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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 25/09/2026
🚨 SECTION 106 RED ALERT: URGENT ACTION REQUESTED We need your voices right now! Trump and key Senators are considering a deal this week on "permitting reform" that could severely weaken Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 15/09/2026
We highlight the importance of protecting our national parks from censorship and other threats w/ Melissa Dalley, America433+ and Resistance Rangers, @resistancerangers.altgov.info.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 03/09/2026
📢🗳️Your Vote is your Voice! Don’t be Silent! If you care about parks and public lands you cannot sit this out.
An open mouth yells, "Your vote is your voice." Below is a "vote for parks" banner and a megaphone
"But only if you actually vote! Here's how to Vote for Prks! in 3 easy steps!"  Text on red and blue boxes with a raised fist.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The National Park Service Does Not “Support” President Trump’s Triumphal Arch #NationalParks #CivilWarMemory 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-nation...
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The National Park Service Does Not “Support” President Trump’s Triumphal Arch
President Trump’s Triumphal Arch is one step closer to becoming a reality now that the public comment phase has been concluded.
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The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks @protectnps.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New NPS job postings don’t mean the staffing crisis is over. Resistance Rangers says hiring restrictions are leaving critical positions vacant, shifting shortages between parks & delaying essential work. Their message to Congress: look closer. Read more: www.resistancerangers.org/blog/open-le...
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT OUR STAFFING PLIGHT — Resistance Rangers
We are writing with an urgent message to ensure you understand the reality from the field before it shapes this year's funding decisions: National Park Service hiring isn't frozen anymore, but it mig...
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 25/08/2026
110 years ago our nation’s “best idea” was born—today we celebrate the sites & staff who share the stories of America…all of them. Despite censorship & selloff attacks, these places endure thanks to your efforts. We hope you’ll continue to fight alongside us & ensure they’re around for another 110
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 25/08/2026
Elizabeth worked at NPS for 6 years & has the dubious honor of designing the first NPS sign removed by the Trump admin. She is now a part of @resistancerangers.altgov.info a group of 1000+ off-duty & former NPS rangers & their allies resisting censorship in our ntl parks. www.resistancerangers.org
A park information sign in a wooded forest area is wrapped with yellow “CAUTION” tape. The sign includes historical information about Muir Woods and a temporary poster reading “History Under Construction.” A National Park Service ranger in uniform and a wide-brimmed hat stands beside the sign. Dense trees and greenery fill the background.
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 20/08/2026
#RoadlessRule open to comment. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS... Overwhelming public comment = helpful. Overwhelming, thoughtful comments = even better. Do not discount the personal impact to you. Personal anecdotes = valuable expertise not found elsewhere. envirodatagov.org/how-to-write...
Public comments open
The 30-day comment period for the proposed rule and draft environmental statement ends at midnight Sept. 21, 2026. The following links point to information that could be helpful to you in reviewing the documents and providing substantive comments:
• Learn about the regulatory process and the tips for submitting effective comments
• Read the Federal Register notice (Note: This link is available Aug. 19 in the Reading Room and final on Aug. 20)
• Enter the Regulations.gov portal to read the proposed rule, draft environmental impact statement and other key documents and to submit comments (Note: We will update with a direct link to the proposed rule when it's published on Aug. 20)
• Read rulemaking documents and additional supporting analyses available through our online public folder
• View an interactive online map that features multiple layers for comparison, including the three alternatives to the roadless rescission; roads, cities and landmark labels; National Forest System lands; and the wildland-urban interface, among others. Get more information about how to read the map.
• Engage in ongoing tribal consultation, which remains open for federally recognized tribes and members
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National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NEW: Federal contractors have begun construction of a second border wall through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument this week. 🌵 🚧 www.npca.org/articles/11491-constru…
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Construction for Second Border Wall Tears Through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Federal contractors are clearing protected Sonoran Desert habitat in a national park  after the administration waived laws designed to protect natural resources and cultural sites, sidestepping extens...
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notycoon22.bsky.social @notycoon22.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I'm retired US Forest Service. Ending the roadless rule won't reduce wildfires as the regime claims. Studies have shown it will lead to more fires.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 19/08/2026
Rangers are heartbroken. But right now, there's an opening—and we need to push.
