Boy did Americans and other visitors make good use of US National Park Service sites in 2024 – enough to set a record.
Nearly 332 million people visited America's national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn't shielded the agency from the Elon Musk team's purge of the federal workforce.
Among the changes at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which are jointly administered by the NPS, is the cancellation of ranger-led programs “until further notice.”
These 5 lesser-known national parks in California offer uncrowded adventures
These California national parks have been hit hardest by federal firings
At least 84 U.S. National Park Service workers in California have been fired amid the Trump administration's purge of federal workers, per an unofficial tally shared with Axios. Why it matters: The firings have left parks short-staffed ahead of the busy summer travel season,
Arizona’s national parks and forests already feeling strain from thousands of federal worker firings nationwide
Haynes, a fired National Park Service ranger, worked at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and called the job "a calling."
Nearly 4,000 campsites across California’s 18 national forests could close for part or all of the summer season as the U.S. Forest Service struggles with budget constraints following President Donald Trump’s federal spending freeze,
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National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protestsNational Park Service staffing cuts prompted off-duty rangers and residents to protest at national parks nationwide, including Joshua Tree and the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Upside-down US flag hung in California national parkAn American flag was hung upside down on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on ... destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada. The Trump administration last week fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and ...
A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes.
A federal judge tossed out a complaint filed against the National Park Service over its policy not to accept cash from visitors entering parks.
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