Trump, National Park Service and Cost Cutting

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.
National Parks cutting hours, limiting services as Trump layoffs reduce staffing
Advocates say park workers are being pulled from important roles to help manage traffic and maintain basic infrastructure.
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 sites in Mass.
Sagamore Hill, home of Teddy Roosevelt, set to trim hours after Trump National Park Service cuts
Unreserved reservations for the federal park service site, which includes the 26th president’s home, are set to be paused starting Monday and for the remainder of March, according to The Friends of Sagamore Hill — an organization that helps with the preservation of the location. Tour reservations that have already been made will be honored.
Private groups look to reduce impacts of cuts to National Park Service
Lauren Toms reports on the Bay Area nonprofits fighting to minimize the damage caused by the Trump administration's push to make cuts in National Parks Service staffing.
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,
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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.