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Our Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Some new images and video of the bulldozing of Big Bend National Park. Speak up, folks. This is the biggest attack on any public land in our lifetime. Share this. Sign the petition. Contact your reps. Tag them. Tag celebrities. Tag news outlets. Be relentless. #bigbend #publiclands
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Watch Federal Contractors Destroy Big Bend National Park
New images and video footage show the beginning of the end of the Big Bend National Park experience that we've known and cherished for 80+ years
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National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
🌈 This Pride Month, we celebrated 10 years of being #UnitedByParks at Stonewall National Monument. Read more about how this site came to be at npca.org/stonewall.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 25/06/2026
Looking toward the celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, the Trump administration saw an opportunity to profit.
Quote reads, “Requiring NPS personnel, uniformed or not, to wear a pin displaying the trademarked logo of Freedom 250 is unlawful, full stop.” Quote is attributed to “Tim Whitehouse, Executive Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group.” Below that text is a red circle with a white “x” in the middle, next to text that reads “FREEDOM 250”.
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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 18/06/2026
Join @resistancerangers.altgov.info and partners for a public teach-in, postcards to elected officials, and a call to protect public memory. Black history. Indigenous history. LGBTQ+ history. Slavery. Climate science. Labor history. Civil rights. These stories are part of the American story.
promotional flyer. Teach in is at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Friday June 19th, 1:30-3:00pm.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 16/06/2026
Harpers Ferry is not just a historic site. It is a place where the struggle over freedom, slavery, democracy, and public memory still speaks to us today. On Juneteenth, we’re gathering at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park to defend public history and the full American story.
staged a UFC fight on the White House lawn, America 433+ will gather at Harper’s ferry to offer a different vision of America-one rooted in honesty, democracy, public memory, freedom struggles, and the public’s right to know. America 433+ teach in, Friday June 19th, 1:30-4pm, Harper’s ferry national historical park, West Virginia.
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National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This ruling allows national park visitors to “go back to business as usual, which is getting the full scope of American history from our national parks and the interpretation that our parks provide.” - Alan Spears, NPCA. cnn.it/4eIlE8p
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore signs changed at national parks | CNN Politics
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed at national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump’s controv...
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 09/06/2026
JUNE 10, 6pm CDT. Join the Resistance! ✊🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ Earn a Junior Resistance Ranger badge AND fight censorship at tomorrow's free zine workshop. You'll join other passionate people to explore NPS histories and uncover stories at risk of censorship. Register for free www.mobilize.us/raceforward/...
Earn your Junior Resistance Ranger badge! Free zine making workshop.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 04/06/2026
Happy Pride, Everyone!! 🌈 We hope your Pride Month celebrations are starting out safe and strong. As we enter June we would like to invite everyone to join us in celebrating our second annual Pride in the Parks Celebration; Saturday, June 6, 2026!
An image with a blue background with a rainbow covering the top left quadrant of the page. Bats fly over the rainbow in the shape of a heart with stars the colors of the trans flag in the middle of the heart. The middle bottom part of the image is a small waterfall created by two rocks overlooking a small pond. At the center bottom of the page, hands with light and dark complexions wave rainbow flags. Large text makes up the main part of the image to the right and reads, “Please join us for Pride in the Parks! Saturday, June 6, 2026, worldwide, wear rainbow swag to any National Park or outdoor space near you and tag: #PRIDEINTHEPARKS.” Text further below reads, “Our second annual celebration”.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 04/06/2026
PM is pushing forward a new plan to force federal workers to sign NDAs 🤐or lose their jobs. Government of the people cannot exist in secrecy and shadow.
A white silhouette of a skull and crossbones wearing a park ranger-like flat hat is against a black background. There is a red line across the middle of the image that looks like a stroke of paint. Below, the exterior of the Capitol Rotunda is visible against a dark blue background. The text reads, “Defending the public’s right to know by defending federal workers.”The center of the image shows a woman’s face from the nose down. There is red tape over her mouth in an X shape to prevent her from speaking. Above, white text reads, “They are trying to silence us again.” Below, white text reads, “The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed ALL feds sign an unprecedented NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement).”The center of the image shows the same photo of a woman with tape over her mouth to prevent her from speaking. Bold white text above and below the image reads, “When civil servants are silenced, the public is left in the dark.” Below a horizontal red line, text reads, “Protecting federal workers’ rights is essential to protecting our communities, our institutions, and our democracy.”Bold text on a black background reads, “Federal workers are public servants, not political operatives. We uphold the law, safeguard essential programs, and serve millions of people every day. We must be able to do our jobs with integrity, without intimidation or coercion.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 19/05/2026
Behind every data point captured in this survey is a person whose life, career, and well-being were impacted by the illegal probationary employee firings in February 2025.
