Hundreds of former National Park Service (NPS) employees are calling for the nation’s parks to close amid the ongoing government shutdown.

In a new letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the former staffers cited high-profile incidents of illegal jumping at Yosemite National Park and a vegetation fire that started at a campground at Joshua Tree National Park.

The more than 400 signatories also said that there have also been “bathrooms overflowing, trash that is not being picked up, and trails that are not being safely maintained or monitored.”

“Our parks don’t run by themselves. The dedicated staff of the National Park Service (NPS) keep them clean, safe, and functioning. And as these latest, and sadly predictable, incidents clearly demonstrate, our parks cannot operate without them,

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