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The official resistance account of off-duty NPS rangers. Fighting for national parks and park employees! https://www.resistancerangers.org/
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The NPS lost about a 1/4 of its permanent staff to mass firings, buyouts, early retirements, and resignations so far this year. This is the official resistance account: we preserve & protect public lands; we are America’s history keepers & storytellers. Join us on this uphill trail. #protectourparks
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It's another year, Park Protectors. Let's do this 💪
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It's another year, Park Protectors. Let's do this 💪
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Today we remember Betty Reid Soskin, lovingly known as the National Park Service's oldest ranger. We proudly honored her in 2018 for her work ensuring sites like Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP represent all our nation’s stories. RIP, Ranger Betty. www.npca.org/articles/480...
Living History
Learning about the last century from the oldest ranger in the National Park System.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today we remember Betty Reid Soskin, lovingly known as the National Park Service's oldest ranger. We proudly honored her in 2018 for her work ensuring sites like Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP represent all our nation’s stories. RIP, Ranger Betty. www.npca.org/articles/480...
Once again Senator Lee thinks he can sneak in attacks to our public lands and we won’t notice. And once again, he’s wrong. We’re here, we’re watching, and we’re not letting up.
December 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Once again Senator Lee thinks he can sneak in attacks to our public lands and we won’t notice. And once again, he’s wrong. We’re here, we’re watching, and we’re not letting up.
Great coverage by @kqednews.kqed.org of the "dubiously legal" moves to manipulate NPS staff performance review, as well as planned wage cuts of up to $3.5/hour for Yosemite maintenance employees. The hits keep coming.
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Great coverage by @kqednews.kqed.org of the "dubiously legal" moves to manipulate NPS staff performance review, as well as planned wage cuts of up to $3.5/hour for Yosemite maintenance employees. The hits keep coming.
Sorry, ~the public~ this is a pretty niche ranger post.
Though if you like tea 🫖 and are curious what the administration is up to these days, including potentially illegal actions disguised as bureaucratic 🏛️paper 📋 pushing, we welcome you to read on.
Though if you like tea 🫖 and are curious what the administration is up to these days, including potentially illegal actions disguised as bureaucratic 🏛️paper 📋 pushing, we welcome you to read on.
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sorry, ~the public~ this is a pretty niche ranger post.
Though if you like tea 🫖 and are curious what the administration is up to these days, including potentially illegal actions disguised as bureaucratic 🏛️paper 📋 pushing, we welcome you to read on.
Though if you like tea 🫖 and are curious what the administration is up to these days, including potentially illegal actions disguised as bureaucratic 🏛️paper 📋 pushing, we welcome you to read on.
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There's a lot to unpack in the new President's Management Agenda, Russ Vought's blueprint for shrinking agencies and sidelining expertise. But one section felt especially nauseating, so we'll start there: the part about "ending censorship."
Let's break it down. 👇
There's a lot to unpack in the new President's Management Agenda, Russ Vought's blueprint for shrinking agencies and sidelining expertise. But one section felt especially nauseating, so we'll start there: the part about "ending censorship."
Let's break it down. 👇
President Trump's Management Agenda
Delivering a Government Taxpayers Deserve
www.performance.gov
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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There's a lot to unpack in the new President's Management Agenda, Russ Vought's blueprint for shrinking agencies and sidelining expertise. But one section felt especially nauseating, so we'll start there: the part about "ending censorship."
Let's break it down. 👇
There's a lot to unpack in the new President's Management Agenda, Russ Vought's blueprint for shrinking agencies and sidelining expertise. But one section felt especially nauseating, so we'll start there: the part about "ending censorship."
Let's break it down. 👇
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That’s Trumped up.
Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
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Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
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A new memo gives the National Park Service two weeks to review bookstores for “equity-related” content for removal.
Trump Orders DEI Out of National Park Bookstores | KQED
A new memo gives the National Park Service two weeks to review bookstores for “equity-related” content for removal.
www.kqed.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
That’s Trumped up.
Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
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Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
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We know you’ve seen the designs for the 2026 America the Beautiful pass, aka the “national parks pass.” Gross, right? 🤢
Know what’s even more gross? Asking rangers to determine who is “American enough” to pay the lower cost to enter the parks.
Know what’s even more gross? Asking rangers to determine who is “American enough” to pay the lower cost to enter the parks.
