High Desert area residents and climbers hang an American flag upside down in a symbol of distress and protest against federal employee firings at the National Park Service and other agencies at Intersection Rock in Joshua Tree National Park, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2025.

The Department of the Interior told USA TODAY it was aware of the "unauthorized and inappropriate" display, which was eventually taken down.

Three National Park Service employees have been terminated at Colonial National Historical Park and six staffers have been cut from the Outer Banks Group.

Thousands of NPS employees have been laid off, prompting concern that the parks will be understaffed this spring and summer. Should you still visit?

However, the National Park Service topped the list of government agencies seen favorably by U.S. adults, according to a Pew Research study last July, and national parks are widely considered to be among America’s greatest treasures .

The Alt National Park Service was established in 2017, after the real National Park Service was temporarily barred from using social media.

Thousands of National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service employees are being laid off as part of a federal workforce downsizing plan by President Trump and Elon Musk.

At least 700 year-round National Park Service employees have taken buyouts, according to an internal memo obtained by The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. The memo, which was sent on Tuesday,

Image via Shutterstock National Park Service is already feeling the effects of federal layoffs. Several workers are sharing their fears for their own jobs as well as the upcoming busy season with summer.