National Park Service

Thousands of federal workers nationwide have been fired as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce. The firings have largely targeted probationary workers in their first year. But many fear more cuts are coming. Wyoming Public Radio’s reporters have been working to confirm what’s happening here in the state.

The Trump administration is moving quickly to reduce the government workforce. Federal workers with connections to Wyoming speak about how they’re impacted by the layoffs.

A bipartisan team of researchers leads Colorado College's annual "Conservation in the West" poll of about 3,300 voters in eight western states: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

Feelings of fear, uncertainty remain among some employees due to executive actions, like a mass resignation offer, aimed at streamlining the workforce.

The National Park Service encourages people to avoid going to parks, monuments and historic sites it manages if they close because of a shutdown.

An initial count of total elk harvests on the National Elk Refuge, an annual hunt with special restrictions, are low due to winter’s slow start.

October visitation is up 16 percent over last year and nine percent over 2021.

The National Park Service this month issued a first-ever director’s order to strengthen its consultation with tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.

Park officials say a 27-mile stretch of road between Tower Junction and Cooke City is outdated and was damaged when the Yellowstone River flooded in 2022.

Some senators want the National Park and Forest services to reconsider plans restricting the use of fixed anchors for rock climbing.