LOCALIZE IT: Latest federal actions could have big impacts on America’s national parks, public lands - The Morning Sun

LOCALIZE IT: Latest federal actions could have big impacts on America’s national parks, public lands - The Morning Sun

NEWS DIRECTORS/EDITORS: The country’s public lands agencies, including its treasured national parks, face the loss of thousands of workers through buyouts, early retirements and layoffs -- driven by the Trump administration’s workforce reduction plan. The park service has been the subject of an aggressive downsizing effort, which could impact park hours, safety and upkeep. Hundreds of millions of tourists are expected to visit national parks thi…

Impact of Federal Cuts Slow to Be Seen in Wilton, but Still Very Real - Good Morning Wilton

GOOD Morning Wilton sought out thoughts from some local officials and nonprofit agencies about how dramatic and sometimes confusing cuts and changes being executed at the federal level may be impacting Wilton. “I’m extremely concerned about the funding cuts that are occurring at the national level,” Wilton Historical Society Director Nick Foster said. “While (WHS) has not had direct funding cut yet, the concern is a domino effect of more competi…