What to know about national park layoffs and potential closures

Seasonal worker layoffs reversed

On the day of his inauguration — Jan. 20, 2025 — Trump issued a memorandum announcing a hiring freeze "on the hiring of Federal civilian employees." The memo read: "No Federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on Jan. 20, 2025, may be filled, and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or other applicable law."

The order did not exempt the NPS, so the agency reportedly rescinded job offers to 5,000 seasonal workers for the summer, historically the national parks' most popular visitation time. This prompted Democrats to raise alarms; Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine sent a letter on Feb. 7 urging Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to "immediately reissue seasonal employment offers for the National Park Service."

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