National parks saw a record-breaking 331.8 million visitors in the last year, a 2% increase from the previous year. Great ...

National parks across the U.S. are bearing down on an uncertain season, as federal layoffs and staffing shortages threaten many of the services they provide for their millions of annual visitors ...

National parks are experiencing layoffs, which may significantly impact visitor experience. Park advocates are concerned about the loss of experienced staff and potential impacts on visitor safety ...

And thousands more seasonal workers were questioning if they would have jobs, despite a memo from the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees national parks, approving 7,700 temporary ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The 63 Congress-designated national parks have been touted as "America's best idea" — and with their mile-deep canyons, 3,000-year-old trees ...

National parks will hire seasonal employees in an exception to President Trump’s hiring freeze. Delay could impact WA parks in early summer.

Shorter hours. Longer lines. And no more guided tours. Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of ...

Elizabeth Peace, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees the NPS, said via email that "no National Parks are expected to be closed this summer over staffing concerns." ...

So what does this mean for summers at our national parks? Well, reduced hours and even reduced days of operation have already ...