The National Park Service laid off approximately 1,000 employees, many of whom were on probationary periods, in February. The layoffs are part of President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of ...

It’s common for Park Service employees to change parks and roles throughout their careers, like Francis. He started out as an interpretive ranger at Kings Mountain National Military Park in ...

The National Park Service has seen a staggering decline in its permanent workforce since the start of the second Trump administration, according to data analyzed by the National Parks Conservation ...

Roughly 1,500 National Park Service staffers are expected to be fired as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency reportedly plans to slash $26 million in grant funding to the agency ahead ...

In between keeping clueless visitors away from ornery wildlife, cleaning park bathrooms and filling in for departed co-workers, National Park Service employees must add yet another task to their ...

The demonstration came after roughly 1,000 National Park Service employees were laid off on Feb. 14. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

In 2014, National Park Service employee Jennifer Mummart holds a Civil War-era photo of Selina Norris Gray at the site where the photo was taken — what is now Arlington National Cemetery in ...

Quite simply and astonishingly, this is dismantling the National Park Service as we know it, ranger by ranger and brick by brick. “Between staff being fired or resigning under duress, the National ...

National parks, recreation areas, memorials and other sites attracted 325.5 million visitors in 2023, according to the most recent statistics from the National Park Service, which does not include ...