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Trump signs executive order calling for foreign tourists to pay higher national park fees

In its 2026 fiscal year budget proposal released in May, the Interior Department estimated that such a surcharge would generate more than $90 million annually.

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‘Hire back park staff’: Visitors feel the pinch of Trump’s layoffs at National Park Service

The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump took office.

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Trump orders higher entrance fees, ends DEI memorandum at national parks

Trump’s order instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to “develop a strategy” to increase entrance and pass fees at national parks for non-U.S. residents. This includes hiking up the price of the America the Beautiful Pass, which covers entrance and day-use fees at all federally managed recreation sites, for international visitors.

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Burgum says only half of NPS employees work in parks. NPS data disagrees.

Roughly 80 percent of National Park Service employees are based in parks, according to publicly available agency data.

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President Orders Interior Secretary To Increase Park Fees For Foreigners

President Donald Trump, whose administration has worked to shrink the National Park Service workforce and slash its funding, ...

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Interior secretary orders national parks to be open and accessible as workforce is cut - The Independent

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to remain open and accessible despite staff cuts, And he says officials will ensure proper staffing to let that happen ...

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tells Scripps News public land sales are not part of the Trump agenda

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday talked about President Donald Trump's flagship "Big Beautiful Bill" and the ...

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Trump and Burgum are erasing history, one National Park at a time (Opinion)

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order to counter what he calls a revisionist movement that “seeks to undermine the ...

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Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary, Takes Control of National Parks Service - MSN

The United States Senate today confirmed North Dakota politician and billionaire Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior, now in charge of the Department of the Interior and all its bureaus ...

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Trump Interior chief eyes economic 'liaisons' for national park gateways

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants national parks like Grand Teton and Yellowstone to focus more on surrounding communities ...

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New National Park Service signage asks public to flag negative content : NPR

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide by June 13 asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history ...

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