Yellow Stone’s Gateway Town is afraid of the future in the midst of reducing Trump funding

On March 1, hundreds of people gathered at the Montana Guarder at the north entrance of Yellow Stone National Park. The crowds, including residents throughout the state and the current and transfer public land staff, Protest I oppose the dismissal of federal workers.

roughly 5 % of the national park service workers The Donald Trump administration and Elon Musk’s government efficiency were caught by the sweep of the sweep. This is not Calculate hundreds of others The person who receives a “fork” proposal on the road resigns in his position. The employee crisis faced by the National Park is felt not only in the federal labor force itself, but also in gateway cities, such as guards where the economy depends greatly on Yellow Stone.

There, Roosevelt Arch shouted the same song as “Public Land of Public Hands!” And “Hey, Ho, Trump and Musk must go.” The organizer talked about what public land means in the local economy. The crowd even harmonized the “this land of this land” of Woody Guthrie.

Confusion and uncertainty with Trump’s administrative measures reach all corners of the country and some countries, as if they are reducing funds to USAID. But Gardiner, like anywhere else, can be seen as the epicenter of loss according to Trump’s decision. Closing the Federal Fund through the park service can break down the village.

A guarder has been established As soon as the park opened in 1872, it grows up today. Yellowstone and Guardier are impossible. The western part of the village public high school is technically inside the park, and there are all local companies, the Guardiers’ Community Library and the Chamber of Commerce. Park.

Richard Parks, the chairman of the Gardiner Resort Area District, said, “Gardiner is a company city and yellow stone is wheat.

In 2023, Yellow Stone was hosted by 4.5 million visitorsWe donated about $ 880 million and $ 8,560 to nearby villages such as Gardiner. Industries, such as rafting, horse riding, guidance and hospitality services, are all fast -growing lower economies that depend on park tourism. Yellow Stone’s foot traffic also provides basic cancer funds for urban infrastructure and community development through resort taxes, which helped to increase public costs such as water and sewage systems, anti -bear garbage cans and new fire engines with 3 %of rates for peak season reservations.

The federal dismissal, employment freezing and financing will still be unclear throughout the community, such as Gardiner, Parks said. “We can’t measure the size yet.”

More than 60 % of the Gardiner areas controlled by the Federal Land Management Agency, a deficit for organizations such as national park services or NPSs and the US Forest Service are rapidly felt by the community.

The biggest problem with Parks is whether Gardiner has the traffic needed to maintain this peak season. Removing hands and expertise from organizations that support and manage parks can reduce visitors’ experiences, but news about struggle can be enough to keep some travelers completely away.

Parks said, “This is the same as playing WHAC-A-MOLE.” Uncertainty is a big problem because uncertainty doesn’t know what disasters should be prepared. “

In the case of parks and other community members, Deadly flood The worst scenario is afraid of what can happen without driving the economic power of the park. The flood was washed away from the park to the inside of the park, breaking the community in the park and prohibiting the public approach to the entire peak season.

Many cancellations from the general mass visitors in the park caused staircase compensation for local residents who have already invested in the season. no way Research has been performed After the flood, the community, such as Gardiner, discovered that it lost 75 %of its income on average. The survey, which was confirmed by the investigation of the villagers, said that the flood had a net loss of $ 150 million in more than two years ago, exceeding the economic loss caused by the closure of Covid-19.

CARA MCGARY, a local wildlife guide in Gardiner for more than 10 years, said the flood had a great influence on her business. Now she is unnecessary for the money he has invested in the upcoming season’s permission and booking.

MCGARY said, “In some ways in Gardiner, everyone depends directly on the NP.“ I need a federal worker on the federal land for business functions. ”

MCGARY also emphasized the strikli -down effect that occurred when the community was cut off in the park, such as another part of the 2018 and 2019 due to the 35th government closure, such as the flood in 2022. Lack of access means a lack of attendance to the basic public land infrastructure, and McGari is called a “dung dog”, which caused the scenes of the overflowing pit toilet and campsite. When it happened, volunteers from all over the community threw to maintain the integrity of bread and butter.

MCGARY said, “Loving for this place is a value that can’t make money if you work as a producer, ranger, hunter, visitors or hikers.” This is maintained by those who can be destroyed and everyone plays an important role. “

Disasters like 500 -year -old floods will not be far from the future. The larger yellow stone climate evaluation Researcher at Montana State University, US Geological Survey and University of Wyoming. This evaluation was the first type that focused on the impact of climate change on the Greater Yellow Stone ecosystem.

Cathy Whitlock, the co -author of the report, emphasized how climate change and its influence affect the yellow stone for the next few years. She emphasized gradual changes in which the possibility of famous disasters increased and interfered with the balance of ecosystems. “In Yellow Stone, the expected change is greatly rising and led by the reduction of snow packs.” The current trend, including warming, less snow, more rain, early snow, and dry summer, is expected. “

According to Whitlock, all resource management decisions for yellow stone should take into account the potential impact of climate change. The parks, lakes, streams, fish and wildlife are all vulnerable.

“The ecosystem will continue to experience climate change, regardless of the person in the White House, but monitoring, adaptation and planning for our environmental results will be dangerous without continuous financing.

On March 20, Yellow Stone’s associate education, Mike Tranel, made an updated prediction of the season for the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. He emphasized concerns about employees, and dismissed, lack of equipment operators and people took them. Provide severance pay package It leads to a delay that hires the same seasonal position as the entrance station operator.

“This is an important person.” The position pays itself. “

He did not specify, but he mentioned that the decrease in federal labor could affect the scientific work of species such as bears and wolves. TRANEL said that this park is completely complementing seasonal workers. Exceptions for freezing federal hiring And NPS is convinced that you can solve the upcoming peak season.

“We will do our best for the situation for 4.75 million visitors.

Yellow Stone Tourism usually begins for the north entrance in March and starts when the western entrance road to the park is open until mid -April. According to Chester Evitt, the owner of MAMA BEAR’s Armory, a local firearm and outdoor equipment store, Gardiner has been suffering from worry. EVITT said that since January, only a few customers have been forced to use disability checks to pay the rent to the combat veteran.

EVITT said he and his family voted to Trump, but now he said he would do so if he could vote.

“I was alive for 11 presidents and I haven’t seen it as destructive.”

EVITT tried to go to a local bank to get a loan to help in May, but there were several other business owners for the same reason when they arrived. Banks told them that they could not provide financial support until the situation became more reliable.

Three weeks after the first parent, returned to the Roosevelt Arch, and the devoted locals gathered again to hear their voices. Richard Midgette, one of the protest organizers, has recently returned to Yellow Stone’s IT expert as part of the launch of probation. But as the NPS staff expects, he is frustrated and afraid. Additional salary cut.

Meanwhile, as the guards start to wake up this spring, locals say they are open and ready in the season. The community is diligently trying to explore chaos mercilessly.

EVITT is “not about money, but about the spirit of the community.” We hope we can survive despite the probability. “