The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
@protectnps.bsky.social
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks is the Voice of Experience with 4,700+ 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/
The shutdown worsened an already fragile system, staff cuts, lost revenue, weakened protections, and delayed science won’t fix themselves.
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The shutdown worsened an already fragile system, staff cuts, lost revenue, weakened protections, and delayed science won’t fix themselves.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 We’re grateful for our public lands, and for everyone who works to protect them. From rangers on the front lines to supporters who raise their voices, thank you for helping safeguard these places we love.
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 We’re grateful for our public lands, and for everyone who works to protect them. From rangers on the front lines to supporters who raise their voices, thank you for helping safeguard these places we love.
The Coalition has sent a letter to Sec. Burgum raising serious concerns about actions that undermine the National Park Service’s historic mission and threaten the integrity of America’s cultural heritage, including the East Wing demolition.
Read the full letter → protectnps.org/2025/11/19/c...
Read the full letter → protectnps.org/2025/11/19/c...
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Coalition has sent a letter to Sec. Burgum raising serious concerns about actions that undermine the National Park Service’s historic mission and threaten the integrity of America’s cultural heritage, including the East Wing demolition.
Read the full letter → protectnps.org/2025/11/19/c...
Read the full letter → protectnps.org/2025/11/19/c...
What appears to be recently painted graffiti has been spotted in Arches National Park’s Devils Garden area.
With limited staff during the shutdown, acts like this highlight the need for strong protection of our parks.
Read more ⤵️
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/graf...
With limited staff during the shutdown, acts like this highlight the need for strong protection of our parks.
Read more ⤵️
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/graf...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What appears to be recently painted graffiti has been spotted in Arches National Park’s Devils Garden area.
With limited staff during the shutdown, acts like this highlight the need for strong protection of our parks.
Read more ⤵️
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/graf...
With limited staff during the shutdown, acts like this highlight the need for strong protection of our parks.
Read more ⤵️
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/graf...
Today, we honor and thank the veterans who have dedicated their lives to serving our nation.
From all of us at the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, thank you for your service and for defending the ideals that make this country, and its treasured lands, worth protecting.
From all of us at the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, thank you for your service and for defending the ideals that make this country, and its treasured lands, worth protecting.
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today, we honor and thank the veterans who have dedicated their lives to serving our nation.
From all of us at the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, thank you for your service and for defending the ideals that make this country, and its treasured lands, worth protecting.
From all of us at the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, thank you for your service and for defending the ideals that make this country, and its treasured lands, worth protecting.
👻 Nothing’s scarier than haunted houses in our national parks — unless you count the real horror of understaffed parks, underfunded programs, a looming RIF, and a government shutdown with no end in sight. Our parks and those who protect them deserve more than ghost crews and vanishing budgets.
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
👻 Nothing’s scarier than haunted houses in our national parks — unless you count the real horror of understaffed parks, underfunded programs, a looming RIF, and a government shutdown with no end in sight. Our parks and those who protect them deserve more than ghost crews and vanishing budgets.
America's parks remain open, but not protected.
The government shutdown has left most National Park Service staff furloughed, while parks across the country remain open without essential services.
The government shutdown has left most National Park Service staff furloughed, while parks across the country remain open without essential services.
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
America's parks remain open, but not protected.
The government shutdown has left most National Park Service staff furloughed, while parks across the country remain open without essential services.
The government shutdown has left most National Park Service staff furloughed, while parks across the country remain open without essential services.
As the government shutdown continues, thousands of National Park Service employees are facing impossible circumstances.
Many are working without pay, protecting visitors, wildlife, and resources out of deep commitment to the mission they love.
Many are working without pay, protecting visitors, wildlife, and resources out of deep commitment to the mission they love.
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As the government shutdown continues, thousands of National Park Service employees are facing impossible circumstances.
Many are working without pay, protecting visitors, wildlife, and resources out of deep commitment to the mission they love.
Many are working without pay, protecting visitors, wildlife, and resources out of deep commitment to the mission they love.
