Public lands are experiencing significant staffing issues due to cuts by the Trump administration. The U.S. Forest Service, Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management have seen thousands of employees removed, creating fears among remaining workers. Despite some visibility of operations, such as toilet cleaning, many parks are struggling behind the scenes. Hiring freezes exacerbate shortfalls in trail maintenance and other essential services. The impacts of these cuts extend to local economies, and there is an ongoing concern about the ability to manage national parks effectively under current conditions.
Some districts still have recreation crews in place, though others hardly have any, and fire folks are running around trying to clean toilets.
The toilets might still be cleaned and pumped, but behind the scenes our national treasures are being 'hollowed out.'
They're not understanding the impacts the cuts have, not just on staffing but also resources and local economies.
There's a hiring freeze. But I know the mantra at the local level is, they're trying to do the best they can do with what they have.
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