Don’t Expect Federal Shutdown To Squash Tourism In Yellowstone And Grand Teton

With threats of another federal government shutdown looming, Wyoming Republicans say Democrats will be to blame if Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are closed as a result.

A Jackson-based tour guide said he’s confident that visitation to the parks will continue regardless of a shutdown. But he’s more concerned about the long-term effects of more possible cuts to the National Park Service workforce.

A partial shutdown to the federal government could begin Oct. 1, unless President Donald Trump and both parties in Congress can come to terms on a budget deal.

If they don’t, the Trump administration said in a Wednesday memo from the Office of Management and Budget that federal agencies shouldn’t expect all their workers to come back.

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