Victorville Daily Press: Possible second round of national park terminations draw fire from Mojave Desert groups
Nearly 1,000 National Park Service employees were laid off ahead of the agency's busy summer season as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize the federal government.
Recent emails from the Department of the Interior allegedly informed federal park employees that a second round of terminations would follow.
Krystian Lahage, Public Policy Officer for the Mojave Desert Land Trust, said they are "closely watching this situation" and are "deeply concerned over federal staff firings."
“The Mojave Desert Land Trust strongly opposes the Trump Administration’s decision to fire thousands of employees serving our public lands," Kelly Herbinson said in a press release, Executive Director of Mojave Desert Land Trust.