09/26/2025
Hey y’all, so I know this is exhausting, but there’s another huge threat to our public lands right now. The Director of Office of Management & Budget, Russell Vought plans to fire tens of thousands of National Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management employees as soon as October 1st. Ugh.
More info via the link in the bio and also ‘s Substack.
Save Our Public Lands & Hard-Working Federal Employees From Being Fired by Russell Vought
Regardless of what happens with our government’s budget showdown next week, Wes Siler, long-time outdoor writer, reports some dire news for guide services and recreationists in the Southwest. Whether the Democrats vote with the Republicans to approve the budget, or not, plans to fire tens of thousands of federal employees working for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Forest Service (NFS) and National Park Service (NPS).
To put this in perspective for me, Steve and our clients, Four Corners Guides has permits in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, along with a dozen BLM and NFS agencies in Utah and Colorado. As I reported in a February post that went viral and led to my first death threat (link our blog post), our permits have already been under threat resulting from the 24% NPS reductions and overall 11% reduction in the workforce. No workers in these offices translates to difficult-to-access permits. No permits means no guide service. This is not only a disaster for us; it also adversely affects other local hunting, fishing, cycling guide services, shops, etc that utilize our public lands.
And It Gets Worse. Read on via the link in our bio. And take action by contacting your representatives. Ours are 📸
