloom in DC? National Park Service announces peak dates.
The peak bloom date is "defined as the period when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," according to the National ...
National Parks Service to hire seasonal employees after all. What it means for Washington
National parks will hire seasonal employees in an exception to President Trump’s hiring freeze. Delay could impact WA parks ...
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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National Park Service firings hit Olympic National Park
About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have been laid off as part of ...
Hundreds in Park Service have opted to quit, agency memo says
More than 700 National Park Service employees have submitted resignations as part of Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” offer, according to an internal agency memo.
National Park Service moves forward with Piney Branch Tunnel Project
Currently, around 40 million gallons of stormwater combined with untreated sewage overflow into Piney Branch each year. This ...
America’s National Parks Set a Visitation Record in 2024
Sites operated by the National Park Service recorded more than 331 million visits last year—the most in history. The news ...
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Delight in Washington's Cherry Blossoms and Citywide Festival
By Candyce H. Stapen In spring, Washington, D.C., dazzles. That's when more than 2,500 cherry trees pop into bloom at the ...