The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
@protectnps.bsky.social
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks is the Voice of Experience with 4,800+ members who are past and current #NPS employees #ProtectOurParks
Join us in advocating for America's most precious natural and cultural resources! https://protectnps.org/
Join us in advocating for America's most precious natural and cultural resources! https://protectnps.org/
Trump officials are ordering national parks to remove exhibits on climate change and Native American history, including at Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Big Bend, per @washingtonpost.com.
“This systematic erasure should concern everyone in our country.”
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“This systematic erasure should concern everyone in our country.”
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National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed
Among the national parks targeted in the new removal orders are some of the country’s most iconic: Grand Canyon, Glacier, Big Bend and Zion.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Trump officials are ordering national parks to remove exhibits on climate change and Native American history, including at Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Big Bend, per @washingtonpost.com.
“This systematic erasure should concern everyone in our country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...?
“This systematic erasure should concern everyone in our country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...?
As severe weather brings dangerous cold, snow, ice, and power outages to many communities, we want to recognize the National Park Service employees working through these conditions to protect visitors, safeguard resources, and support surrounding communities.
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
As severe weather brings dangerous cold, snow, ice, and power outages to many communities, we want to recognize the National Park Service employees working through these conditions to protect visitors, safeguard resources, and support surrounding communities.
The Administration is removing exhibits on slavery and climate change from national parks. The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks is speaking out.
National parks must tell the full American story, not a sanitized one.
Read our full statement.
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National parks must tell the full American story, not a sanitized one.
Read our full statement.
protectnps.org/2026/01/23/c...
Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks: “Erasing History Doesn’t Make It Go Away, It Just Makes It More Likely To Repeat Itself” – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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January 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The Administration is removing exhibits on slavery and climate change from national parks. The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks is speaking out.
National parks must tell the full American story, not a sanitized one.
Read our full statement.
protectnps.org/2026/01/23/c...
National parks must tell the full American story, not a sanitized one.
Read our full statement.
protectnps.org/2026/01/23/c...
Removing history doesn’t “restore truth.”
The National Park Service has dismantled a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park — part of a wider push to remove content on racism, slavery, and inequality.
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The National Park Service has dismantled a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park — part of a wider push to remove content on racism, slavery, and inequality.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Park Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about George Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Removing history doesn’t “restore truth.”
The National Park Service has dismantled a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park — part of a wider push to remove content on racism, slavery, and inequality.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The National Park Service has dismantled a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park — part of a wider push to remove content on racism, slavery, and inequality.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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The House voted to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining—putting clean water, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Now the Senate must stop it.
📞 Call your Senators: 202-224-3121
Tell them to reject mining in the Boundary Waters.
The House voted to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining—putting clean water, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Now the Senate must stop it.
📞 Call your Senators: 202-224-3121
Tell them to reject mining in the Boundary Waters.
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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The House voted to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining—putting clean water, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Now the Senate must stop it.
📞 Call your Senators: 202-224-3121
Tell them to reject mining in the Boundary Waters.
The House voted to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining—putting clean water, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Now the Senate must stop it.
📞 Call your Senators: 202-224-3121
Tell them to reject mining in the Boundary Waters.
National Park Service employees are working hard under incredibly difficult circumstances. They deserve fair evaluations based on their work, not artificial systems that damage morale and push dedicated staff out.
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Trump Admin “Deliberately” Tanking Morale to Get Parks Staff to Quit, Official Says in Leaked Tape
In a leaked tape, a National Park Service official said Trump’s employee policies are a “reign of terror” aimed at driving NPS staff to quit.
theintercept.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
National Park Service employees are working hard under incredibly difficult circumstances. They deserve fair evaluations based on their work, not artificial systems that damage morale and push dedicated staff out.
theintercept.com/2026/01/21/n...
theintercept.com/2026/01/21/n...
The House has voted to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining, putting one of America’s most treasured landscapes at serious risk. The Senate must act now to protect this irreplaceable place. Read our complete statement below.
January 21, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The House has voted to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining, putting one of America’s most treasured landscapes at serious risk. The Senate must act now to protect this irreplaceable place. Read our complete statement below.
International visitors now pay up to $100 more at 11 U.S. national parks.
Emily Thompson of @protectnps.bsky.social warns: “It’s going to diminish the visitor experience, and be a burden on park staff, who are already short-staffed.”
