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Yosemite National Park workers hang upside-down U.S flag to protest cuts
A group of workers at California's Yosemite National Park positioned the U.S. flag on Saturday near the Horsetail Fall​ where crowds gather to witness Yosemite's annual firefall​.
National Park Service in Turmoil After 1,000 Staff Abruptly Cut
An advocacy group is gravely concerned about forced exits of hundreds of rangers, interpreters, and administrative staff in U.S. national parks.
Upside-down US flag hung in California national park
An American flag was hung upside down on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on Saturday following the firing of about 1,000 National Park Service employees.
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.
Former Yosemite National Park employee speaks out after termination
Andria Townsend was one of the workers at Yosemite National Park that received an email on February 14, saying she was being laid off immediately.
Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster
The Trump administration last week fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its
National Park, Forest Service worker cutbacks could impact CA firefighting
Thousands of National Park and Forest workers are being fired as the federal government cuts back on spending.
American Flag Flown Upside Down in Yosemite Protest
Demonstrators unfurled the flag against El Capitan to protest the Trump administration's cuts to the National Park Service.
Why there’s an upside-down American flag hanging in Yosemite National Park
The flag was reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan as a sign of protest by Yosemite employees concerned about the recent downsizing carried out as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiatives.
'A desperate plea': Bold display pops up at Yosemite National Park after layoffs
A striking sight unfurled thousands of feet over the steep granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday — and it wasn’t the annual firefall. A group of six demonstrators rigged ropes and rappelled down to hang and secure four corners of an inverted American flag over the 7,
Park staffers fly ‘distress flag’ at Yosemite in protest of Trump firings
A group of National Park Service demonstrators unfurled an upside-down American flag on the cliff face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s mass firing of park rangers.
Former Minnesota national park worker speaks out amid government layoffs
President Donald Trump's plan to slash the federal budget is having an unexpected impact hundreds of miles away from the ...
How National Park Service layoffs could stretch some parks to their limits
Roughly 1,000 NPS workers were laid off as part of the Trump Administration's push to trim the federal workforce. Here’s what ...
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National Park Service Wins Court Battle Over Cashless Policy
A federal judge dismissed the complaint aimed at the National Park Service's policy of refusing cash from visitors at some ...
New plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas
The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata​, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend ...
What's next for former Forest Service and National Park employees following layoffs?
Tens of thousands of national parks and forest employees were terminated last week. The cuts, part of a larger push to cut ...
Trump administration freezes National Park money for Valley Forge forest management
The Trump administration has frozen money needed to help sustain the forests of Valley Forge National Historical Park, ...
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National Weather Service issues flood advisory for Indian River and St. Lucie Counties
"Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen." ...
National Parks Have Always Been My Refuge — Now, They're Being Defunded
Layoffs hit National Park Services in late February. Here's why that matters to my mental health and why you should care, too ...