Rangers need YOUR help to create some good trouble this summer!
Whether you’re going to visit a park, or are parked at home, there are things you can do to help us.
Keep checking back for updated suggestions. And if you have any friends or family going to parks this summer, share this link with them!
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The NPS is asking you to report wayside signs that “don’t depict history or the landscape” accurately (AKA, snitch signs). Spam the form! Ideas for comments here.
Post a screenshot of your comment on Instagram and tag @ResistanceRangers
Report any censored content you notice on NPS websites to RR.
Keep tabs on our upcoming actions!
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Low lift
You can do this from a park or from anywhere. Information, example comments, and inspiration here.
They are tracking IP addresses, so if you are a federal employee, make sure not to do it on government equipment on government time!
Help us document impacts of low staffing and budget cuts to parks!
If you see overflowing trash cans, long entrance lines, closed visitor centers, graffiti on rocks, etc. help us document them! We need to spread the message loud and clear how this is damaging both public lands and your experience.
Medium lift
While visiting public lands, take a photo with a sign that says “public lands are not for sale”. Or, take a picture of a “for sale sign” in front of a park sign or visitor center.
Drop photos into a folder for us to potentially use on a future campaign and tag Resistance Rangers on social media. Use a burner account if you don’t want it traced back to you!
Take a photo or video of you and your friends getting into good trouble and post with #ResistanceRangers #NoParksWithout
Higher lift:
Every park has a First Amendment Area. Set up for a few hours with flyers, signs, and postcards and talk to people about impacts on parks! Print your own stickers and zines to hand out! Tag #ResistanceRangers on social media accounts! If you are helping remotely, set up a postcard pop-up at the local library or other public spot.
Post some renegade flyers in parks asking people to submit negative impacts of budget cuts they see, i.e. Overflowing Trashcans Brought to You By DOGE!
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Dr. Strangelink, or How I Learned to Love the QR Codes: Work with your friendly local Interpretive department and start putting (legit) QR codes on park publications, program posters, etc. Add QR codes that link to any audio or virtual tours at your park. Add “Learn More” stickers on the wayside bases themselves that link to your park website or scholarly articles! Dilute the likelihood visitors will use the snitch code by putting codes on stuff that’s actually interesting to read.
Don’t use the administration’s talking points. Don’t be a mouthpiece for fascism. We do not lie to visitors. Instead, tell them, “You have the opportunity to share your comments. Let the NPS know what the parks mean to you.”
Please remember, these are REAL rangers reading this form!
We provided you some suggestions for what to say, but keep in mind NOT to submit anything violent or aggressive!
These are real human beings!