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National parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin

America's national parks recorded over 331 million visits last year, marking the highest visitation in history according to the National Park Service.
The Trump administration's memo revealed it would refrain from publicizing these figures amid mass firings of park service employees.
Kristen Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association warned that cuts could lead to closed campgrounds and reduced safety efforts for park visitors.
Rep. Tom Tiffany supports increasing seasonal hires at national parks to manage the influx of visitors.

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Wisconsin Public Radio

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National parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin

Wisconsin saw more visitors at sites managed by the National Park Service last year, and America’s national parks had a record number of visitors. News of the growing demand at the parks comes as the Trump administration has cut staff to manage them. The post National parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin appeared first on WPR.

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The Seattle Times

National parks had a record year. Trump officials appear to want it kept quiet

The Trump administration fired about 1,000 park service employees in February as part of a plan by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to reduce the size of the federal...

4 days ago·Seattle, United States

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Salt Lake Tribune

National parks had a record year. Trump officials appear to want it kept quiet.

Washington • America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those numbers, according to a National Park Service memo, amid mass firings of rangers and other employees at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches and other popular destinations.

4 days ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald

National Parks had a record year. Trump officials appear to want it kept quiet. - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those numbers, according to a National Park Service memo, amid mass firings of rangers and other employees at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches and other popular destinations.

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The 19th

These rangers spent years building careers in land stewardship. Then the Trump administration fired them.

Anna Coburn vividly remembers the moment she realized she wanted to be a park ranger. It was 2013, and she and her dad had just road tripped across the country from Alabama to Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park with a canoe strapped to the top of her dad’s truck. When they arrived at the park, she walked up to the visitor kiosk where a woman park ranger helped them figure out which lake they should go to for the day. “I remember looking at h…

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US National Parks attract record 331 million visitors

Rate this post The tide of visitors, domestic and interntional, headed to the United States National Parks that had begun in the post-pandemic era has continued to swell as the total number of visitors to the National Parks reached a record high level of 331 million visitors in 2024. In a press statement, the US National Parks Service says that the 2024 visitor numbers are higher than the previous peak of 330.9 million visitors registered in 201…

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