Employees who maintained America's most wild places say they are concerned for public safety and for wildlife.

Summary

The Trump administration’s recent mass layoffs of national park and forest staff have sparked outrage as services deteriorate and safety concerns grow.

Around 1,000 National Park Service employees (5%) and 3,400 Forest Service workers (10%) were terminated on February 14, causing long entrance lines, trail closures, and reduced visitor services.

Former employees like wilderness ranger Kate White worry about visitor safety and ecological damage at popular destinations.

Conservation work for endangered species has halted, and wildfire response capabilities are threatened. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the cuts as deficit reduction, while critics call for policy reversal.

  • Lemminary
    12•2 days ago

    This is where it appears like the progressives don’t actually help the average person

    Another instance of “this is what I believe progressives/leftists/liberals do” and being completely off about it. Lol This is becoming a thing around here, isn’t it. Third time this week.

    • @[email protected]English
      -1•2 days ago

      They don’t support the most useful programs for the poor like universal healthcare, I know that much. I remember when Joe Biden was building entire wings onto for-profit hospitals during Covid as he said he was against universal healthcare.

      • @Charapaso
        5•1 day ago

        Yes, most Democrats aren’t Left enough. Some are trying to push the party to the Left, however.

        I think the confusion here is your blanket “they” is conflating the mainstream Democratic party instead of those of us who are pushing this stuff at the grassroots level, e.g. actual progressives/Leftists etc.