The National Park Service has a toxic problem that no one wants to talk about, and that’s the problem.
Across the agency there may be hundreds, possibly many hundreds, of employees claiming they’ve endured some form of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.
The overriding problem in the Park Service, according to Jeff Ruch, who for more than two decades has closely followed the National Park Service from his roles at the nonprofit watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, is a lack of repercussions for those who abuse employees.