Image of a forest with sun shining through trees in the background. Resistance Rangers on the air logo on the left top corner, and 27 UNIHTED logo on the right hand side corner. Text reads, “One year later, former probationary employees reflect on what America lost from the illegal firings in a new RRTOA episode. 
Image of a flower and a green banner with text that reads, “what happened?” On top of the image is text that says, “On February 14, 2025, thousands of probationary federal employees were terminated or placed on indefinite leave. Note that, “probationary” does not mean disciplinary in the federal government, a probationary period is required any time an employee begins a new position. Federal court later ruled the firings unlawful...But impacts on these employees and public services are lasting.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 25/04/2026
Since we’ve been talking about unqualified people in leadership roles all week…we thought we’d keep going and tell you all about the current NPS director nominee, Scott Socha.
Image of Scott Socha at a congressional hearing overlaid on a black background. Text reads, “Ready for some ranger tea? Meet Scott Socha, the corporate executive who built a career turning our parks into private profit and is now nominated to lead the NPS.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 24/04/2026
On April 20th, we all had to hear Doug Burgum spin the truth under oath during the Department of the Interior Budget Hearing. We’re back with another very in-depth fact versus fiction for you, because there is so much to unpack from that hearing😵‍💫
Image of Doug Burgum from the hearing holding a piece of paper overlaid on forest trail background. Text above reads, “How do you know the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is lying? He opens his mouth.”Image of Jolly Ranger in the center of a black background. Text reads, “On April 20th, Doug Burgum testified under oath during the Department of the Interior Budget Hearing. Let’s do another round of lies versus truths.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 11/04/2026
Often we speak to the public, but today - we're talking to you, ranger friends. Another week, another (our third!) buy-out attempt, or "deferred resignation"/fork in the road email.
A background image of a ranger looking out over a sunset. A large
graphic of a jolly ranger with the words: resistance rangers is over a
text box, that says, "This post is for the rangers who follow us
thinking about the new “buyout”. (niche content alert! sorry the
public, we love you anyways)"
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 09/04/2026
Defunding America’s Best Idea. The proposed FY2027 budget includes a ~25% cut to the National Park Service, along with major reductions to other public land agencies.
Image of Jolly Ranger on black tree background. Text reads, “GUTTING America's Best Idea. The Trump admin is once again proposing massive budget cuts to the National Park Service for FY2027. We need your voice.”Image of trees behind black background. Text reads, “This administration is spending ~$1 billion PER DAY on war. Meanwhile, all 433 national parks sites operate on just ~$9.5 million per day.
3-4 days of war spending equals 1 year of national parks. This isn't about affordability, it's about priorities.”
Image of trees behind black background. Text reads, “You -THE PUBLIC- value protecting public lands, wildlife, and cultural history.
But the FY2027 proposal includes a $736 million cut (down 25%) to the National Park
Service.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 05/04/2026
The Trump administration already pushed out 25% of NPS staff over the past year. Now they've released a new round of early retirement incentives and want to cut the NPS budget by a quarter.
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Our Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Simply put, this budget proposal is yet another attempt to gut the National Park Service. It’s a $760 million budget cut. Or a full 26% reduction of the entire NPS budget. #protectourparks #parkchat #nationalparsk #publiclands
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Trump Administration Proposes Massive Cuts to National Park Service Budget (Again), While Asking for $10 Billion for “Beautification Projects” in Washington, D.C.
Fiscal Year 2027 budget request includes a 26% cut to the NPS operations budget, and 19% cut to its employment budget
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 27/03/2026
Feeling like there’s nothing you can do to push back against the erasure of science and history at YOUR PARKS?? 👉We’ve got a fun, easy way that all of us can be heroes! 🛡️🏴‍☠️AND earn a new Resistance Ranger Badge😳
Layout of all slides: a large arrow bisecting the image with text in the arrow. Text at top of image says, “Want to be a hero?” Text in arrow says “Find Out How.” A cutout image of a park ranger pointing something out to a young visitor points in the direction of the arrow. Bottom right: Resistance Rangers logo of a skull and crossbones wearing a park ranger hat, with encircling text that reads “ADOPT-A-SIGN / SAVE-A-STORY”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 25/03/2026
Your tax dollars are being used to destroy your public lands. The Department of Homeland Security has published plans and awarded contracts for the construction of a second border wall parallel to the first in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
Image of mountains and a field of flowers. Text overlayed reads, “NO SECOND WALL. ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.” Image of one side of a border wall. Text in the blue sky reads, “in 2019, the U.S. government waived 41 environmental laws to build 88 miles of border wall through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.” 
