An Arizona national park will close both its visitor centers one day a week. Saguaro National Park posted Thursday, Feb. 20, on its website and social media accounts that visitor centers in the Tucson Mountain District on the park's west side and Rincon Mountain District on the east side will close on Mondays "until further notice.

The closures appear to be in response to mass layoffs imposed on the National Park Service last week by the Trump administration.

Grand Canyon National Park visitors are being warned about long entry lines after Trump administration layoffs hit Arizona’s top tourist attraction.

Reservation services have already been cut at Yosemite National Park as layoffs force cutbacks at popular California tourist spot.

When unemployed marine biologist Lanny Flaherty poked his head into the ranger's station at the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in the Pacific Northwest and asked to be a volunteer, he said it put him on a 13-year career path with the U.

Tens of thousands of national parks and forest employees were terminated last week. The cuts, part of a larger push to cut federal spending, have left federal employees worried about the future of public lands and employment opportunities.

An advocacy group is gravely concerned about forced exits of hundreds of rangers, interpreters, and administrative staff in U.S. national parks.

The Trump administration has laid off around 1,000 National Park Service employees, including custodians, wildlife specialists, and seasonal workers. It's raised concerns about maintenance, safety, and welfare of wildlife in places like Yosemite National Park.