01-29-2017, 08:28 AM
A federal hiring freeze has been instituted by executive action (without congressional approval) which if allowed to stand could affect Volcanoes National Park in the same way government sequestration did three years ago, with limited park hours and access.
Retweeted by Alt Volcanoes NP:
... government-wide hiring freeze will devastate the nation’s public lands, including the National Park System, which is already overburdened with record attendance and staff shortages. The freeze is a nightmare scenario for the NPS and Bureau of Land Management, which is also understaffed.
The last time NPS was affected by budget-wide cuts, during the 2013 budget sequestration, “we saw closed facilities, reduced hours, park roads weren’t opening, visitor center doors were closed when visitors went there,” Garder added.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/trumps-...onal-parks
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Retweeted by Alt Volcanoes NP:
... government-wide hiring freeze will devastate the nation’s public lands, including the National Park System, which is already overburdened with record attendance and staff shortages. The freeze is a nightmare scenario for the NPS and Bureau of Land Management, which is also understaffed.
The last time NPS was affected by budget-wide cuts, during the 2013 budget sequestration, “we saw closed facilities, reduced hours, park roads weren’t opening, visitor center doors were closed when visitors went there,” Garder added.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/trumps-...onal-parks
"Only fear real things, such as minds full of delusions." -Last Aphorisms
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