NPS retirees: Sequestration would turn parks into "ghost towns"

(Feb. 1, 2013) -- A National Park Service (NPS) memo and related budget documents independently acquired by the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees show that planning is underway for sequestration-related budget cuts that would sharply reduce the ranks of park rangers and also result in deep cuts in park hours and a host of other key services that park visitors expect to receive.