Former NPS ranger shares the history Trump removed
Former NPS ranger shares the history Trump removed Jason Weisberger 9:18 am Mon Aug 3, 2026 Image: BoingBoing/jlw A former National Park Service ranger is touring visitor centers with flyers containing the history the Trump administration removed from the walls. Melissa Dalley quit the National Park Service in April. She watched "from the belly of the beast" as the agency lost roughly 25% of its workforce, restricted communication policies, stripped individual parks of their social media accounts, eliminated communication jobs and more.
- ▪Former NPS ranger shares the history Trump removed Jason Weisberger 9:18 am Mon Aug 3, 2026 Image: BoingBoing/jlw A former National Park Service ranger is touring visitor centers with flyers containing the history the Trump administration r
- ▪Melissa Dalley quit the National Park Service in April.
- ▪She watched "from the belly of the beast" as the agency lost roughly 25% of its workforce, restricted communication policies, stripped individual parks of their social media accounts, eliminated communication jobs and more.
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Former NPS ranger shares the history Trump removed Jason Weisberger 9:18 am Mon Aug 3, 2026 Image: BoingBoing/jlw A former National Park Service ranger is touring visitor centers with flyers containing the history the Trump administration removed from the walls. Melissa Dalley quit the National Park Service in April. Now she visits Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier as a civilian, telling strangers about exhibits, signs and brochures that have disappeared while the Trump administration reviews park history for material that "inappropriately disparage[s] Americans." Dalley's mission began in 2025, when she was still working for the Park Service.
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