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Our national parks are struggling

Going-to-the-Sun Road along Saint Mary Lake at Glacier National Park in Montana. | Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Summer travel is just ramping up, but our country’s pride and joy is being put through the wringer. Since President Donald Trump took office in 2025, the National Park Service has been gutted. Staff have left or been laid off, historical signage has been removed, and funding to maintain and operate the parks has been slashed. Still, Trump doesn’t seem to be slowing down. The administration’s proposed 2027 budget would cut more than a fourth of th...