Great Smoky Mountains National Park visits dropped in 2024 - not just because of Helene
The country’s most-visited national park had its lowest number of visits since 2018. The drop can't be attributed entirely to closures after Helene.
Why did Great Smoky Mountains National Park visits drop in 2024? Not the reasons you think
Long before Hurricane Helene hit the Smokies, the National Park Service already knew the visitation count for 2024 would be lower than previous years.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park could lose key staff members amid federal firings
The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the bargaining rights of career employees to appeal their terminations, USA TODAY reported.
Grand Canyon Nat'l Park loses some 'vital' workers over federal job cuts
As our National Parks prepare for the busy tourism season, some are dealing with the impacts of widespread park and forest service cuts.
How cutting National Park Service jobs could affect the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
As staffing reductions across government agencies continues, the Valentine’s Day weekend marked the reduction of workers inside the National Park Service. The first round of cuts was nearly 1,000 jobs across the country,
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