Several hundred people with LGBTQ flags rallied at the Stonewall National Monument on Friday, a day after references to transgender Americans disappeared from the U.S. National Park Service website for the New York site commemorating a gay bar where resistance to a 1969 police raid sparked a civil rights movement.
Federal agencies in Wyoming like the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service aren’t immune from the sweeping downsizing President Donald Trump
At the same time, Donald Trump was kind enough to sign an executive order bringing us a National Park of American Heroes, he has also decided to close down the National Park Service.
The permanent staff cuts could leave parks understaffed and facing tough decisions about operating hours, public safety, and resource protection.
Trump administration cuts to the National Park Service not only will adversely impact the national parks but do economic damage to the gateway communities that surround them, according to park advocates.
I’m still in shock, and completely devastated. I have dedicated my life to being a public servant, teacher, and advocate for places that we ALL cherish.”
Experts say the move would likely violate the law. Trump said Friday that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick would be “looking at” the mail agency.
Visitors to Colorado’s national parks this summer could find dirty bathrooms and closures at visitor centers and campgrounds if a federal hiring freeze does not thaw.
In a now viral post, recently-fired National Parks Service ranger Brian Gibbs from Iowa, detailed his firing and what it means for his family.
Yosemite National Park in California is ... and anger that President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze and firing of hundreds of U.S. Forest Service workers could harm park operations.