A story in SFGate highlights the dangers of keeping national parks open during the government shutdown.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SF Gate reports:
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SF Gate reports:
October 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A story in SFGate highlights the dangers of keeping national parks open during the government shutdown.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SF Gate reports:
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SF Gate reports:
The Trump administration is attacking our public lands (again). Take action today on #PublicLandsDay, and help make sure millions of acres of public lands are not sold off to the highest bidder. Tell @secretaryburgum.bsky.social & Congress that you support #MonumentsForAll: bit.ly/MonumentAction
September 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Trump administration is attacking our public lands (again). Take action today on #PublicLandsDay, and help make sure millions of acres of public lands are not sold off to the highest bidder. Tell @secretaryburgum.bsky.social & Congress that you support #MonumentsForAll: bit.ly/MonumentAction
This year, the importance of Public Lands Day is hitting harder than ever. As our National monuments and public lands are under threat again, we’re joining together in person (and online) for a weekend of celebrations and action. Find an event near you: www.neefusa.org/npld-event-s...
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This year, the importance of Public Lands Day is hitting harder than ever. As our National monuments and public lands are under threat again, we’re joining together in person (and online) for a weekend of celebrations and action. Find an event near you: www.neefusa.org/npld-event-s...
This week, our Executive Director, Emily Thompson, and Executive Council member, Jeff Mow, joined partners from across the country at the National Park Friends Alliance Fall Meeting in St. Louis.
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This week, our Executive Director, Emily Thompson, and Executive Council member, Jeff Mow, joined partners from across the country at the National Park Friends Alliance Fall Meeting in St. Louis.
🚨 Happening today!
Join us at 7pm EST for "From Land We Love to Legacy We Keep: Protecting Parks and Monuments for All," a free virtual event hosted by Earth Gives.
Hear from Cheryl Schreier of the Coalition about the urgent threats facing our public lands.
www.earthgives.org/upcoming-eve...
Join us at 7pm EST for "From Land We Love to Legacy We Keep: Protecting Parks and Monuments for All," a free virtual event hosted by Earth Gives.
Hear from Cheryl Schreier of the Coalition about the urgent threats facing our public lands.
www.earthgives.org/upcoming-eve...
September 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨 Happening today!
Join us at 7pm EST for "From Land We Love to Legacy We Keep: Protecting Parks and Monuments for All," a free virtual event hosted by Earth Gives.
Hear from Cheryl Schreier of the Coalition about the urgent threats facing our public lands.
www.earthgives.org/upcoming-eve...
Join us at 7pm EST for "From Land We Love to Legacy We Keep: Protecting Parks and Monuments for All," a free virtual event hosted by Earth Gives.
Hear from Cheryl Schreier of the Coalition about the urgent threats facing our public lands.
www.earthgives.org/upcoming-eve...
Today, the #NPS turns 109! Our parks inspire wonder, connect us to history, & fuel local economies, but face staff cuts, budget shortfalls, & deferred maintenance. Celebrate the legacy. Fight for the future. Tell Congress to #ProtectOurParks and #ProtectEveryPark.
August 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today, the #NPS turns 109! Our parks inspire wonder, connect us to history, & fuel local economies, but face staff cuts, budget shortfalls, & deferred maintenance. Celebrate the legacy. Fight for the future. Tell Congress to #ProtectOurParks and #ProtectEveryPark.
Since January, the NPS has lost 24% of its workforce, marking the steepest drop in its history. Rangers, scientists & maintenance crews are stretched thin. Closures & program cuts are mounting. As we approach #FoundersDay, demand action. #ProtectOurParks #ProtectEveryPark
August 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Since January, the NPS has lost 24% of its workforce, marking the steepest drop in its history. Rangers, scientists & maintenance crews are stretched thin. Closures & program cuts are mounting. As we approach #FoundersDay, demand action. #ProtectOurParks #ProtectEveryPark
So let’s have some fun 👉 Drop a photo of your favorite park comfort station, from the majestic to the questionable. Whether it’s the scenic stall at Glacier, the outhouse with altitude in Rocky, or Mammoth Cave’s underground marvel, we want to see your relief with a view.
