Trump administration cuts affect national parks. What does it mean for Indiana Dunes?

Trump administration cuts affect national parks. What does it mean for Indiana Dunes?

Here’s what we know about the local impact of President Trump’s aim to slash 5% to 10% of the federal workforce, including at national parks across the U.S.

'Today I Lost My Dream Job': NPS Ranger Opens up About Job Cuts

The National Park Service’s (NPS’s) news page has been eerily quiet since Inauguration Day, despite being in the news quite a bit. Reports suggest that the Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs (some say around 1,000 jobs) from the park service, and now, former NPS employees are starting to speak out about how the job cuts might impact parks’ ability to function as many of them ramp up for their busy visitation season. “Today I lost my …

Federal job cuts hit Indiana Dunes National Park

The federal job cuts being spearheaded by Elon Musk could affect your visit to a popular national park in the region. Indiana Dunes National Park has had to make some layoffs. Beth Shrader is a former National Parks Service worker who was stationed at Indiana Dunes. She told WSBT when the federal job cuts began, it at first looked like things were going to be OK. “My employers, or my supervisors, told me that I was an exemplary employee and ther…