December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We know you’ve seen the designs for the 2026 America the Beautiful pass, aka the “national parks pass.” Gross, right? 🤢
Know what’s even more gross? Asking rangers to determine who is “American enough” to pay the lower cost to enter the parks.
Know what’s even more gross? Asking rangers to determine who is “American enough” to pay the lower cost to enter the parks.
If you're on Instagram, the Center for Plants & Culture posted a series on national parks being built on indigenous land and the myth of uninhabited virgin wilderness. "Uninhabited wilderness had to be created before it could be preserved" - Mark David Spence. www.instagram.com/p/DRhw2ebj-FE/
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November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you're on Instagram, the Center for Plants & Culture posted a series on national parks being built on indigenous land and the myth of uninhabited virgin wilderness. "Uninhabited wilderness had to be created before it could be preserved" - Mark David Spence. www.instagram.com/p/DRhw2ebj-FE/
You may be looking at us and asking yourself what WE'RE thankful for this year.
Fair question, given *waves arms at everything going on*
It's been a tough year. The walls have been closing in as federal employees & public land lovers cling to the cliff side. This was not the journey we wanted.
Fair question, given *waves arms at everything going on*
It's been a tough year. The walls have been closing in as federal employees & public land lovers cling to the cliff side. This was not the journey we wanted.
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You may be looking at us and asking yourself what WE'RE thankful for this year.
Fair question, given *waves arms at everything going on*
It's been a tough year. The walls have been closing in as federal employees & public land lovers cling to the cliff side. This was not the journey we wanted.
Fair question, given *waves arms at everything going on*
It's been a tough year. The walls have been closing in as federal employees & public land lovers cling to the cliff side. This was not the journey we wanted.
Some park news released this week which we're still processing: including new park pass designs featuring the president, and cost increases for foreign visitors. For more info: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
And from the NYT: archive.ph/Abfp9
And from the NYT: archive.ph/Abfp9
UPDATE | Announcement Video For Updated Park Passes Reveals New Artwork
An announcement video from the Department of the Interior shows the new artwork that will be featured on annual America the Beautiful passes, one of which is already causing controversy.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Some park news released this week which we're still processing: including new park pass designs featuring the president, and cost increases for foreign visitors. For more info: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
And from the NYT: archive.ph/Abfp9
And from the NYT: archive.ph/Abfp9
First they push 24% of rangers out the door, and tell us we can’t hire anyone to backfill those positions. Then, they tell us to fill those positions with seasonal (temporary) rangers—the positions in the NPS with the least protections.
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
First they push 24% of rangers out the door, and tell us we can’t hire anyone to backfill those positions. Then, they tell us to fill those positions with seasonal (temporary) rangers—the positions in the NPS with the least protections.
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📢🦬 Since “the most transparent” administration axed the 2025 FEVS, @ourpublicservice.bsky.social has stepped up to fill the void.
Fellow feds, please take the survey and share with your colleagues. Our opinions matter!
Fellow feds, please take the survey and share with your colleagues. Our opinions matter!
Are you a current federal employee? In the absence of the 2025 FEVS, we created the Public Viewpoint Survey to assess today's federal employee view on their jobs and workplaces.
Have your voice heard. Complete the survey today. ➡️ ourpublicservice.org/PSVS
Have your voice heard. Complete the survey today. ➡️ ourpublicservice.org/PSVS
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📢🦬 Since “the most transparent” administration axed the 2025 FEVS, @ourpublicservice.bsky.social has stepped up to fill the void.
Fellow feds, please take the survey and share with your colleagues. Our opinions matter!
Fellow feds, please take the survey and share with your colleagues. Our opinions matter!
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🦬 “Interior largely rolled out its consolidation effort on paper only and without overhauling operations in any practical way.”
…Pay us money so nothing changes. Can confirm this is true — when I lost my local IT Specialist I asked what the biggest change was and they replied, “My email address.”
…Pay us money so nothing changes. Can confirm this is true — when I lost my local IT Specialist I asked what the biggest change was and they replied, “My email address.”
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The Bureau level staff across DOI in HR, IT, Communications & Contracts who were “consolidated” to the Department level back in May(!) continue to be in a bizarre limbo and the Bureaus are being bullied into funding staff & “fees” while having their resources taken away.
