PHOENIX – Arizona National parks and forests are already feeling a strain on resources after President Donald Trump’s executive order for a federal hiring freeze and extensive firings.

More than four dozen U.S. national park workers in Arizona have been fired amid the Trump administration's purge of federal workers, per an unofficial tally shared with Axios by a park ranger. Why it matters: The firings have left fewer workers to do critical jobs ahead of the busy summer travel season,

Grand Canyon National Park reported wait times being twice as long as usual after the National Park Service fired thousands.