The number of National Park Service employees who keep more than 400 sites running is dwindling thanks to layoffs, buyouts.

National Park Service morale is “as low as it's ever been” amid abrupt staffing cuts, a former Smokies staffer said.

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30, 2024. Francis, who served as deputy superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for 11 years and as ...

Visitors to national parks and forests from North Carolina’s mountains to its coast could notice a drop in services because ...

Francis told WVLT News the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has lost 20% of its work force in 15 years, despite seeing the park grow to welcoming in nearly 14 million people a year. He added morale ...

The organization also reports at least one person from the Blue Ridge Parkway has been laid off. Who are the people fired from Great Smoky Mountains National Park? The National Park Service ...

30, 2024. Francis, who served as deputy superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for 11 years and as superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway for eight, also noted that local ...

Twelve Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees ... The organization also reports at least one person from the Blue Ridge Parkway has been laid off. The National Park Service employees ...