📖 Read the full story 👇
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Emily Thompson of @protectnps.bsky.social warns: “It’s going to diminish the visitor experience, and be a burden on park staff, who are already short-staffed.”
📖 Read the full story 👇
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January 21, 2026 at 12:38 PM
International visitors now pay up to $100 more at 11 U.S. national parks.
Emily Thompson of @protectnps.bsky.social warns: “It’s going to diminish the visitor experience, and be a burden on park staff, who are already short-staffed.”
📖 Read the full story 👇
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Emily Thompson of @protectnps.bsky.social warns: “It’s going to diminish the visitor experience, and be a burden on park staff, who are already short-staffed.”
📖 Read the full story 👇
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New reporting shows how ranger shortages are leading to unsafe behavior, environmental damage, and fewer protections for visitors and wildlife.
Yosemite deserves better.
Read the full story.👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Yosemite deserves better.
Read the full story.👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
At Yosemite, Rangers Are Scarce and Visitors Have Gone Wild
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
New reporting shows how ranger shortages are leading to unsafe behavior, environmental damage, and fewer protections for visitors and wildlife.
Yosemite deserves better.
Read the full story.👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Yosemite deserves better.
Read the full story.👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
National parks rely on science to protect wildlife, water, and ecosystems, but that science is under threat.
🗣️ “You don’t know what to do until the science tells you.”
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🗣️ “You don’t know what to do until the science tells you.”
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Trump admin strips key science data from America's national parks
The inventory and monitoring program steers decisions in the national park system.
www.sfgate.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
National parks rely on science to protect wildlife, water, and ecosystems, but that science is under threat.
🗣️ “You don’t know what to do until the science tells you.”
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
🗣️ “You don’t know what to do until the science tells you.”
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
From our friends at @protectparks.bsky.social 🏞️
A new documentary shows how retired ranger Carol Borneman rallied her community to speak up for park funding and staffing
One voice can make a difference.
www.npca.org/articles/112...
A new documentary shows how retired ranger Carol Borneman rallied her community to speak up for park funding and staffing
One voice can make a difference.
www.npca.org/articles/112...
A Retired Ranger Who Might Inspire You
The 2025 documentary “How We Fight” follows one retired ranger’s effort to galvanize public support for park funding and staffing.
www.npca.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
From our friends at @protectparks.bsky.social 🏞️
A new documentary shows how retired ranger Carol Borneman rallied her community to speak up for park funding and staffing
One voice can make a difference.
www.npca.org/articles/112...
A new documentary shows how retired ranger Carol Borneman rallied her community to speak up for park funding and staffing
One voice can make a difference.
www.npca.org/articles/112...
New national park fee policies are already causing confusion, delays, and added strain on park staff, reports @usatoday.com.
This policy is also an additional burden on National Park staff, who are still grappling with a 24% reduction in the permanent workforce.”
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This policy is also an additional burden on National Park staff, who are still grappling with a 24% reduction in the permanent workforce.”
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
Are national parks asking for proof of residency? How new pricing is working.
Some of America's most popular national parks are now charging much higher fees for foreign tourists, but not everyone appears to be in the loop.
www.usatoday.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New national park fee policies are already causing confusion, delays, and added strain on park staff, reports @usatoday.com.
This policy is also an additional burden on National Park staff, who are still grappling with a 24% reduction in the permanent workforce.”
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
This policy is also an additional burden on National Park staff, who are still grappling with a 24% reduction in the permanent workforce.”
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
Great Basin NP turns 40 this year! 🏞️
The celebration kicks off Jan 27 at 6pm PT with Superintendent Stories, a virtual event featuring three former park superintendents who helped shape Great Basin’s legacy.
Part of a new monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
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The celebration kicks off Jan 27 at 6pm PT with Superintendent Stories, a virtual event featuring three former park superintendents who helped shape Great Basin’s legacy.
Part of a new monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
greatbasinfoundation.org/news/40anniv...
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Great Basin NP turns 40 this year! 🏞️
The celebration kicks off Jan 27 at 6pm PT with Superintendent Stories, a virtual event featuring three former park superintendents who helped shape Great Basin’s legacy.
Part of a new monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
greatbasinfoundation.org/news/40anniv...
The celebration kicks off Jan 27 at 6pm PT with Superintendent Stories, a virtual event featuring three former park superintendents who helped shape Great Basin’s legacy.
