Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into ‘staffing chaos'
As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe ...
U.S. Forest Service firings lead to hiking trail closures in western Washington
A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River is closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency. A ...
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Some In Congress Starting To Question Trump Firings
A few members of Congress are starting to speak out against the indiscriminate firings of some 2,300 Interior Department ...
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How Will Big Federal Layoffs Impact Yosemite and Other Sierra Destinations?
President Donald Trump's promise to reduce the federal government has hit the national parks and forests, including Yosemite.
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What to Expect at the National Parks After Their Staff Layoffs
About 3,000 positions in the National Park Service and US Forest Service were eliminated by the Trump administration. Here’s ...
Popular Washington rec areas hit with closures, unsafe conditions after USFS workers fired
These closures come after dozens of local forest service employees were fired following President Trump's announcement of a ...
These national park trails were created by America’s first Black soldiers
Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...
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‘It’s illegal’: Federal workers in Wisconsin fired amid nationwide layoffs
Thousands of federal workers have been fired since late last week, including probationary employees with the U.S. Forest ...
Trump’s federal cuts place California’s public lands, including Yosemite, in peril | Opinion
An archeologist assigned to the Hume Lake Ranger District east of Fresno, Wingate is among thousands of US Forest Service and ...
U.S. Forest Service workers fighting back following mass layoffs
The mass firings began last Friday in the name of "government efficiency," and now the National Federation of Federal ...
A federal biologist learned he was fired while whale watching. Here’s his story (and warning)
As he grieves a job he loved and figures out what’s next, he has a warning for the public: National forests and the ...
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Appalachian Trail Will Suffer From Federal Firing Surge
The Appalachian Trail stands to be impacted by the recent and shocking cuts to the Park Service and the Forest Service.