National parks feeling the Trump purge
Seasonal employees of 433 national parks and historic sites received emails last week saying their 2025 jobs had been rescinded.
Many parks nearly double their employees during busy seasons, and jobs affected are park rangers, cleaning crews, maintenance, and visitor center workers.
"The future of our programs and thousands of park staff remains uncertain,” said Theresa Pierno, president and CEO for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), in a statement.
"Our parks already have thousands fewer staff than they did a decade ago, and these actions risk further straining an already overwhelmed Park Service and impacting millions of visitors and local communities,” Pierno said.
This sucks. But I expected it.
Many parks nearly double their employees during busy seasons, and jobs affected are park rangers, cleaning crews, maintenance, and visitor center workers.
"The future of our programs and thousands of park staff remains uncertain,” said Theresa Pierno, president and CEO for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), in a statement.
"Our parks already have thousands fewer staff than they did a decade ago, and these actions risk further straining an already overwhelmed Park Service and impacting millions of visitors and local communities,” Pierno said.
This sucks. But I expected it.