Part of a new monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
greatbasinfoundation.org/news/40anniv...
Happy New Year from the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks ✨
As we welcome a new year, we’re reminded why we do this work: to protect the places that inspire us, ground us, and connect us, our national parks and public lands.
Thank you to everyone who stood with our parks & park staff.
As we welcome a new year, we’re reminded why we do this work: to protect the places that inspire us, ground us, and connect us, our national parks and public lands.
Thank you to everyone who stood with our parks & park staff.
January 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Happy New Year from the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks ✨
As we welcome a new year, we’re reminded why we do this work: to protect the places that inspire us, ground us, and connect us, our national parks and public lands.
Thank you to everyone who stood with our parks & park staff.
As we welcome a new year, we’re reminded why we do this work: to protect the places that inspire us, ground us, and connect us, our national parks and public lands.
Thank you to everyone who stood with our parks & park staff.
We joined 87 conservation groups in warning that proposed ESA rollbacks would weaken protections and push birds closer to extinction.
Science, not economics or politics, must guide wildlife protection.
👉 Read our full letter: protectnps.org/2025/12/23/8...
Science, not economics or politics, must guide wildlife protection.
👉 Read our full letter: protectnps.org/2025/12/23/8...
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We joined 87 conservation groups in warning that proposed ESA rollbacks would weaken protections and push birds closer to extinction.
Science, not economics or politics, must guide wildlife protection.
👉 Read our full letter: protectnps.org/2025/12/23/8...
Science, not economics or politics, must guide wildlife protection.
👉 Read our full letter: protectnps.org/2025/12/23/8...
As the year comes to a close, we’re reminded that America’s national parks can’t protect themselves, they need champions.
Your year-end gift helps the Coalition support park staff, push back against growing threats & hold decision-makers accountable.
protectnps.org/donate/
Your year-end gift helps the Coalition support park staff, push back against growing threats & hold decision-makers accountable.
protectnps.org/donate/
December 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As the year comes to a close, we’re reminded that America’s national parks can’t protect themselves, they need champions.
Your year-end gift helps the Coalition support park staff, push back against growing threats & hold decision-makers accountable.
protectnps.org/donate/
Your year-end gift helps the Coalition support park staff, push back against growing threats & hold decision-makers accountable.
protectnps.org/donate/
National parks face growing threats, from shrinking monuments to declining funding, morale, and staffing.
The new Threatened & Endangered Parks series from @parkstraveler.bsky.social examines what’s at stake, and what could be lost.
👉 Read more: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/nati...
The new Threatened & Endangered Parks series from @parkstraveler.bsky.social examines what’s at stake, and what could be lost.
👉 Read more: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/nati...
National Parks Traveler's 5th Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks
National parks and the National Park Service face another year of potentially harmful managerial decisions by the Trump administration.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
National parks face growing threats, from shrinking monuments to declining funding, morale, and staffing.
The new Threatened & Endangered Parks series from @parkstraveler.bsky.social examines what’s at stake, and what could be lost.
👉 Read more: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/nati...
The new Threatened & Endangered Parks series from @parkstraveler.bsky.social examines what’s at stake, and what could be lost.
👉 Read more: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/12/nati...
The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and dozens of partner organizations are urging Congress to fully fund and protect the National Park Service in the FY26 federal budget, and to protect the park staff who make America’s parks possible.
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Coalition Urges Congress to Protect National Parks and Park Staff in FY26 Appropriations – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and dozens of partner organizations are urging Congress to fully fund and protect the National Park Service in the FY26 federal budget, and to protect the park staff who make America’s parks possible.
protectnps.org/2025/12/19/c...
protectnps.org/2025/12/19/c...
Congress is being urged to block a reported plan to artificially suppress performance ratings for NPS employees—a move that could harm morale, livelihoods & park stewardship.
This policy undermines fairness and the merit-based civil service. Congress must intervene.
🔗 protectnps.org/2025/12/17/c...
This policy undermines fairness and the merit-based civil service. Congress must intervene.
🔗 protectnps.org/2025/12/17/c...
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Congress is being urged to block a reported plan to artificially suppress performance ratings for NPS employees—a move that could harm morale, livelihoods & park stewardship.
This policy undermines fairness and the merit-based civil service. Congress must intervene.
🔗 protectnps.org/2025/12/17/c...
This policy undermines fairness and the merit-based civil service. Congress must intervene.
