40% Cut To Park Service? National Parks Handed Over To States? Trump's Budget Proposal

America’s National Parks Podcast

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this National Park and Public Lands news roundup, we dive into the proposed 38% budget cut for the National Park Service, which could lead to the removal of some sites from the system. We cover the Interior Department's leaked plans to allow drilling, mining, and selling off federal land, as well as the potential reopening of Alcatraz as a federal prison. Updates on Yosemite's summer reservations, a tragic crash near Yellowstone, various park closures, and more. Find the Slinky Stove that's right for your next adventure at: https://www.slinkystove.com/?ref=PARKography 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview00:35 Sponsor Message: Slinky Stove01:22 Trump Administration's Budget Proposal for National Parks03:09 Leaked Interior Department Plan for Federal Lands04:20 National Monuments and Endangered Species05:15 House Appropriations Bill and National Park Funding07:18 Staffing Issues and USACE Campground Closures11:26 Yosemite Summer Reservations13:01 Tragic Crash Near Yellowstone13:41 Theft at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park14:24 Jackson Hole Airport Achieves Dark Sky Status15:18 Conclusion

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0:00.0	This week, a nearly 40% budget cut proposed for the National Park Service could remove sites from the system entirely, something no president has ever suggested.
0:09.7	We'll break down what that means and how it ties into a leaked plan to drill, mine, and even sell off federal land.
0:15.7	Plus, Yosemite finally makes a decision on summer reservations, a tragic crash near Yellowstone, campground
0:21.8	closures across the heartland, and President Trump's surprising call to reopen Alcatraz
0:26.9	as a federal prison. All that and more, I'm Jason Epperson, and this is Parkography.
0:32.7	Welcome back, everybody. We have a lot to get to this week. So before we dive in, I want to thank
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1:22.7	First up, the Trump administration has released its first budget proposal, which would slash
1:27.0	the Department of the Interior's, which would slash the Department of
1:27.8	the Interior's budget by 30%. The Department of the Interior oversees several land agencies,
1:33.3	including the National Park Service, which would receive a 38% cut under the proposal. Presidential
1:39.2	budget requests generally don't really lead to much. Congress spends a lot of time haggling
1:43.7	over money before it
1:44.7	ultimately passes a budget. Sometimes they pass a budget, but still, this is, quote, the most
1:49.6	extreme, unrealistic, and destructive National Park Service budget a president has ever proposed
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