WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in response to reports that the Trump administration is planning a major reorganization of the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
“The National Park Service is a crown jewel of our federal government, entrusted with protecting our most treasured places for current and future generations. The Trump administration has already violated its stewardship responsibilities by indiscriminately slashing more than 20 percent of the workforce, crushing morale and siphoning critical maintenance funds to pay for presidential vanity projects. We now learn that this administration is exploring a reorganization of the Park Service along the lines of what they have already done with the Forest Service. Given the Trump administration’s track record on reorganizations, this bodes ill for our public lands and natural resources.
“Congress has an essential role to play in providing oversight and ensuring these agencies have the resources, leadership and expertise necessary to serve the American people. We strongly urge lawmakers to push back against any effort that further undermines these vital public institutions.”
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