Hundreds of former NPS staffers say parks should close during shutdown

Hundreds of former NPS staffers say parks should close during shutdown

Hundreds of former National Park Service (NPS) employees are calling for the nation’s parks to close amid the ongoing government shutdown. In a new letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the former staffers cited high-profile incidents of illegal jumping at Yosemite National Park and a vegetation fire that started at a campground at Joshua Tree National Park. The more than 400 signatories said there have also been “bathrooms overflowing, tras…

Trump says NPS staff aren't needed. Fires and trash say otherwise

The Trump administration has left the national parks open, even though most of the workers aren't there. More than 450 former park employees sent a letter saying running the parks like ghost towns is reckless. Fires ignite, toilets overflow, and campers become squatters. — Read the rest The post Trump says NPS staff aren't needed. Fires and trash say otherwise appeared first on Boing Boing.

Former park leaders demand Trump admin close national parks

SF Gate reported Hundreds of former National Park Service employees urge Trump to close parks as shutdown drags on. Read on www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/former-employees-demand-trump-close-national-parks-21116678.php