1 day ago · Energy & Environment Trump’s hiring freeze creates ‘scary time’ at National Park Service Seasonal workers who are key to running national parks in the summer have had job offers rescinded.

1 day ago · President Donald Trump has issued a federal hiring freeze for federal civilian employees, which could affect seasonal workers at National Park Service locations.

18 hours ago · But a widespread federal government hiring freeze enacted by the administration last week has upended this hiring process. The hiring freeze forced the National Park Service to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions across the country, positions that are critical to parks as they prepare for spring break and summer visitation.

Jan 27, 2025 · Interior Department staff Monday had no information on when a hiring freeze impacting seasonal and full-time positions at the National Park Service will be lifted.

3 days ago · POWELL — A Trump administration hiring freeze is turning many experienced National Park, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management seasonal workers to other industries.

3 days ago · As part of the Trump administration's government hiring freeze, hundreds of workers expecting to fill seasonal roles at the National Park Service saw their job offers rescinded earlier this month.

5 days ago · A federal hiring freeze and a letter that urges employees to consider resignation is already having implications in Glacier National Park and throughout the Park Service.

Jan 24, 2025 · More than 1,000 seasonal positions for the National Park Service have been put on hold by the Trump administration, which is notifying those told they had jobs that the offers they received have been withdrawn.

6 days ago · “In the near term, the hiring freeze means our national parks will struggle with insufficient staffing as parks across the country need to begin hiring critical seasonal staff for spring break and summer. Ranger-led programs, resource protection, maintenance, trash pickup and visitor needs could be compromised.

6 days ago · As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized institutions — are in the crosshairs.