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National parks, and those who count on them, brace for possible shutdown

A park ranger lowers the American flag outside the Alpine Visitor Center at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, which may close if the federal government shuts down, on Sept. 27, 2023. The Department of the Interior, which oversees national parks and monuments, has not said when or how it might close its more than 400 national parks sites and furlough its 20,000 workers. (Stephen Speranza/The New York Times)
A park ranger lowers the American flag outside the Alpine Visitor Center at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, which may close if the federal government shuts down, on Sept. 27, 2023. The Department of the Interior, which oversees national parks and monuments, has not said when or how it might close its more than 400 national parks sites and furlough its 20,000 workers. (Stephen Speranza/The New York Times)
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The Department of the Interior, which oversees national parks and monuments, has not said when or how it might close its more than 400 national parks sites and furlough its 20,000 workers.
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