At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.

National Parks are operating with "bare bones crews," down nearly a quarter of their permanent staff, despite the Trump administration's pledge for more seasonal roles.

Conservancy groups say the National Park Service will be impacted by the so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ approved by Congress this week. The National Parks Conservation Association says the ...

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National parks expect record visitors this holiday weekend while facing severe staffing shortages. At Maryland's Assateague Island, empty lifeguard towers raise safety concerns.

A staggering percentage of the National Park Service's permanent workforce has been lost during the first months of the second Trump administration.

Today, the House of Representatives voted to finalize the budget reconciliation bill, a piece of legislation highly contested by the National Parks Conservation Association, park advocates and outdoor ...

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Adding insult to injury, the Department of the Interior in April ordered all parks to “remain open and accessible” this summer and for Park Service staff to present business-as-usual operations ...

National parks, which have been under budget and understaffed for years, are facing a severe worker shortage that has been made worse by cuts by the Trump administration.