Natural History Wanderings

National Park Traveler reported

National park headquarters facilities, visitor centers, archaeological centers, and even storage facilities for historic artifacts are among the National Park Service facilities targeted for closure by the Trump administration, according to a list provided by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman.

Among the facilities on the list [attached below] are:

• The National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Center.
• The National Park Service’s Fairbanks Visitor Center.
• The visitor center for Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama.
• The headquarters building for the Buffalo National River in Arkansas, which includes the superintendent’s office.
• An administrative office for used for Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot national monuments in Arizona.
• The headquarters office for the Flagstaff, Arizona, area national monuments: Wupatki, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Walnut Canyon national monuments.
• The Fort Collins, Colorado, headquarters building for the Park Service’s Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate, which houses roughly 100 employees.
• The Land Resources Program Office for Virgin Island National Park and park units in Puerto Rico and Florida, including Everglades and Big Cypress national parks.
• The Park Service’s Southeast Archaeological Center, which is located within Florida State University.
• The South Florida Ecosystem Office for Everglades National Park, a facility that houses the Park Service’s work on ecosystem restoration.
• The superintendent’s office and headquarters for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam.
• One of two visitor centers at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
• The Park Service’s only visitor center for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
• The headquarters for Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska.
• The headquarters for for Salinas Pueblos Mission National Monument in New Mexico.
• The superintendent’s office and headquarters for El Morro and El Malpais national monuments in New Mexico.
• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park’s law enforcement facility in Texas.
• The visitor center for the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park unit in Seattle, Washington.
• A storage area in Charles Town, West Virginia, for some Park Service museum collections.

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