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time’ at National Park Service Seasonal workers who are key to running national parks in the summer have had job offers rescinded.

President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office sent shock waves through the National Park Service, a 20,000-strong agency of park rangers and desk jockeys who oversee some of the nation’s ...

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

The hiring freeze exemption comes after congressional Democrats and conservation groups warned that national parks could be short-staffed this summer.

Park Service yanks job offers after Trump hiring freeze The National Park Service rescinded roughly 400 job offers for seasonal positions, prompting concerns that parks could be short-staffed ...

The National Park Service was forced to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions nationwide under the widespread federal government hiring freeze enacted by the Trump ...

The hiring freeze has also raised concerns about Yosemite National Park's ability to replace Superintendent Cicely Muldoon, who is set to retire at the end of February.

The agency is also struggling to recruit staff for front-line positions as the parks hit their busiest season.

Visitors looking forward to a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring and summer could encounter unkempt trails, unclean bathrooms and fewer park rangers. The National Park Service ...

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

The National Park Service plans to exempt certain law enforcement officials from President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze.