The change “sends a troubling message about who our national parks are for,” one critic said.

The National Parks Service has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from its list of days with free admission — and added Flag Day, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s birthday. About a quarter of the 400 federally managed parks collect an entrance fee from visitors. Those fees are waived multiple times per year, generally on federal holidays — including Presidents’ Day…

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