Marissa Ortega-Welch
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Marissa Ortega-Welch
@marissaortegawelch.bsky.social
Science & environmental journalist.
Producer of How Wild, a podcast about wilderness and how it's changing: howwild.org
Editor, KALW Public Media
Bird nerd
she/her


National Parks and other Dept. of Interior sites are now required to hang signs around their properties with a link to a website where visitors can report if the park has any info that is "negative about either past or living Americans." Here's the official template for the sign.
June 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I think what Burgum is alluding to is that these NPS cuts are purported to be eliminating bureaucrats.

But what I'm hearing from NPS staff is -- who's actually being cut are biologists, wilderness rangers, dispatchers, etc. Ppl who are central to the park's mission to preserve resources.
May 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
February 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
People are demonstrating outside of Oakland’s Kaiser building tonight, where Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is speaking. Folks are chanting things like Stop the coup,” “Do your job,” and “Grow a spine.”
February 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM