Budget cuts impact national parks

Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.
National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.
Trump administration doesn’t want you to know a record number of people visited national parks last year
The National Park Service logged a record 331.9 million visits in 2024, besting a visitation high set in 2016. But don’t expect to hear about that from the agency as it endures layoffs and facility
Budget cuts impact national parks: What visitors need to know
Outwander reports that 1,000 probationary employees recently were laid off by the National Park Service and there were an additional 700 resignations as part of federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration,
DOGE cuts being felt in New Orleans area as National Park Service Office closes
Visitors to the French Quarter were disappointed after discovering that a National Park Service facility off Decatur Street had been shut down, possibly for good. Fox 8 has confirmed that the federal government appears to be closing a Park Service office and several Minerals Management offices in the New Orleans area as part of broader cost-cutting measures.
Cuts to National Park Service could lead to long-term environmental damage
National Park Service cuts are leaving parks vulnerable to pollution and damage, risking long-term environmental harm and affecting DC’s favorite green spaces.
Here’s how National Park Service cuts are affecting sites in Mass.
Uncertainty, mixed messaging, and talk of further cuts are causing concern about what will happen to the 16 National Park ...
National Parks at Escalated Wildfire Risk, Thanks to DOGE Cuts
Federal workers help maintain millions of acres of protected land — and with climate change intensifying burns, conditions ...
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UPDATE | National Park Service Has Leadership Vacuum
Roughly a third of the National Park Service's senior leadership positions are vacant, and the Interior Department reportedly ...
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Gettysburg 100 Nights of Taps event relocated due to loss of park service sponsorship
Due to "unforeseen circumstances," the Gettysburg National Park Service is unable to sponsor an event honoring fallen ...
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Record visitation set in 2024 at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
A record 1.8 million people visited New River Gorge National Park and Preserve during 2024, topping by 6.3% the previous ...
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The History of the National Park Service
There’s something truly marvelous about visiting a national park. It’s a connection to something much larger than ourselves, ...
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This Georgia park is one of the world’s greatest places of 2025, Time says
This Macon historical park — on track to become Georgia’s first national park — has been named one of the world’s greatest places of 2025 by Time Magazine.
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Traveler's View: How Many Park Visitors Will Notice?
With the National Park Service ranks withered by terminations, seasonal hiring hiccups, resignations, and retirements, will ...