Thread by @NastyWomenofNPS

Many people don't realize just how much work goes into running a national park and how much of an impact @NatlParkService has on local communities. Park rangers are sharing a few of the things that aren't happening because of the #TrumpShutdown
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Adding metadata to park archives and making photographs ADA compliant

Distance learning programs for students all over the world

Monitoring archaeological sites and helping visitors understand their impact on park resources

Hiring new employees and processing background checks and personnel actions to prepare for the busy summer season

Working on habitat restoration and preservation through large-scale modeling for species of concern

Providing community outreach at @zoomiami

Creating partnerships with local businesses

Creating virtual field trip programs so teachers across the country can bring their students to visit the park

Helping visitors understand the devastation of a domestic terror attack

Inspiring children to fall in love with bugs

Reviewing applications and apportionting federal grant money to fund important projects at state and local parks

Finalizing details and writing a press release for a Winter Film Festival

Helping families find their loved ones buried in the national cemetery

Repairing water and sewer lines, performing road and vehicle maintenance, clearing flood debris

Establishing pipeline servicing agreements among federal agencies, non-profits, and private companies

Preparing financial paperwork and contracts for major construction projects

Rushing to get everything in place before taking (unpaid) maternity leave

Updating the safety program, conducting asset condition assessments, mowing, the budget

Tracking travel trends, and all of this:

Hiring staff to work on an object conservation project and installing a new museum exhibit

Conducting NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) compliance to create new recreational opportunities for visitors

Making sure people get paid for their work!

Writing a grant so they can digitize their cool fossil collection for the public

Processing GIS data, building a database, writing reports and project proposals

Preparing a webinar course on science communication

Leading 4th, 5th, and 6th graders through the Evergaldes (without losing any to pythons, alligators, crocodiles, or sharks!)

Spending $250,000 on supplies from local, family-owned businesses

Providing guidance to maintenance field crews and accountability to American taxpayers

Deploying much needed resources to hurricane recovery efforts, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Updating river operation plans for concessions and permit holders

Preparing curriculum materials for local schools to visit the park for free through an Every Kind in a Park grant

Leading snowshow hikes, orchestrating tribal outreach

Making arrangements for a visiting scholar to research insulation performance in historic structures

Recruiting a wildland fire communications specialist

Preparing archival resources at Maggie L Walker NHS for digitization

Processing permit requests to hold your wedding (and photograph it) at Yosemite

Reviewing appropriate treatments allowable under Historic Preservation Tax Act projects for tax credits

Ensuring elephant seals are safe from visitors, and visitors are safe from elephant seals

Planting 15,000 native plants grown from seed in the park's nursery

Providing safe drinking water to visitors and employees at the Grand Canyon