Fewer than 1 percent of the tens of thousands of national park visitors who responded to the Trump administration’s request for visitors to identify disparaging information about U.S. history ended up criticizing park signs or exhibits, according to a conservation group’s review of National Park Service records.
Just 47 commenters, out of more than 35,000, criticized park signs or expressed support for their removal in response to a Trump administration bid last year for members of the public to critique how parks are telling U.S. history or portraying significant American figures, according to an analysis by the Center for Western Priorities.
The group reviewed park reporting data from June 2025 to January of this year that was released last month by the National Park Service in response to a public records request.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in May of last year ordered parks to erect signs inviting the public to report “any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans or that fail to emphasize the beauty, grandeur, and abundance of landscapes and other natural features.” The signs included a QR code that directed visitors to an online form for submitting their critiques or suggestions.
