Yosemite National Park is facing a “catastrophic” staffing shortage because of the Trump administration’s hiring freeze and attempt to slash federal spending. At such a critical moment in US history, ...

Yosemite National Park’s superintendent Cicely Muldoon will retire next month, according to an internal email she sent to her staff on Jan. 13 and later shared with SFGATE via a spokesperson.

It comes as Yosemite Superintendent Cicely Muldoon is on the brink of retirement. Current and former National Park Service staffers, nonprofit leaders and other experts told SFGATE that the park ...