Anna Tollfeldt (left) and Nola Walker hold signs of support at the community-organized walk on Feb. 14. Community members organized the show of solidarity after several U.S. Forest Service employees in the Wrangell District, including Tollfeldt, were notified they were fired last week.
Seven employees of the U.S. Forest Service Wrangell Ranger District were fired last week - more than one-quarter of the district's permanent staffing - as the Trump administration continues to slash the federal workforce. Further terminations in Wrangell are anticipated.
In response to the terminations and uncertainty over who's next, community members organized a walk in solidarity with Forest Service employees last Friday. About 30 to 40 people showed up to support the fired workers. They carried signs down Front Street to the soundtrack of cars and trucks honking in support.
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