If you ask a National Park Service Ranger how the cost of the Trump administration will affect your next park trip, you can talk directly instead of north.
A series of emails sent to front-line employees in parks across the country at the end of last month instructed the Rangers how to describe the cut of highly promoted employees. Park leaders instructed the employees to avoid the word “out” and did not blame the closure of the employees.
On 14 February, at least 1,000 park service employees were abolished as part of a comprehensive deduction in the federal workforce by the Department of Trump Administration and Elon Musk. As a result, visitor centers have decreased hours, popular attractions have been canceled, lines are spiral, bathrooms can be untold, residence of habitat has stopped and water has become uncontrolled for poisonous algae.
Meanwhile, Rangers have been ordered to describe these cuts – or “attraction” and “Workforce Management Acts”, which according to Talking Points – “Fiscal Responsibility to meet the developments of our visitors” and “as a staffing.” They should also explain that visitors will continue to ensure the park “memorable and meaningful experience for all”.
If asked about limited offerings, the rangers of a park were instructed to say that “we are not able to address the effects of the park or program-level at this time.”
The guidance shows other measures installed by the Trump administration how federal employees communicate with the public. This month, employees of the National Cancer Institute were told that they required approval for any communication dealing with 23 “controversial, high profile or sensitive” issues, including peanut allergies and autism. The New York Times has reported that the federal government agencies have started compiling the list of words as they can struggle with a ban on Trump’s diversity, equity and inclusive efforts.
The guidance handed over to the employees of the park, especially in a difficult situation, was given the guidance, in the National Park Conservation Association, Vice President of the Government Affairs, Emily Dosse, said, “a advocacy organization for the parks. Rangers are proud of the knowledge of their parks and their responsibility to correctly educate the public about the houses, wildlife and geology of those particular places.
“They should not be intoxicating not to talk about the effects of the effects of these cuts,” Dosa said. “If asked, they should be true on how the federal dollar is being used or being taken away.”
An NPS spokesperson said in an email statement that the park employees are “being silenced” that any claim is “a” basic tool “to ensure continuous communication with the public.
The statement said, “The National Park Service is completely committed to increasing the responsible leadership and visitor experiences of our public land – we will not be distracted by the sensational attacks designed to reduce that mission,” the statement said.
The spokesperson also criticized the park staff, who spoke with a Propublica reporter. The spokesperson said, “Millions of hardworking Americans deal with the challenges of the workplace every day without resorting to the politically motivated leaks.”
A park ranger, who spoke on the condition of anonymity not to print a name for fearing vengeance, said the points stop the rangers from telling the public from telling the truth. Ranger said that some employees have made statements in an exaggerated “monotone”, telling visitors that they are doing the company’s line, but there is much more for the story.
Ranger said, “It is our duty to tell the public what is going on.” “If it is saying,” We do not have employees to stay open and they are firing, “I think people have the right to know. We lose every person. ,
Immediately after the firing, the parks quickly closed the visitor centers, ending tourism and replaced other services. Some parks were clear on social media that the staffing cuts were discontinued as a result. But recently the park has been more vague in discussing the effect and explanation for special off has not been offered.
The administration has restored about 50 NPS employees and announced that it will proceed with the working of seasonal employees, a workforce that is required to operate the park during the busy summer season. However, the hiring process is delayed, which can cause disruption in operation. There is a possibility of more cuts. Hill recently reported that the administration is considering a 30% payroll decrease for NP.
Parks are seen in the form of cuts, which first hit a record in 2024 since 2016. Although a new data was released on the park service website last week, the administration did not promote that milestone with a news release as it is in the past. There is also a termination of staff lack of service.
Aviva O’Neel, Executive Director, Great Basin National Park Foundation, a non -profit organization that supports a small park in a remote corner of Nevada, talking that Talking Points can continue to provide the same levels as a “memorable experience” with the park cut. When the park lost five of its 26 permanent employees in February, he was forced to close a signature attraction, Lehman cave tour. To help restoration of services, the Foundation raised funds to temporarily rent workers.
“How do they operate their day to day when they are not employees?” He said.
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