A view of Half Dome from the Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park Credit: NPS
July 26, 2025 - The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, in collaboration with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), the Association of National Park Rangers (ANPR), and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), have released an analysis detailing the real-world consequences of further staffing cuts, from slashed visitor services and delayed maintenance to weakened wildfire response and threats to cultural and natural resource protection.
The findings are clear: continued cuts jeopardize the Park Service’s core mission to preserve America’s natural and historic treasures “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
- Full Report: Protect Every Park and the Staff Who Steward Them (514 KB)
- Issue Brief: A National Legacy Worth Defending (279 KB)
- Issue Brief: Preventing the Defunding and Dismantling of our National Park System (202 KB)
- Issue Brief: Safeguard the Public’s Voice in National Park Decisions (182 KB)
- Issue Brief: Understaffed and Under Threat: The Case for Restoring Park Service Workforce (198 KB)
- Issue Brief: Ensuring Strong Federal Leadership for Our National Parks (179 KB)
The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks represents over 3,400 current, former, and retired employees and volunteers of the National Park Service, with over 50,000 collective years of stewardship of America’s most precious natural and cultural resources. Recognized as the Voices of Experience, the Coalition educates, speaks, and acts for the preservation and protection of the National Park System, and mission-related programs of the National Park Service. More information can be found at https://protectnps.org
Source: Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks
