NEW YORK (AP) – A crowd of people packed into boats to explor the statue of Freedom and Ellis Island Wednesday morning Government closure It causes about two-thirds of furrow National Park Bureau employee.
However, in Philadelphia, the country’s fabric, tourists enjoying a refreshing autumn morning at the Independent Mall were stopped in the hopes of visiting Liberty Bell. They had their backs at the entrance and could only steal their gaze in the glass pavilion.
Access differed significantly across more than 400 sites overseen by the National Park Service when the closure began, according to a report on the scene by the Associated Press. Some tourists were worn out by the limited service remaining for the visitors, while others either didn’t notice the changes or simply became soldiers.
shutdown Emergency response plan It said it was released late Tuesday by the Parks Bureau. However, given the significant drop in staff, parks without “accessible areas” will be closed during closure. And currently open sites could be closed in the event of damage caused by parking resources and trash buildup, the plan said.
However, questions were displayed throughout the Park Service’s social media site on Wednesday due to limited information provided on government websites. People asked if they were still good at camping permits in places like Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico, and if the gates would be open at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
It’s packed with almost 9,300 park employees
The plan, which is widespread, means that by leaving it open, it can only provide limited services such as life, property and public safety, the plan says.
At Acadia National Park in Maine, he became a hiker in search of a trail map and found an empty container outside a closed visitor center. With Park Rangers invisible, Jim Feather of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania said he and his wife were not sure about working on Cadillac Mountain with panoramic views of the North Atlantic coast.
“It’s frustrating to see them doing politics in DC,” Feather said. “Their job is to pass on the budget.”
Mississippi has closed Vicksburg National Military Park, the state’s most visited cultural attraction. The nonprofit was trying to settle an agreement that would resume it to use the money that was donated to pay staff.
The caves and evening bat flights at Carlsbad Caves in southern New Mexico were not accessible due to roads to the park being closed.
In Florida’s Everglades, Swiss tourists encountering blocked roads decided to wear packs and hike into the park. “For us, it’s a bit special,” Andy Jaker says he can visit US national parks, referring to their vastness and connections with nature.
The plan did not specify which services’ sites were considered inaccessible. The Associated Press requested further email and phone details to officials from the National Park Service and the Department of Interior on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Park Service oversees large national parks such as Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and the National Battlefield, national monuments such as the statue of freedom, the home of Liberty Bell, and historic sites such as Independent National Historical Park.
Bill Wade of the National Park Rangers Association, an advocacy group for park employees, said the shutdown means park workers have to find a way to pay their bills while they go unpaid.
“It’s a really bad situation for everyone,” Wade said.
Donations to keep the park open
Many national parks Keep it open On a five-week shutdown in Trump’s first term. Limited personnel lead to vandalism, overflowing garbage, Damage to natural resources Illegal off-roading.
A group of 40 former National Park Service inspectors has been in the Trump administration. Close the park Shutdown is underway to prevent repeated damages that occurred in 2018 and 2019. They warned that the shutdown could be even worse as it was already burdened by 24% staff cuts and severe budget cuts.
During the 2013 closure, the Parks Service under former President Barack Obama left millions of visitors, leading to more than $500 million in spending. It also caused economic damage to the gateway community adjacent to the national park and dependent on visitors.
A contingency plan allows parks to enter into agreements with states, tribal or local governments who are willing to make donations to keep the national park site open.
Utah agreed to donate $1.7 million in 2013 to keep the national park open. Arizona, Colorado, New York, South Dakota and Tennessee donated money to keep park staff during the shutdown.
The Colorado governor suggested that the state could do it again this time at Rocky Mountain National Park. However, a spokesman for the Arizona governor said last week that he could not afford to pay to open a national park, including the Grand Canyon.
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Brown reported that he reported from Billings, Montana and Montoya Brian from Albuquerque. Contributions from Matt Rourke in Philadelphia, Robert F. Bucati in Acadia National Park, Maine, and Sophie Bates in Jackson, Mississippi.
