COLORADO (KCNC) — Tons of of protesters gathered in Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park on Saturday to oppose the current firings of roughly 1,000 Nationwide Park Service and over 3,000 U.S. Forest Service staff nationwide. This comes as Elon Musk and the Division of Authorities Effectivity proceed to put off federal staff to chop federal spending.
The protest is one among 433 at nationwide parks throughout the nation organized by the Resistance Rangers. The rangers known as for a nationwide day of motion on March 1, encouraging protesters at hand out flyers to vehicles, put indicators in entrance of webcams, cling banners, cling American flags the wrong way up as a sign of misery, march in gateway cities, rally inside parks and picket round park indicators.
The the wrong way up flag has grow to be a well-liked signal of protest, seen at demonstrations and rallies all through the nation each from these protesting the present administration to supporters of President Donald Trump protesting his felony convictions.
In response to their web site, the Nationwide Park Service Rangers are a “community of 700+ off-duty park rangers rallying to save public lands.”
The rangers inspired native protesters to satisfy at 10 a.m. on the Beaver Meadows Customer Heart in Estes Park with protest indicators and trash luggage to scrub up whereas on the web site.
In February, lots of of protesters gathered on the entrance to Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park, carrying indicators, chanting “Save our park” and cheering for NPS workers as they handed.
In a earlier interview with CBS Colorado, Estes Park Mayor Gary Corridor expressed issues about how the layoffs won’t solely have an effect on the park but in addition the communities that depend on them for employment. He stated the neighborhood’s companies rely closely on tourism from the park and he’s involved about security dangers to park workers and guests.
“Estes Park is joined at the hip, heart, and soul of Rocky Mountain National Park,” Corridor stated. “The health of Rocky Mountain National Park is the health of Estes Park to a great degree.”
Corridor advised CBS Colorado that he’s working with Colorado congressional management to advocate for the reinstatement of all Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park workers.
Resistance Rangers stated these fired included rangers, scientists, wildland firefighters, first responders, path crews, upkeep crews, and different mission essential workers.
Though the U.S. federal authorities is the nation’s largest employer, information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals the federal workforce has grown little since 1980. The Committee for a Accountable Federal Price range stated “Most of this recorded spending growth is due to the rising cost of interest payments on the national debt and non-health, non-Social Security mandatory spending.”
Initially Printed: March 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM PST