August 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
So let’s have some fun 👉 Drop a photo of your favorite park comfort station, from the majestic to the questionable. Whether it’s the scenic stall at Glacier, the outhouse with altitude in Rocky, or Mammoth Cave’s underground marvel, we want to see your relief with a view.
A Tale of our National Parks Toilets 🚽 Some have a mountain view, while others have a line longer than a national park summer traffic jam. All? 100% essential.
August 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A Tale of our National Parks Toilets 🚽 Some have a mountain view, while others have a line longer than a national park summer traffic jam. All? 100% essential.
Coalition Chair Phil Francis joins PBS News Hour in a segment that examines how devastating cuts to the National Park Service are affecting staff, public safety, and the future of our public lands.
Watch the full story here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Watch the full story here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
July 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Coalition Chair Phil Francis joins PBS News Hour in a segment that examines how devastating cuts to the National Park Service are affecting staff, public safety, and the future of our public lands.
Watch the full story here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Watch the full story here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
President Trump on Mount Rushmore? It’s not the first time someone’s tried to alter the memorial, but it’s never happened, and likely never will.
The reasons: unstable rock, artistic integrity, and cultural respect.
Read more here 👇
protectnps.org/2025/07/07/c...
The reasons: unstable rock, artistic integrity, and cultural respect.
Read more here 👇
protectnps.org/2025/07/07/c...
July 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
President Trump on Mount Rushmore? It’s not the first time someone’s tried to alter the memorial, but it’s never happened, and likely never will.
The reasons: unstable rock, artistic integrity, and cultural respect.
Read more here 👇
protectnps.org/2025/07/07/c...
The reasons: unstable rock, artistic integrity, and cultural respect.
Read more here 👇
protectnps.org/2025/07/07/c...
Our new report with the SEEC Institute, "America’s Best Idea in Peril: Climate Change and the Future of Our National Parks," outlines how rising temperatures, wildfires, droughts, sea level rise & staffing shortages are accelerating ecological erosion in nearly every NPS unit.
July 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our new report with the SEEC Institute, "America’s Best Idea in Peril: Climate Change and the Future of Our National Parks," outlines how rising temperatures, wildfires, droughts, sea level rise & staffing shortages are accelerating ecological erosion in nearly every NPS unit.
In advance of today’s mark-up, Phil Francis, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, issued the following statement.
Read it here: protectnps.org/2025/07/15/h...
Read it here: protectnps.org/2025/07/15/h...
July 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
In advance of today’s mark-up, Phil Francis, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, issued the following statement.
Read it here: protectnps.org/2025/07/15/h...
Read it here: protectnps.org/2025/07/15/h...
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling clears the way for the administration to move forward with mass federal layoffs, including devastating reductions at the National Park Service.
July 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling clears the way for the administration to move forward with mass federal layoffs, including devastating reductions at the National Park Service.
On this Independence Day, we’re reflecting on the promises and the unfinished work of our country’s founding.
National parks are where we tell the whole story of America. Its triumphs, tragedies, and ongoing struggles for freedom.
National parks are where we tell the whole story of America. Its triumphs, tragedies, and ongoing struggles for freedom.
July 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
On this Independence Day, we’re reflecting on the promises and the unfinished work of our country’s founding.
National parks are where we tell the whole story of America. Its triumphs, tragedies, and ongoing struggles for freedom.
National parks are where we tell the whole story of America. Its triumphs, tragedies, and ongoing struggles for freedom.
As Americans head to our national parks this holiday weekend, we thank the dedicated park rangers and staff who make these visits possible.
July 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
As Americans head to our national parks this holiday weekend, we thank the dedicated park rangers and staff who make these visits possible.
Sen. Mike Lee is back—again—with a proposal to sell off 1.2M acres of public land near Western communities.
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
June 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sen. Mike Lee is back—again—with a proposal to sell off 1.2M acres of public land near Western communities.
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121