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The National Park Service is warning that it will close most US national parks if Congress fails to come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, and a popular social media campaign celebrating fat bears will be canceled.

The parks will close as the agency applies lessons learned from previous shutdowns to its closure plans.

“In the event of a lapse in the annual government appropriations, National Park Service sites will be closed. The parks depend on Congress and appropriations to pay staff salaries and keep the parks running. This means that the majority of national parks will be closed completely to public access,” a senior administration official said.

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So my ability to visit Yellowstone National Park is at the whim of the fucking Republicans.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As the Founding Fathers intended

[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

It cannot be repeated too much: vote vote vote.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No Fat Bear Week? They’ve gone too far.

[–] Swim@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

ive always thought fat bear week was superior to shark week

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

What will the fat bears do?!

[–] kraftpudding@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago

The bears in Alaska bulk up for hibernation. They come into the park really, really skinny and then everyone makes bets on who will put on the most weight. It's a lot of fun.

[–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Choose the fattest bear of the year! Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Brown bears get fat to survive and Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating their success in preparation for winter hibernation.

https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-junior-2023.htm

I recommend checking out the above link for some chonky bear pics.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Eh I’ve been doing that for decades, these bears aren’t special.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

A bunch of obese gay men eating nuts before their winter slumber.

[–] ccderg@pawb.social -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How can a national park be 'closed'? Do they build a giant wall around them in the great 'merica to isolate the nature inside? Do they make you pay for a ticket like in an amusement park?

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The rangers go home. If there are gates, they close them.

And trash stops getting picked up and the bathrooms are locked, so you can imagine what happens when people go in anyway.

Why you downvoting this guy? I was wondering too how closing a national park works 🤔