Firings Squeeze National Parks: ‘You Won’t Have the Full Experience’
With 1,000 full-time employees out, and the fate of thousands more seasonal workers unclear, tours are being canceled and ...
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National Park Service cuts bring uncertainty for employees and visitors
Significant cuts to the federal workforce have created uncertainty around staffing levels at national parks in Montana. MTPR’s John Hooks shares the latest with host Elinor Smith.
Billings Gazette9h
Vehicles, visitors and volcanic eruptions recorded by Yellowstone seismic network
The Yellowstone Seismic Network is designed to record ground shaking due to earthquakes. But earthquakes aren’t the only ...
The Livingston Enterprise21h
Rep. Rosenzweig seeks action in wake of park layoffs
Rep. Scott Rosenzweig says the recent layoffs at the U.S. National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service pose “imminent safety ...
Cowboy State Daily22h
Doesn’t Matter The Season, Tourists Still Get Way Too Close To Bison
Recent incidents of winter tourists disregarding their own safety to get too close to bison have been witnessed and recorded ...
NBC Montana23h
'A cascading effect' Forest Service, Park Service workers who lost jobs amid mass layoffs
When Allison Borges was hired on as a weeds specialist with the U.S. Forest Service in May 2024, she was thrilled. She moved ...
These national park trails were created by America’s first Black soldiers
Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...
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‘A cascading effect’: Forest Service, Park Service workers who lost jobs amid mass layoffs explain rippling fallout
Layoffs are coming fast from the Trump administration at the direction of its Department of Government Efficiency, led by ...
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Low flows, warm water combine to make fish parasite lethal, Montana Tech researcher finds
Scientist Paul Helfrich has studied the T. bryo fish parasite for years and remains fascinated by its life cycle and ...
Trump's mass firings hit Gulf Islands National Seashore's workforce
It's been said that the National Parks are America's best idea, and I feel that is what's being attacked," fired Park Ranger Philip Iversen said.
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Michelle Uberuaga: Yellowstone National Park unprepared for a federal purge
A crisis is brewing for Yellowstone National Park, its dedicated employees, its millions of visitors, and the gateway communities who rely on it. A wave of administrative orders is slashing ...