Trump hiring freeze, mass firings plunge the agencies that manage the West's public lands into deep uncertainty. Conservation advocates + lawmakers worry about irrevocable damage to beloved landscapes, visitor safety and wildfire prevention.
Two stories from me on this:
- Trump hiring freeze, mass firings plunge the agencies that manage the West's public lands into deep uncertainty. Conservation advocates + lawmakers worry about irrevocable damage to beloved landscapes, visitor safety and wildfire prevention. Two stories from me on this:
First, what the federal hiring freeze could mean for Colorado's 13 National Park Service sites. The service relies on seasonal employees for peak visitation season but it's unclear if or when the agency will be able to hire those crucial workers:Second, so so many uncertainties around what mass firings of probationary across the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service mean for public lands here. No numbers yet on # of Colorado-based employees unceremoniously fired last week:Finally, would love to talk to any current/former/recently fired federal employees from these agencies about what the impacts could be from all of this. DMs are open, my email is eschmelzer@denverpost.com. I can send Signal number via DM.