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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Cassidy Randall

Protests at Glacier as national parks reel from Trump cuts: ‘They’ve gutted staff, gutted funding’

People protest outside national park
Demonstrators outside of the West Glacier entrance to Glacier national park ahead. Photograph: Aaron Agosto

Dozens of former rangers, park volunteers, and local residents protested at the gateway to Montana’s Glacier national park on Wednesday against the staff cuts and hiring freezes that have thrown many national parks into crisis, including Glacier.

Current and former staffers and watchdog groups say the cuts have meant staff are not able to keep up the facilities and infrastructure. Some say the park has been left with inadequate infrastructure and too little staff to be able to respond to emergencies.

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