Despite the order's call for exceptions for "disaster relief or natural disaster response benefits or operations or other critical services as determined by the Agency Head," Interior employees say the spending limit combined with restrictions on travel is affecting critical Interior Department work across the nation, particularly in far-flung regional offices that have unique needs.

When British novelist J.B. Priestley visited the Grand Canyon in the 1930s, he described it as "all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in stone and magic light."

Federal workers help maintain millions of acres of protected land — and with climate change intensifying burns, conditions are ripe for disaster

The anticipated cuts come as the Interior Department has already eliminated 2,300 positions, including 1,000 that were reported to be part of the Park Service.

Without federal funding and support from agency partners, trail stewardship organizations are struggling to keep maintenance projects afloat.

Retirees warn that staff reductions and seasonal hiring chaos could affect visitors and imperil natural resources

Florissant Fossil Beds will only be open five days a week, announced days after Trump-ordered job cuts at National Park Service

“I firmly believe — personally and as a public servant — that we need to spend tax dollars efficiently and effectively, but gutting one of the cornerstones of our nation’s workforces is not the way to do it,” Langley said.

This Congress and the Trump administration are trying to make it easier to lease or sell 640 million acres of public lands, including America’s most iconic landscapes, and turn our back on the Indigenous and local groups that championed their protection.