How cutting National Park Service jobs could affect the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
As staffing reductions across government agencies continues, the Valentine’s Day weekend marked the reduction of workers ...
Federal funding cuts could affect Great Smoky Mountains National Park, conservationists say
Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.
Hiring freezes, layoffs could threaten Great Smoky Mountain National Park operations
President Trump's federal budget reduction plan could impact the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, reducing staff and threatening visitor experience and resources ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park could lose key staff members amid federal firings
The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...
The Mountaineer1d
Massive tract abutting Smokies once slated for development is now saved
A 407-acre tract abutting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cataloochee Valley has been conserved, buffering the ...
Protesters gather outside Rocky Mountain National Park to support federal workers
Roughly 100 people gathered in a snowstorm near the east entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday morning to ...
The Mountain Press1d
NPS cuts being felt in Smokies
The impact of President Donald Trump's push to cut federal spending and bureaucracy is being felt in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Trump’s hiring freeze threatens Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visitors and students planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the coming months may face unprecedented ...