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(NewsNation) — National parks across the U.S. face service reductions and staffing shortages due to federal budget cuts, affecting more than 1,000 employees and potentially millions of visitors.

According to the National Parks Conservation Association, about 400 people took the federal buyout, and about 1,000 more were laid off.

Despite a hiring freeze, the Department of the Interior

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