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Trump says NPS staff aren’t needed. Fires and trash say otherwise

Jason Weisberger
Oct 24, 2025
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Yosemite National Park. Image: f11photo/shutterstock.com

The Trump administration has left the national parks open, even though most of the workers aren’t there. More than 450 former park employees sent a letter saying running the parks like ghost towns is reckless. Fires ignite, toilets overflow, and campers become squatters. Welcome to America’s wilder…

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