Image of saguaro cactus and mountains in the background. Text overlays the sunset in the sky and reads, “Despite the Trump Administrations claim that border patrol apprehensions are down 96%, C.B.P. Plans to spend billions of taxpayer funds on a second border wall through your public lands.”
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Our Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
“Major permanent infrastructure, accompanied by lighting systems, access roads, and maintenance corridors would permanently alter one of the most remote and ecologically significant border landscapes in the United States.” - Big Bend border sheriffs in a joint statement #publiclands #nobigbendwall
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"Border Wall in Big Bend Is Not Practical Or Strategic," Five Texas Border Sheriffs Say In A Joint Statement
Big Bend border sheriffs echo widespread public pushback against 30-foot-high steel wall along the Rio Grande
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/03/2026
Exclusive: An internal government database reviewed by The Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of national parks.
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National Park Service database flags hundreds of items that might ‘disparage’ America
An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/03/2026
“We are being undermined by a clown show of greedy billionaire priorities that are not of service to the parks or country.”
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Trump's war on national park signs is even dumber than you think
Inside the administration's covert campaign against "negative" placards.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 23/02/2026
🚨DHS is trying to destroy YOUR public lands!🚨 What do 450 bird species… 67 reptile and amphibian species… and 1,200 plant species… on 800,000 acres of sensitive desert have in common? They’re in Big Bend National Park, about to be WALLED OFF from the Rio Grande. ❌
Image of canyon walls and the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. Text overlays the photo and reads, “Big Bend Needs Our Help. Urgently.Customs and Border Protection is planning to build a physical border wall through the National Park and State Park in West Texas.”Image of Big Bend canyon walls and the Rio Grande river at sunset. Text over the image reads, “Big Bend NP protects 800,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert. The wall would fragment miles of one of the last connected desert ecosystems in North America.”Image from above the canyon in Big Bend, mountains are in the distance, and photo was taken in the middle of the day. Text overlays the image and reads, “The impact would be devastating.

Wildlife corridors would be severed. Black bears, mountain lions, javelina, pronghorn and other species will find their paths blocked.

Decades of cross-border stewardship and preservation of Indigenous history will be impeded.

Construction roads, lighting, and permanent surveillance will disrupt the wilderness character of the park.” Image of kayaks next to the river bank in the canyon. Text reads, “Environmental regulations and laws are being bypassed. Landmark regulations and laws meant to protect histories, health, and ecosystems, like the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act are being ignored.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 21/02/2026
🎢If you haven’t been following what’s happening at the President’s House in Philadelphia, it’s been a roller coaster. 🧵
Image of a jolly ranger with a censored sign over its mouth. Above there is text that reads, “THE GOVERNMENT IS REMOVING HISTORY FROM NATIONAL PARKS.” Below text reads, “and they’re hoping you don’t notice.” Text below that reads, “here’s what they don’t want you to know.”Gray background with trees. Above reads, “the department of the interior is forcing the NPS to censor American history. Signs at multiple sites about indigenous people, slavery, and black history have already been altered or completely removed. There are hundreds more signs and materials that will be removed or altered this year. This is not speculation.”Gray background with trees and text on top that reads, “THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE EXHIBIT WAS REMOVED
Created after years of advocacy to honor nine people enslaved by George Washington, it was REMOVED on January 22, 2026.
DOl ordered the NPS to dismantle 34 educational panels and de-activate video displays regarding slavery at the site, part of Independence National Historical Park.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.”Image of gray background with trees and text on top that reads, “This is happening at an
NPS site NEAR YOU
• THOUSANDS of signs, brochures, films, Junior Ranger Books, and exhibits have been reported to the Department of the Interior.
• Each of the 433 National Park Service-managed sites has been evaluated for "Non-Conformance" to Doug Burgum's order, SO 3431.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 17/02/2026
History just won in federal court. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the slavery exhibits at the President’s House in Philadelphia after the DOI forced the park to dismantle the panels recognizing the nine enslaved Africans held there by George Washington.
