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Trump Sends 300 NPS Incident Teams to Washington Beautification

8/26/2026

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President Donald Trump deployed nearly 300 National Park Service incident teams to Washington, D.C. for beautification.
Teams are repairing fountains, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and cleaning the East Potomac golf course.
Staff arrived from Alaska, California and other parks that normally fight wildfires.
Interior Department requested continued incident-team assistance through September.
NPS workforce shrank nearly 25% since 2025, and Trump’s 2027 budget proposes cutting 3,967 jobs (31%).

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Story summary

President Donald Trump deployed nearly 300 National Park Service incident teams to Washington, D.C. for beautification.
Teams are repairing fountains, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and cleaning the East Potomac golf course.
Staff arrived from Alaska, California and other parks that normally fight wildfires.
Interior Department requested continued incident-team assistance through September.
NPS workforce shrank nearly 25% since 2025, and Trump’s 2027 budget proposes cutting 3,967 jobs (31%).