The National Park Service set a visitation record in 2024. Here are the top sites
Boy did Americans and other visitors make good use of US National Park Service sites in 2024 – enough to set a record.
National Park Service advocates worry about peak visitor season amid cuts with more on the way
The number of National Park Service employees who keep more than 400 sites running is dwindling thanks to layoffs, buyouts. Here's what it could mean for visitors this year.
National Park Service Sets Visitation Record Amid Historic Staffing Cuts
The National Park Service just reported the highest visitation in its history, as the administration conducts massive firings and threatens to close visitor centers and public safety facilities" -- NP
National Park Service Quiet About Record 2024 Visitation
There was no press release, no sparkling quote from the National Park Service's acting director, no agency public conversation about the record 331.9 million people who explored the National Park System in 2024.
A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing
Park rangers are crowdsourcing terminations and cataloging the number of National Park Service employees the Trump administration has fired across the country.
Parks Group Warns of Dismantling of the National Park Service
"Quite simply and astonishingly, this is dismantling the National Park Service as we know it, ranger by ranger and brick by brick." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
10 most visited US National Parks in 2024
The No. 1 most visited NPS site is home to military sites such as the Presidio in San Francisco, and it supports 19 distinct ecosystems from seashore to redwood forests. Attendance jumped almost
How Your National Park Trip Could Change Under Trump
Park advocates say recent staff layoffs and building lease terminations could have far-reaching implications for both the visitor experience and the protection of natural resources.
These national parks saw record attendance in 2024, but they may not tell you about it
The National Park Service has reportedly been instructed not to draw attention to the record attendance amid staffing cuts across the agency.
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Seattle's Klondike Gold Rush national park targeted for closure
A historical museum in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood is among dozens of National Park Service leases the Trump ...
Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know
The only road going into the popular destination is closed due to storm damage and the federal funding needed to repair it ...
DOGE Abruptly Cut These National Park And Forest Service Workers' Jobs. Here's How It'll Impact You.
As a forestry technician and wilderness ranger for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state, Downs picked up ...
2 workers laid off from the National Park Service sound off on their struggles: "I cycle through being angry, sad, distressed"
The White House's Department of Government Efficiency laid off about 1,000 National Park Service workers last month as part ...
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How might job cuts affect Yellowstone National Park?
The National Parks Conservation Association said that after buyouts and layoffs, about 9% of national parks' permanent staff ...
The National Park Service is grappling with massive layoffs. What you should know.
The National Park Service laid off approximately 1,000 employees, many of whom were on probationary periods, in February.
Opinion: US Forest Service, Park Service firings will hurt WNC outdoor recreation access
North Carolina’s economy relies on outdoor recreation. Federal layoffs will impact public land recreation, disaster relief, ...
Trump property purge to include national park visitor centers, museums
The Trump administration is trying to cancel leases for 34 National Park Service buildings, which an advocate says will ...