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Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster

Hundreds of federal employees, including 1,000 from the National Park Service, were fired under the direction of the Trump administration as part of workforce reductions, confirmed by independent Senator Angus King's office.
Kristen Brengel, senior vice president of government affairs at the National Parks Conservation Association, noted that national parks were already operating with 20% fewer staff than in 2010, leading to reduced services for visitors, including limited park hours.
Anger over the cuts led to protests at national parks, with demonstrators emphasizing that public lands are under attack.
Many affected employees reported feeling anger and betrayal after being unexpectedly fired while maintaining high performance in their roles.

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MSNBC

Anti-Trump activists reach new heights, perform new feats (so to speak)

Rachel Maddow looks at two acts of protest against Donald Trump's attacks on federal workers, one from the peaks of Yosemite National Park, and another that is drawn from the depths of artificial intelligence, both making dramatic statements about the Trump administration's cuts to federal staff and services.

1 day ago·United States

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Los Angeles Times

National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protests

Hundreds of people gathered at national park sites in Southern California on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees and to voice fears about the future of America’s public lands. “I don’t want a McDonald’s popping…

2 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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KARE

Protestors stand with NPS in South Minneapolis

About 50 protestors today said they're doing what they can to stand against President Trump's decision to lay off at least a thousand Park Service employees.

2 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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Zero Hedge

Yosemite Employees Hang US Flag Upside Down In Budget Cut Backlash

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

2 days ago·United States

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Chicago Tribune

Midwest communities worry that firing of parks and forest employees will harm ecosystems, economies and education

At the southern tip of Lake Michigan, an hour’s drive from Chicago, lies one of the country’s most biodiverse national parks. Shoreline birds build their homes along the coastal habitat. Prairie grass, woodlands and wetlands reminiscent of the Everglades fringe the trails that lace through Indiana Dunes National Park. Each year millions of people marvel at this pocket of natural beauty sandwiched between a stretch of steel plants — almost 3 mill…

2 days ago·Chicago, United States

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overpassesforamerica.com

Beneath Yosemite’s Beauty, Anger and Anxiety Over Trump’s Job Cuts - Overpasses For America

Some might call Elliot Lozano, a 37-year-old biological science technician and weasel specialist, a prime example of why the Trump administration chose to cut 1,000 jobs from the National Park Service. Others might call him a symbol of the Park Service’s purpose, and a reason employees at Yosemite unfurled an upside-down American flag across the granite face of the landmark monolith El Capitan last week. Mr. Lozano, who worked at Yosemite Nation…

2 days ago

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