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National Park Service Sites That Are At Risk of Closing

The Trump administration has proposed a 38% cut in funding for the National Park Service (NPS). This would be a cut of more $1.2 Billion…

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Federal Government Proposes 38% Cut in Funds to National Parks and Closing Some Down

The Trump administration has proposed a 38% cut in funding for the National Park Service (NPS). This would be a cut of more $1.2 Billion…

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Protest at Gettysburg Against National Park Cutbacks

As many of you know, the National Park Service has either fired or had staff members take early retirement for more than 10% of the…

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DOGE Is Given Even More Power Over National Parks and Historic Sites

DOGE has reduced staffing at the National Park Service by more than 10% over the last three months, but on Thursday Interior Secretary Doug Burgum…

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Vicksburg Has Lost 32% of Its Staff Under DOGE Cuts

Vicksburg National Military Park has lost 7 full-time staff members out of a staff of 22. 32% of the staff has been laid off at…

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National Park Archeologists for South Fired-10 Out of 17 Were Let Go

A unit of archeologists based in Florida, but whose work is throughout the states of the old Confederacy east of the Mississippi River, has seen…

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New Talking Points Issued to National Park Service Staffers on Describing Recent Firings

ProPublica reports that late in February National Parks sites across the country received an email on “talking points” after the round of firings of staff…

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Judge Orders Fired National Park Service Staff Back to Work-Appeal Likely

A Federal District Court Judge has issued an order today that may return fired National Park Employees (NPS) to their jobs. The NPS is part…

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List of Civil War Sites Where Permanent Staff Have Been Fired by National Park Service

For the last five weeks we have been receiving reports of layoffs within the National Park Service. When the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place…

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Close Look at the Gettysburg Firings By National Park Service

With the firing of over 1,000 staff at the National Park Service, news media coverage is starting to breakdown the overall numbers of people laid…

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