However, the National Park Service topped the list of government agencies seen favorably by U.S. adults, according to a Pew Research study last July, and national parks are widely considered to be among America’s greatest treasures .

More than 700 National Park Service staff are quitting to take up the Trump administration's offer to resign now but be paid possibly through September, according to an agency memo.

A former National Park Service Ranger tells WTOP how she thought he job would be spared from the Trump administration’s job cuts to federal agencies.

In the D.C. region, there are concerns that more cuts could be coming, affecting the experience of millions of tourists who flock to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms each year

The buyouts and the Feb. 14 firing of probationary employees has cost the National Park Service at least 1,700 permanent staff members this month, roughly 9% of its workforce.

America's national parks and other federal lands are in danger of falling into disrepair following the firings of thousands of federal employees by the current administration, experts said. Federal agencies that were already strapped for resources,