Trump’s mass layoffs hit Utah’s national parks

Salt Lake Tribune

Lean Left

Factuality

Ownership

Trump’s mass layoffs hit Utah’s national parks

Utah’s national park sites brought $3 billion to the state’s economy in 2023, according to a National Park Service report released in September, bringing in 15.7 million visitors and supporting over 26,500 jobs.

Telemundo Utah

Factuality

Ownership

UTAH- A national park ranger association said it has confirmed the layoffs of at least 17 employees in Utah as part of the Trump administration’s move to fire 1,000 National Park Service workers last week, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Bill Wade, executive director of the National Park Guard Association, said 12 employees were fired from Zion, two employees from Bryce Canyon and three from Capitol Reef. He couldn’t confirm the numbers for …