Your National Park Visit Could Be Different This Summer Following NPS Layoffs—What to Know
After approximately 1,000 firings, followed by a promise to increase seasonal workers, here's where the NPS stands.
National Park Service to get more seasonal workers, layoff concerns still linger in Yellowstone
Originally only 5,000 workers were authorized for the NPS, down from 6,300 in 2024. Now that has changed again, with 7,700 seasonal workers approved for 2025.
Mass firing hits national parks ahead of busy summer season
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect shorter hours and longer lines after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
The National Park Service is grappling with massive layoffs. What you should know.
Here are the most common questions and answers about the National Park Service layoffs. Why were National Park employees fired? The layoffs are part of President Donald Trump’s
National parks layoffs hit northern California, inciting protest
"Leave no trace" has long been the mantra for preserving our wild spaces, but with fewer federal employees on the ground at national parks and in other natural areas, that ethos will be more important than ever.
National park layoffs hit Everglades, other Florida parks
Staffers at several Florida national parks — including Big Cypress and the Everglades — were laid off following the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the National Park Service this month. Why it matters: Layoffs could mean reduced park hours,
Will Cuyahoga Valley National Park get its 40 seasonal workers after all?
The uncertainty over seasonal hiring at Cuyahoga Valley National Park has been cleared up. Last week, after President Donald Trump announced federal job cuts, Deb Yandala, president and CEO of the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park,
1,000 National Park Service Workers Fired
About 1,000 National Park Service employees have been fired in the latest round of cuts by the Trump administration. The people fired were in their probationary period. These job cuts come as part of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency plans to rewrite where and how federal dollars are spent.
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Yellowstone Visitor Trips Trying To Flee Charging Bison, Plays Dead, & Miraculously Escapes Without Injury
Located in Wyoming and stretching up into Montana and Idaho, Yellowstone National Park is the first national park in the ...
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'Reverberating effect': Yellowstone Business Coalition mobilizing again as layoffs stun gateway communities
The coalition initially came together to protect the local economy from two proposed gold mines near the northern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Now it is mobilizing in response to ...
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Yellowstone Has An Active Ancient Undersea Wasteland 7,300 Feet Above Sea Level
Monument Geyser Basin is one of the most unique areas of Yellowstone National Park. Its ancient undersea wasteland at 7,300 ...
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Photography In The National Parks: Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road Part 1
What if you only had a day or two, to spend in Yellowstone National Park? Where would you go? What would you photograph? If ...
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Looking at how layoffs could impact Yellowstone ahead of tourism season
The National Parks Conservation Association is an non-profit that advocates for national parks and they have concerns moving ...
I Road-Tripped To 8 National Parks. Here Are The Ones You Can't Miss.
The year was 2021, I was nothing but a naive, fresh college graduate. So, I know you’re wondering, how did young Danielle ...
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Yellowstone And Hawaiʻi—How Similar Are They?
Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi. These systems a well known for producing large volumes of magma through time and leaving chains of ...
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Beat the Winter Blues by Exploring West Yellowstone, the Perfect Snowy Escape in Montana
West Yellowstone, Montana, is the perfect snowy escape. It's a winter getaway that will make you fall in love with the winter months.
Firings Squeeze National Parks: ‘You Won’t Have the Full Experience’
With 1,000 full-time employees out, and the fate of thousands more seasonal workers unclear, tours are being canceled and ...
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Howling Heritage: UM researcher reflects on 30 years of wolves in Yellowstone
From Banff’s ridgelines to Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, the wolves Mark Hebblewhite first tracked as a young researcher have shaped the course of his career. Now the next generation of scientists ...