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Iconic Grand Canyon National Park Hit With Parks Service Layoffs

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National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts

11:33am February 26, 2025

Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.

Ranger Betty Reid Soskin sits in front of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Education Center. Soskin is celebrating her 100th birthday, serving as the nation's oldest National Park Service ranger.

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At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger Is Still Going Strong

5:04pm September 22, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Betty Soskin's career with the National Park Service began in 2000 after attending a presentation on a plan to create the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.