The Bureau level staff across DOI in HR, IT, Communications & Contracts who were “consolidated” to the Department level back in May(!) continue to be in a bizarre limbo and the Bureaus are being bullied into funding staff & “fees” while having their resources taken away.
Doug Burgum is charging Interior Department agencies a premium to subsume their employees
The Interior Department's consolidation efforts is coming with a cost to National Parks and other components of the agency.
www.govexec.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
🦬 “Interior largely rolled out its consolidation effort on paper only and without overhauling operations in any practical way.”
…Pay us money so nothing changes. Can confirm this is true — when I lost my local IT Specialist I asked what the biggest change was and they replied, “My email address.”
…Pay us money so nothing changes. Can confirm this is true — when I lost my local IT Specialist I asked what the biggest change was and they replied, “My email address.”
Last spring, ~5,700 employees of DOI bureaus—including ~1,700 NPS staff were forcibly & unexpectedly moved to the “DOI Office of the Secretary,” almost an entire new agency. This huge illegal reorganization was done without congressional approval and included HR, IT, comms & contracts staff.
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Last spring, ~5,700 employees of DOI bureaus—including ~1,700 NPS staff were forcibly & unexpectedly moved to the “DOI Office of the Secretary,” almost an entire new agency. This huge illegal reorganization was done without congressional approval and included HR, IT, comms & contracts staff.
Welp, reporting back for duty at the ranger station (if the pants still fit).
Things have been odd & hard these last 43 days: some rangers working w/ pay, some w/o pay, and some w/ no work & no pay. We’re happy to have folks earning a paycheck and getting SNAP benefits again.
#FedStrong
Things have been odd & hard these last 43 days: some rangers working w/ pay, some w/o pay, and some w/ no work & no pay. We’re happy to have folks earning a paycheck and getting SNAP benefits again.
#FedStrong
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Welp, reporting back for duty at the ranger station (if the pants still fit).
Things have been odd & hard these last 43 days: some rangers working w/ pay, some w/o pay, and some w/ no work & no pay. We’re happy to have folks earning a paycheck and getting SNAP benefits again.
#FedStrong
Things have been odd & hard these last 43 days: some rangers working w/ pay, some w/o pay, and some w/ no work & no pay. We’re happy to have folks earning a paycheck and getting SNAP benefits again.
#FedStrong
Happy Veterans Day to all vets past & present. Special thanks to one of many #NPS veterans, but the only Indigenous Director (so far!) of the Park Service in its 109 year history. Serving under Director Sams meant so much to so many of us. He sent us a message today which we'd like to share w/ you.
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Happy Veterans Day to all vets past & present. Special thanks to one of many #NPS veterans, but the only Indigenous Director (so far!) of the Park Service in its 109 year history. Serving under Director Sams meant so much to so many of us. He sent us a message today which we'd like to share w/ you.
🇺🇸 This #Veterans Day, honor our vets by sharing the facts. For many veterans, service doesn’t end when they come home. Veterans make up nearly 1 in 4 federal employees, and 15% of the National Park Service. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country. #VeteransDay #NPS
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🇺🇸 This #Veterans Day, honor our vets by sharing the facts. For many veterans, service doesn’t end when they come home. Veterans make up nearly 1 in 4 federal employees, and 15% of the National Park Service. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country. #VeteransDay #NPS
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🦬 It may be day 38 of the Republican Shutdown, but DOI personnel actions have been frozen since MAY 2nd!
No one has received a ladder promotion or been converted to competitive service since *May*
Not only are people not getting paid, they’re not getting paid what they’re rightfully due.
No one has received a ladder promotion or been converted to competitive service since *May*
Not only are people not getting paid, they’re not getting paid what they’re rightfully due.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🦬 It may be day 38 of the Republican Shutdown, but DOI personnel actions have been frozen since MAY 2nd!
No one has received a ladder promotion or been converted to competitive service since *May*
Not only are people not getting paid, they’re not getting paid what they’re rightfully due.
No one has received a ladder promotion or been converted to competitive service since *May*
Not only are people not getting paid, they’re not getting paid what they’re rightfully due.
