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NPS staff told to downplay record-breaking visitor stats
An internal memo shows that NPS staff has been told to keep quiet about staggering visitation amid slashes to funding & staff."
The NPS recorded the highest number of visitors across the NPS ever in 2024, 331.9M visits -an increase of 2% over 2023.
#NPS #Purge #Firings #Resist #USPol
https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-park-record-visitor-numbers-downplayed-20206558.php
National park staff told to downplay record-breaking visitor stats
An internal memo shows that National Park Service staff has been told to keep quiet about staggering visitation amid slashes to funding and staff.Sam Hill (SFGATE)
A fired #NationalPark ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more
February 17, 2025
"Brian Gibbs lost his job as a national park ranger on Friday.
"He was working as an environmental educator at the #EffigyMounds #NationalMonument in northeast #Iowa. It was his 'dream job,' he wrote in a widely shared post on Facebook. The monument is the site of mounds made of earth, built by ancient #NativeAmericans, that form shapes of animals.
"The 41-year-old father learned of his termination on Valentine's Day. 'I am absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated,' he wrote.
"Gibbs is one of about 1,000 #NationalParkService employees who were fired this past week. Parks advocates say the layoffs could leave national parks understaffed going into a busy spring break."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5298684/national-park-ranger-trump-job-cuts-nps?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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