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Nonprofits are funding national park operations during the federal shutdown, keeping sites like Vicksburg open amid staffing gaps.
Fundraising groups are helping keep national parks open during the ongoing federal government shutdown, with the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park committing $2,000 daily to maintain operations at the Mississippi site.
The park, which honors the Civil War’s Vicksburg Campaign and contains over 18,000 veteran graves, reopened after being closed, with officials citing risks of vandalism and looting during staffing gaps.
Similar efforts in 2018 and new agreements in West Virginia show growing reliance on nonprofits and state partnerships to sustain access.
While some parks remain open with limited services, many visitor centers and facilities stay closed, and the Interior Department has offered only general guidance on shutdown operations.
Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro financian las operaciones de los parques nacionales durante el cierre federal, manteniendo abiertos sitios como Vicksburg en medio de brechas de personal.