Saturday reading suggestion: an essay on the gutting of the #NPS from Trail Crew Stories, a project to share the stories, methods, writings, and art of the community of trail workers. www.trailcrewstories.com/stories/the-... #trailcrew
The Gutting of the National Park Service — Trail Crew Stories
Mass firings, decades of neglect, and creeping privatization are dismantling America’s best idea.
www.trailcrewstories.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Saturday reading suggestion: an essay on the gutting of the #NPS from Trail Crew Stories, a project to share the stories, methods, writings, and art of the community of trail workers. www.trailcrewstories.com/stories/the-... #trailcrew
Thanks to union lawsuits, additional plans to fire rangers are on pause during the #shutdown.
"These proposed layoffs have never been about fiscal responsibility- they are calculated cruelty against the workers who keep our shared national public lands preserved and welcoming" @sierraclub.org rep
"These proposed layoffs have never been about fiscal responsibility- they are calculated cruelty against the workers who keep our shared national public lands preserved and welcoming" @sierraclub.org rep
Department of the Interior is going to comply with the federal judge. There will not be a reduction in force (RIF) during the shutdown.
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Interior Department Pauses Plans for Layoffs Amid Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Thanks to union lawsuits, additional plans to fire rangers are on pause during the #shutdown.
"These proposed layoffs have never been about fiscal responsibility- they are calculated cruelty against the workers who keep our shared national public lands preserved and welcoming" @sierraclub.org rep
"These proposed layoffs have never been about fiscal responsibility- they are calculated cruelty against the workers who keep our shared national public lands preserved and welcoming" @sierraclub.org rep
Longest. Shutdown. Ever. Cool, another “unprecedented” headline for the scrapbook. Here's a breakdown of what's happening, and what the #shutdown is costing us.
#SupportFedWorkers #LongestShutdown #CallYourReps #ProtectPublicLands
#SupportFedWorkers #LongestShutdown #CallYourReps #ProtectPublicLands
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Longest. Shutdown. Ever. Cool, another “unprecedented” headline for the scrapbook. Here's a breakdown of what's happening, and what the #shutdown is costing us.
#SupportFedWorkers #LongestShutdown #CallYourReps #ProtectPublicLands
#SupportFedWorkers #LongestShutdown #CallYourReps #ProtectPublicLands
We appreciate all the new follows - thank you for being here! Resistance Rangers formed after the Valentine’s Day Massacre, when hundreds of #NPS staff were fired without warning. We’ve been busy fighting back ever since, and are glad to join the #AltGov family: check out some of what we’ve done:
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Bet you didn't know we've got a podcast 😉
This week on Resistance Rangers 🎤 On the Air, we’re talking all things public lands, hunting, and fishing with Aaron Murphy of American Hunters & Anglers. Hear more about how we fight to keep public land accessible. #publiclands #podcast #hunters #anglers
This week on Resistance Rangers 🎤 On the Air, we’re talking all things public lands, hunting, and fishing with Aaron Murphy of American Hunters & Anglers. Hear more about how we fight to keep public land accessible. #publiclands #podcast #hunters #anglers
![Bull elk (with antlers) and three cow elk stand in grasslands. Text reads, “For centuries, in Europe and elsewhere, public lands were for kings [...] In America, you don’t have to be royalty in order to access public lands. Aaron Murphy, American Hunters and Anglers”
Photo credit: NPS/Patrick Myers . Bull elk and cow elk in the grasslands in front of the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vjtvudcquw5jfkzbsos4fhkx/bafkreihtrcwftklui75yya3ura6ne2ts4v46uiequoovsq5myzbciisb3a@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Bet you didn't know we've got a podcast 😉
This week on Resistance Rangers 🎤 On the Air, we’re talking all things public lands, hunting, and fishing with Aaron Murphy of American Hunters & Anglers. Hear more about how we fight to keep public land accessible. #publiclands #podcast #hunters #anglers
This week on Resistance Rangers 🎤 On the Air, we’re talking all things public lands, hunting, and fishing with Aaron Murphy of American Hunters & Anglers. Hear more about how we fight to keep public land accessible. #publiclands #podcast #hunters #anglers
UPDATE: The administration is trying to FIRE federal workers who protect YOUR public lands, and they’re trying to push it through during the government shutdown. Federal labor unions are suing the government, and a federal judge agrees this is likely illegal. #NationalParks #RIF #shutdown
October 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
UPDATE: The administration is trying to FIRE federal workers who protect YOUR public lands, and they’re trying to push it through during the government shutdown. Federal labor unions are suing the government, and a federal judge agrees this is likely illegal. #NationalParks #RIF #shutdown