🔗 protectnps.org/2025/12/17/c...
🚨 National parks are under threat.
A proposal from Sen. Mike Lee could “gut national parks and end the National Park Service as we know it,” warns Coalition Executive Director Emily Thompson.
Selling off public lands would erase 150+ years of conservation progress.
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A proposal from Sen. Mike Lee could “gut national parks and end the National Park Service as we know it,” warns Coalition Executive Director Emily Thompson.
Selling off public lands would erase 150+ years of conservation progress.
protectnps.org/2025/12/17/r...
Retired Park Leaders: Lee Proposal Could “Gut National Parks” And “End The National Park Service As We Know It” – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
protectnps.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🚨 National parks are under threat.
A proposal from Sen. Mike Lee could “gut national parks and end the National Park Service as we know it,” warns Coalition Executive Director Emily Thompson.
Selling off public lands would erase 150+ years of conservation progress.
protectnps.org/2025/12/17/r...
A proposal from Sen. Mike Lee could “gut national parks and end the National Park Service as we know it,” warns Coalition Executive Director Emily Thompson.
Selling off public lands would erase 150+ years of conservation progress.
protectnps.org/2025/12/17/r...
New video from longtime park leaders outlines the crisis facing NPS: a 24% staffing loss in 10 months. It’s simple: we’re calling for reversing this and sustained congressional support. Our parks and those who steward them require it. Now.
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The State of America's National Parks from former NPS Rangers
YouTube video by Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
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December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New video from longtime park leaders outlines the crisis facing NPS: a 24% staffing loss in 10 months. It’s simple: we’re calling for reversing this and sustained congressional support. Our parks and those who steward them require it. Now.
youtu.be/45CEw25WVS8
youtu.be/45CEw25WVS8
Capitol Reef is at risk.
S.2970 would open 11 remote park roads to off-highway vehicles—threatening wildlife, cultural sites, natural soundscapes & visitor safety.
We joined over 40 groups urging Congress to reject this bill.
Learn more ⬇️
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S.2970 would open 11 remote park roads to off-highway vehicles—threatening wildlife, cultural sites, natural soundscapes & visitor safety.
We joined over 40 groups urging Congress to reject this bill.
Learn more ⬇️
protectnps.org/2025/12/08/d...
Don’t Turn Capitol Reef Into an Off-Road Park: Congress Must Reject S.2970 – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
protectnps.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Capitol Reef is at risk.
S.2970 would open 11 remote park roads to off-highway vehicles—threatening wildlife, cultural sites, natural soundscapes & visitor safety.
We joined over 40 groups urging Congress to reject this bill.
Learn more ⬇️
protectnps.org/2025/12/08/d...
S.2970 would open 11 remote park roads to off-highway vehicles—threatening wildlife, cultural sites, natural soundscapes & visitor safety.
We joined over 40 groups urging Congress to reject this bill.
Learn more ⬇️
protectnps.org/2025/12/08/d...
The EPA is proposing “alternative approaches” to the Regional Haze Rule, changes that could allow more pollution and undo decades of progress.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The EPA is proposing “alternative approaches” to the Regional Haze Rule, changes that could allow more pollution and undo decades of progress.
Rep. @joeneguse.bsky.social laid out exactly how the shutdown and this administration’s priorities have intensified the crisis on our public lands.
We’re grateful for his leadership and for highlighting what’s really at stake.
📽️ Watch the clip below
We’re grateful for his leadership and for highlighting what’s really at stake.
📽️ Watch the clip below
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Rep. @joeneguse.bsky.social laid out exactly how the shutdown and this administration’s priorities have intensified the crisis on our public lands.
We’re grateful for his leadership and for highlighting what’s really at stake.
📽️ Watch the clip below
We’re grateful for his leadership and for highlighting what’s really at stake.
📽️ Watch the clip below
This #GivingTuesday, our national parks need us more than ever. Funding is shrinking, public lands are under threat, and efforts to erase our history are growing.
💚 Donate today to help us continue to Protect Our Parks: protectnps.org/donate
💚 Donate today to help us continue to Protect Our Parks: protectnps.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This #GivingTuesday, our national parks need us more than ever. Funding is shrinking, public lands are under threat, and efforts to erase our history are growing.
💚 Donate today to help us continue to Protect Our Parks: protectnps.org/donate
💚 Donate today to help us continue to Protect Our Parks: protectnps.org/donate