President Trump and the officials he appointed systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people.
The few bright spots are unfortunately significantly outweighed by the deliberate disregard for the future of our public lands.
Use the chart below to explore the major actions affecting national parks that were implemented by the Trump administration.
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Blog Post
Selling Off Our Public Lands? A Line We Cannot Cross.
Congress will vote next week on U.S. House legislation that could hand over public lands next to Zion National Park to county and possibly private interests. NPCA is working to stop…
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Blog Post
‘Hollowed Out’ — 3 Retired National Park Superintendents Speak Up
After devoting their careers to protecting our country’s natural and cultural treasures, Dan Wenk, Jeff Mow and John Donahue are watching harmful staff cuts and more gut the National Park…
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Blog Post
Cut to the Bone
The Trump administration has threatened to close the National Park Service’s regional offices and cut even more staff in the coming weeks. We examine what that would mean for parks…
