The New York Times24d
Firings Squeeze National Parks: ‘You Won’t Have the Full Experience’
The federal hiring process includes lengthy background checks, and some workers require specialized training on everything from grizzly bear safety to first aid to backcountry horse packing.
GBH17d
National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
‘Protect the parks’: Protesters in Yosemite, Bay Area blast Trump on national day of action
From a march and rally at Yosemite National Park to a protest hike at Muir Woods National Monument to a demonstration near the crater of Haleakala National Historic Park in Maui, fed-up rangers and ...
WUWM19d
How federal layoffs are impacting national parks, from reduced hours to safety fears
Between the paperwork, background checks ... Visitors admire the "firefall effect" on El Capitan during sunset at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, last week. Busy season starts in ...
WFAE18d
National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts
Between the paperwork, background checks ... Visitors admire the "firefall effect" on El Capitan during sunset at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, last week.