boosts staffing cuts affect more than just the park visitors. >> it really affects springdale a lot because even on a not so busy day, we get backups through town. that makes it impossible for people who live along the route to the to the park to get home. >> last year, officials say zion had 90% more visitors than it did ten years ago, with 11% less staff. and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs 7:00 monday through friday, or you can find a round the clock coverage always right there at west coast rap.com. new at 11. the us department of agriculture says it accidentally fired several employees over the weekend. those employees were tasked with working on the government's response to the bird flu outbreak. the department says it is now trying to reverse the firings. the cdc has confirmed 68 cases of the virus in humans across the country. a california assembly member is taking action over a growing trend of teens and tweens using anti-aging products made for adult skin. south bay assembly member alex le

here's how the mayor of springdale, utah, home of zion national park, is reacting to these firings and cuts. >> if it's the employees. >> that are gone. >> i'm not sure how the park could stay open. >> it would be chaos. >> in there. >> the park needed more. >> funding anyway. it was. there's a lot of deferred maintenance that hasn't been done. >> it's the. >> second most visited park in the country. and if that's not worth preserving and and throwing some money out, i'm not sure what is. >> joining us right now is kristin. she's a senior vice president of government affairs for the national parks conservation association, the leading independent, nonpartisan membership organization devoted exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the national park system. kristin, thanks for coming in. what what are you hearing right now from public lands and parks workers? who's impacted by these cuts? what are they saying? >> they're distressed. >> they think the national parks. >> aren't going. >> to function well this summer and spring break. and the people that we're losing are. critical staff with e