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Trump Plans to Sell Yosemite Park Parcel for Development

8/31/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to sell a quarter-mile parcel of Yosemite National Park for private development.
National Park Service spending fell $854 million (68%) outside Washington in the first 8.5 months of FY 2026.
Park Service employee numbers were cut 24% in 2025, and further reductions are proposed.
Trump redirected Park Service funds to gild statues and a $16 million reflecting-pool repaint.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to sell a quarter-mile parcel of Yosemite National Park for private development.
National Park Service spending fell $854 million (68%) outside Washington in the first 8.5 months of FY 2026.
Park Service employee numbers were cut 24% in 2025, and further reductions are proposed.
Trump redirected Park Service funds to gild statues and a $16 million reflecting-pool repaint.