“In a year where national park staff have already been cut by nearly 25%, we worry this will be yet another burden for already overworked employees,″ said Emily Thompson, executive director of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks.
Higher fees for foreigners visiting U.S. national parks stokes tourism concerns
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“We don’t leave museums open without curators, or airports without air traffic controllers, and we should not leave our national parks open without NPS employees,” said Emily Thompson, executive director of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, one of the groups that organized the letter.
Former national park superintendents urging Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown
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