Bold text against a background image of Independence Hall National Historic Park reads: Court rules Trump Admin must restore slavery exhibit at NPS site in Philly. 
Bold text against a background image of a closeup shot of the “Dirty Business of Slavery” exhibit reads: Signs were removed from Independence Hall NHP in January on the orders of Secretary Doug Burgum. There is a drawing of the jolly ranger (a skull and cross bones wearing a ranger hat) overlayed on the background image.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 14/02/2026
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the February 14, 2025, illegal terminations of probationary employees across the federal government. A year ago, dedicated civil service employees were purged from their "dream jobs" - but they refused to be silenced.
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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 07/02/2026
ACTION REQUESTED: Please help by calling to support the Boundary Waters.
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Outside Magazine @outsidemag.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It used to be a dream job. In many ways, it still is. This is what it’s really like to work in America’s national parks in the present climate.
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'We Have to Disguise Science as Patriotism.' What It’s Like to Work as a National Park Ranger Right Now.
It used to be a dream job. In many ways, it still is. This is what it’s really like to work in America’s national parks in the present climate.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 04/02/2026
Have you noticed censorship at a national park? You can now report it on our website! The banner across the top takes you to an encrypted form for safe, anonymous reporting. www.resistancerangers.org
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Resistance Rangers unite rangers and the public to protect National Park sites by advocating for rehiring staff, securing full funding, preventing layoffs, and safeguarding public lands from clearcutt...
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Space Lawyer @spacelawyer.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
How I feel about the National Park Service
Park and Mania for Michigan hockey sitting side by side
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 30/01/2026
We’ve been here before. We’ve seen our government round up and imprison citizens based on racial profiling. We’ve seen them murder peaceful people in cold blood. We’ve seen them create groups of people that are deemed “lesser than.”
White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees. Text says “We’ve been here before. There have been many times in the history of the United States where we’ve seen the government do horrible things.” A white skull and crossbones wearing a flat hat is in the lower right corner.
White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees.Text reads “Whether it’s imprisoning legal residents and citizens…” A screenshot of a headline reads “Immigration–We Found that More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents.” Below that is a photo of the evacuation notices that appear in Japanese American neighboorhoods in the 1940s. Some text is clearly visible and says “Instructions for all persons of Japanese ancestry.” Below the photos is the NPS arrowhead and text that says “Manazar NHS, Minidoka NHS, Tule Lake NM, Honouliuli NHS, Amache NHS.”White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees.Text reads “Murding peaceful people…” A screenshot of a headline reads “Man killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis was holding a phone, not a gun.” Below that is a painting of the Sand Creek Massacre, with soldiers on horseback attacking a Native village of tipis by a creek in the plains. Text underneath the photo says “"The Sand Creek Massacre" by Robert Lindneaux Courtesy of History Colorado H.6130.37.” Below the photos is the NPS arrowhead and text that says “Sand Creek Massacre NHS, Washita Battlefield NHS, Trail of Tears NHT, Selma to Montgomery NHT.” White text on a gray background with black silhouetted trees.Text reads “or the idea that anyone other than straight, white, Christian men are ‘lesser than.’” Screenshot of an executive order titled “ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing.” Another screenshot of a post from the official Department of Labor instagram of a WWII-era style propaganda poster of a white man standing in front of the American flag and construction cranes with the text “Americans First” at the bottom. Below that is a historic photo of a police dog attacking a young black man. There is also a historic photo of a group of protester that are holding signs that say things like “equality for all” and “for democracy and human dignity.” Below the photos is the NPS arrowhead and text that says “Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality NM, Brown vs Board of Education NHP, Stonewall NM, Birmingham Civil Rights NM, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP, Cesar E. Chavez NM, Harpers Ferry NM, Hampton NHS, Boston African American NHS, and so many more...”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 26/01/2026
On Friday, January 23rd, park staff at Independence National Historical Park were instructed to remove signs about slavery from the President's House. These exhibits were the first slavery memorial of its kind on federal property in the United States.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 23/01/2026
“Dear Trump Administration: You can fire us, you can defund our national parks, you can tell us that we’re not valid and that we shouldn’t exist and we will keep turning your fear and hate into love and community and we will win because we always do.” - Dr. SJ Joslin
Photo of fired park ranger, SJ Joslin, in uniform smiling holding a bat stuffed animal toy under text that reads "Five NPS Unions, representing over 4,200 park rangers across the country or an estimated 33% of the total workforce, just released an open letter in support of fired trans ranger, Dr. SJ Joslin, and their reinstatement to Yosemite National Park. "Screenshot of the open letter on a black background with instagram handles @nffe_local465 and @yosemiteunion in white text below screenshot. Open letter is on National Federation of Federal Employees Letterhead. The letter reads "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) UNIONS RELEASE OPEN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF DR. SJ JOSLIN AND THEIR REINSTATEMENT TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK NFEE Local 465 (representing Yosemite National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Saguaro National Park, and Yellowstone National Park) is issuing the following statement to Acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron in support of Dr. SJ Joslin and their reinstatement to Yosemite National Park. The following Unions, along with NFFE President Randy Erwin, have signed this statement in solidarity: UPEC 792, AFGE L1105, AFGE Council 270, and NTEU Chapter 296. Collectively, these bargaining units represent over 4,200 National Park Service employees or an estimated 33% of the total NPS workforce across the country."
