Also, workers have lost their jobs at Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia and Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.

Trump administration efforts to slash federal spending are being felt at the Gettysburg National Military Park. Five probationary workers received termination emails last Friday. Sign up for our Newsletters "I am very angry.

According to a National Parks Service release in 2024, the Bushman farm was used by Confederate General John Bell Hood as a staging ground for his attack, and the Slyder farm was used as a defensive position for Union sharpshooters during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

When unemployed marine biologist Lanny Flaherty poked his head into the ranger's station at the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in the Pacific Northwest and asked to be a volunteer, he said it put him on a 13-year career path with the U.

National Park rangers throughout the US are warning of impending danger to visitors, wildlife and natural resources as job cuts and hiring freezes slash staffing at some of the country’s most beloved destinations.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Bay Area’s sprawling national park that encompasses tourist meccas such as Alcatraz Island and Crissy Field, fired at least 10 workers this month. The employees were among the 1,