Head to 5calls.org (or download the app) for an easy way to call your reps about issues you care about. Just add your location and the website will find your representatives and even provide a script you can use. In the Topics area under the Environment category you will see public land related issues, like “Defend our National Parks” and “Protect our National Forests from Unregulated Logging.” Choose a topic and start calling!

Psst…don’t want to speak to a real live human? Call after hours to leave a voice message.

Are you on social media? You can help us spread our message to new audiences! A simple story or post can help inform and inspire friends and family members who are unaware of the fight to save our public lands.

Use these hashtags: #ResistanceRangers, #ProtectOurParks, #RehirePublicServants

Share your thoughts with the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and voice your support for the National Park Service. Making postcards is a fun group activity that your family and friends can enjoy together. Here are a few ideas to get your ideas flowing:

• Dear Secretary Burgum, stop undercutting the mission of the National Park Service by prioritizing development and commercial interests over the preservation of our nation’s natural and cultural treasures.

• Secretary, your approach to resource management is eroding the National Park Service’s ability to maintain the integrity of our parks. When you compromise the protection of natural landscapes, you also diminish the legacy that NPS is tasked with passing down to future generations.

• Cutting staff within the National Park Service jeopardizes the health and accessibility of our national parks. These actions conflict with the NPS mission to preserve and protect natural and cultural resources.

• Hey yo Doug! Why did you sign that order saying parks had to be staffed and open but you won’t let them hire anyone? What’s with the hiring freeze?

Send your postcards to:

Secretary Doug Burgum
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240

#NoParksWithout National and Regional Programs

What:

Cuts are coming and we need YOU to be LOUD. Email or call Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to advocate for our critical NPS colleagues that he has specifically targeted in public interviews.

When:

Today. We need the Department of the Interior to know that we are watching and that Deferred Resignation Program (DRP 3.0) and continual consolidation of entire divisions is harmful for the agency.

Why:

Staff losses have already been devastating. Since January 20, 2025 the NPS has lost 20–30% of its workforce—crippling many programs and parks as experienced staff and leaders depart. Yet DOI continues moving toward more staffing cuts that will likely focus on critical national and regional programs.

The NPS is an excellent investment. National parks contributed $55.6 billion to the national economy in 2023. In contrast, the total budget request by the agency this year amounts to just 0.067% of the federal budget. For every $1 spent by NPS, $15 is returned to local economies.

Once lost, experienced staff will be impossible to replace. Experts in safeguarding vast historical collections, in monitoring ecosystems over broad reaches of the country, or in renovating a historic lighthouse are not easy to find. Many NPS employees have given decades of their careers to building highly specialized expertise in exchange for an often-transient lifestyle and modest paychecks—because they care deeply about this agency and our mission.

Basic park functions depend on the staff on the ground but also at the regional levels. Picked up a map at an entrance station? Enjoyed clean water in a lake or river? Volunteered with a group? Thank a regional or national program! Staff that work in DC or a regional office directly serve the public and our national parks, we need YOU to help say that loud and clear:

How:

Send the message below (personalize as much as you like!) to Secretary_of_the_Interior@ios.doi.gov and Interior_Press@ios.doi.govOR call at 202-208-3100 x3.  

• ✨EXTRA CREDIT: Share a post or story on social media and tag @ResistanceRangers! Use a photo of your favorite national or regional program, and tag #NoParksWithout.

• ✨✨DOUBLE EXTRA CREDIT: Contact your representatives—both Senate and House! For added oomph, check the economic impact of parks in your state (in case they have forgotten these stats). Most of all, don’t be afraid to contact Republican reps—THEY are exactly who need to hear this message the loudest!

**Real human people will read your email, answer the phone, or listen to your voicemail.Remaining calm is more effective for our shared goals!**

Select one or more of the following options, or check out the NPS at Risk spreadsheet and share your connection to one of the 80+ threatened programs.

Option 1: Our nation has legal and moral responsibilities to Tribal Nations that we cannot ignore. These are upheld by staff at regional and national programs who maintain required government-to-government relations with Tribes. Cutting staff who perform functions that have been mandated by Congress is illegal, and would do further harm to already disenfranchised Tribal communities.

Option 2: State and local governments rely on the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Historic Preservation Fund to support local parks, trails, and recreation opportunities, as well as heritage projects—OUTSIDE of national parks! The NPS also shares technical expertise with local conservation and outdoor recreation projects. These programs must remain fully staffed and located within the NPS for the benefit of all our communities. 

Option 3: Youth, interns, and volunteers are the lifeblood of parks across the country, supporting search and rescues, science projects, trail maintenance, visitor services, and more. Last year, over 138,000 volunteers donated millions of hours of service to parks. National-level volunteer and youth programs must remain fully staffed to make this gift of time and talent possible— and open the door for the next generation of public lands professionals. Without them, work across the parks will falter. 

Our parks are already in crisis from the loss of thousands of employees in 2025, and damage to public lands is multiplying. I urge you to protect remaining NPS staff from future cuts. We owe that to future generations.

Thank you for your time,

[Name]

The “Fix Our Forests Act” (H.R. 471) is currently in the Senate Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. This bill includes provisions to circumvent NEPA and undermine the Endangered Species Act. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was enacted in 1970 and requires federal agencies to consider the environmental effects of their proposed actions. It mandates environmental reviews for federal undertakings and encourages public participation in the decision-making process.

H.R. 471 won’t “fix” our forests—it will only make it easier to cut down trees without the proper review on environmental impacts.

Consider adding your name to this letter to the Senate Committee for Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, opposing H.R. 471.