From a hiring freeze that could cripple parks during the upcoming busy season to a blanket invitation sent out to all federal employees to resign, NPS staffers have faced a volley of presidential edicts unusual for this early in a new administration and aimed at cutting their ranks.

We are hopeful that the park's able to do what they need to do with hiring this year, but it is a major aspect,” Eaton said. Friends of Acadia and Downeast

President Donald Trump ordered an indefinite hiring freeze at the IRS ahead of tax season, but fears about delayed tax returns might not be warranted.

This is how long the hiring freeze will last and the implications for federal employees, those with job offers and college graduates and students.

Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

A Trump administration hiring freeze is turning many experienced National Park, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management seasonal workers to other industries.