Trump Administration Orders Removal of More Signage on Climate Change, Native American History at National Parks

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump Administration has ordered the removal of more interpretive signage referencing climate change and Native American history at popular national parks, including Glacier National Park and Grand Canyon National Park, according to internal documentsobtained by the Washington Post.

This follows last week's news about changes to signage referencing slavery at Independence National Historical Parkin Philadelphia. The moves are the latest actions by the Trump Administration to whitewash and sanitize history at National Park Service sites by removing or changing signage about slavery, climate change, Native Americans, transgender rights, and other issues. Over the spring and summer of 2025, the administration pursued a "review" of signs and exhibits at national parksand national monuments that came in conflict with Trump's executive order"restoring truth and sanity to American History".

Earlier this month, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administrationfor refusing to release information related to the Administration's efforts to erase history on public lands. Information received so far from the Bureau of Reclamationand Bureau of Land Managementreveals the public clearly opposes these efforts.

In response, Gerry James, deputy director of the Sierra Club's Outdoors for All campaign, released the following statement:

"The Trump Administration continues to politicize our national parks by censoring facts to sell a sanitized version of history. Removing signage about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans doesn't change history. Americans have shown they oppose these attempts to rewrite history, and the Sierra Club will continue to stand against the Trump Administration's historical revisionism and ensure our public lands tell the full, honest story of our country."

About the Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit https://www.sierraclub.org.