News Releases

Our national parks in crisis: Keeping national parks open during the government shutdown could have catastrophic effects

03 Oct 2025

Pleas to help shut parks during government shutdown fall on deaf ears.

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More Than 35 Former National Park Superintendents Urge Secretary Burgum To Close National Parks If There Is A Government Shutdown

26 Sep 2025

Superintendents state: “Leaving parks open to the public with minimal—or no—park staffing is reckless and puts both visitors and park resources at risk.”

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Fewer law enforcement rangers in National Parks is likely for the next two years

24 Sep 2025

FLETC training for rangers has been canceled to accommodate ICE agent training dictated by Trump.

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Our National Parks in crisis: Trump’s administration continues its effort to censor history

23 Sep 2025

Federal government is now canceling parks exhibits that tell the story of slavery in America.

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Our National Parks in Crisis: After a season of budget cuts, reductions in force, and wildfires, California park staff vote to unionize

05 Sep 2025

More than 97 percent of employees at three California parks voted in favor of unionization, and the coalition of more than 600 staff members are now represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees.

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Our National Parks in Crisis: Park Staff Worked for Weeks Without Pay as NPS Faces Staffing and Budget Cuts

08 Aug 2025

The following news roundup calls attention to threats to the National Park Service as the busiest season of the year for parks continues.

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Our National Parks in Crisis: National Park Service and Forest Service Cuts Threaten Visitors’ Safety

01 Aug 2025

During the last weeks of July, more cuts mean more threats to safety on public lands

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Help us celebrate World Ranger Day July 31

25 Jul 2025

Park Rangers, Conservation Professionals at Risk

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Our National Parks in Crisis: Tracking Trump’s Attacks on the National Park Service

03 Jul 2025

The attack on national parks continues as we head into a long holiday weekend.

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ANPR, NPCA, CPANP collectively oppose “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service" proposed rule

03 Jun 2025

This rule deeply troubles us, and we oppose it in the strongest possible terms. It would significantly undermine 140 years of career civil service protections including the Pendleton Act of 1883 and Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

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