The Wilderness Act itself doesn't say anything about flags or banners.

BTW if you want to learn more about the Wilderness Act, you should listen to my podcast, How Wild. 💅

Check out the rest of my thread which provides context. Yes, that is Secretary Burgum in the baseball cap at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park.

The link to report any nat'l park info that is "negative about either past or living Americans" is now live:
www.nps.gov/aboutus/eo14...

Nat'l parks are supposed to post signs w/links to this form around their properties. Some rangers are calling these "snitch cards."

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.

Sec. Burgum: "You gotta give me the space to try and make sure that if we're going to staff our parks, that means putting people in the parks, not putting them in lots of other places that aren't in the parks but they're still part of the park service. That's what I'm trying to do."

Sec. Burgum in the video: "I'm here because I'm trying to learn. Get feet on the ground and understand the situation. I do genuinely appreciate you coming here and sharing..."

NPS under DOGE has already reduced its staff by about 13% this year through mass layoffs, buyouts, and early retirement options. Another "reduction in force" round of staff cuts was supposed to happen this week, but a federal judge paused the cuts after unions and other groups sued.

One of the guys in the video says to Sec. Burgum:

"You appreciate it but you're going to fire them this week, huh? How many more people are you going to fire this week? You got a number?"

Sec. Burgum replies: "I don't have a number."

Sec. Burgum says: "I appreciate that you guys care deeply about the park. It's great to get your feedback. And tell your family members that work for the park that I appreciate your service."

Many current and retired employees feel that recent staff cuts are making it difficult for the Park Service to fulfill its mandate to protect parks for future generations.

The video begins mid-sentence w/a person who says she worked for the Park Service for 38 years. She's saying "...preserving it unimpaired like the law requires, we don't have any staff and researchers studying it."

Sec. Burgum is on a tour of National Parks and visited Olympic National Park in western Washington today. This appears to be at the Hurricane Ridge parking lot.

🙏🏽 Yes please! Will DM you with specifics soon.