Temporary recruitment freeze Orders throughout the U.S. federal government Observers warn that the Trump administration could wreak havoc on national parks this summer.
In addition to incorporating brakes into new workers who are taking positions in National Park Service by the Ministry of the Interior’s federal department overseeing the National Park Service, the government has even canceled job opportunities for “about 400” employees newly hired by the Park Service. Report Washington Post.
According to the newspaper, the role of abrupt abandonment is seasonal positions, even if “seasonal positions should be exempt from hiring freezes.”
Most seasonal staff at the Park Service are in the busy summer season, serving as “park rangers, off-road vehicles, visitor service assistants and maintenance personnel”, postal explain.
Now it seems that fewer people will take care of these critical tasks this summer.
Like a protection group National Park Conservancy Warning Inadequate people can have harmful effects on public land.
In addition to caring for endangered species and priceless petroglyphs, National Park Services “carries bold searches and rescues, clear trails, clean bathrooms, and ensure our national parks are ready for everyone who visits them,” reads a post on the conservation group’s website.
Conservationists believe that the national park system can already use more workers, noting: “Since 2010, park personnel have eroded 15%, while Parks’ visits have increased by 16%.
The most popular parks in the system are already working hard. Arcadia National Park For example, in Maine there Trouble filling seasonal positions In recent years, there has been a lack of available housing nearby. A recruitment freeze will only cause problems.
To understand what a national park looks like when they don’t have enough workers to take care of them, consider What happened during the federal government closure 2018 – 19.
Some state governments have used their funds to open the territory of national parks during the federal closure. But most of these states can’t afford the park’s staff, and waste piles up. Including human waste. Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park is particularly rough.
this Washington Post Some people who have been revoked still hope that seasonal workers in the national park will eventually be truly spared from the federal recruitment freeze, the report said.
The National Park Service did not respond to our request for clarification, but we shared hope. Otherwise it could be a bad summer.