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 22/01/2026
Being a park ranger in 2026 has already been tough (it's been 21 days, not that we're counting). It's been a year of daily challenges from the Trump administration, with them creating just about as hostile a workplace environment as they can.
Text reads “the Intercept just released leaked audio of a top NPS official admitting that the Trump administration is deliberately taking morale to get Rangers to quit. Here’s why this matters for public lands and our ability to protect them.” A skull and crossbones wearing a ranger hat illustration is below the text. Screenshot of an article that reads “the Trump administration, deliberately taking morale to get Park staff to quit official says in leaked tape. A top official told colleagues that a change to your national Park service employee policy was part of a ‘reign of terror.’” A second screenshot of a quote that says “‘To the extent that they continue to do things that many of us feel are the reign of terror that deliberately impact our morale in hopes that they’ll drive us out that’s OMB and that’s OPM right?’ Striker said, referring to votes Office of Management and Budget and the office of personnel management, ‘and that’s what the performance thing came under.’”Text reads “What happened? At the end of 2025 NPS supervisors were told to limit how many people could receive high performance rankings. With 25% of NPS staff gone since January Rangers have had to go above and beyond their job, descriptions and high performance scores reflect that, however, instead of recognizing that hard work DOI ass supervisors to lie and change rangers final ratings to comply with an illegal quota.” The NPS arrowhead is in the middle of the slide. Text reads “why do performance scores matter anyways? Targeting Ranger’s performance was no Accident and achieves three things: 
1. it tanks morale for those who are still hanging on. 
2.It can be used to justify firing more of us in a future reduction in force (RIF). 
3. it is not only wrong. It is against the law as loyal career civil servants, watching them pretend to be above the law hurts.”
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 20/01/2026
After 15 years of the NPS honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with a fee-free day, this year, that is no longer the case. In yet another attack against celebrating our country’s beautiful & inspiring diversity, this admin is using the NPS to further marginalize our communities & censor our history.
Close up Image of Martin Luther King Jr. memorial with a blue sky in the background. Black text overlayed on the image says, “We honor Martin Luther King Jr. today. Even if the Department of the Interior doesn’t want to.” 
Image of the MLK Jr. monument on the National Mall during the cherry blossoms festival. Text overlays a gray background “For years, National Parks have been free for everyone on MLK Day. Not this year.”Image of MLK Jr. monument against a blue sky. Text overlays a gray background, “Additionally, fee-free days used to mean fees were waived for all visitors. This year, international are still required to pay.”
Text over a gray background with transparent trees in the background. Text shows contrast of what Doug Burgam claims compared to what they do in reality.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 07/01/2026
Um, excuse me, I thought I was buying an America the Beautiful Pass??? 🤡
A drawing of a skull in a Ranger hat sipping tea from a tea cup next to an image of the new pass. Background of fluffy clouds in a bright sky. Text reads: Hey America– do you find your new park pass a little... disturbing? Come, scroll with a ranger and learn how to fix your pass– without invalidating it– so you don’t have to look at *him*
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National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
It's another year, Park Protectors. Let's do this 💪
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National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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...
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Living History
Learning about the last century from the oldest ranger in the National Park System.
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 17/12/2025
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.
Graphic with the words ‘Breaking News’ over a forested landscape. Large red text reads: ‘Senator Lee is trying to sell off our public lands. Again. TODAY.’ Yellow text below says: ‘Your call can help stop him.’
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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.altgov.info · 13/12/2025
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.
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