After Trump’s inauguration, the National Park Service posted tweet after retweet about their climate change concerns. Shortly after that, Trump’s administration shut down the National Park Service’s official Twitter account. But now a new alternative page has popped up. They are calling themselves the AltUSNatParkService.
Mr Trump, you may have taken us down officially. But with scientific evidence & the Internet our message will get out.
— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 24, 2017
While it is unclear who is actually behind this new Twitter account, and whether or not it was actually created by employees of the National Park Services (NPS), they are claiming to be actual NPS workers including park rangers.
We are definitely real! Come visit us at Mt Rainer National Park.
(We are in Washington) https://t.co/yjQfZKRHLF
— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 25, 2017
One thing is for sure, whoever is behind this unofficial Twitter account is surely trying to goad Trump. Wait until you see their Tweet on the next page…
Can’t wait for President Trump to call us FAKE NEWS.
You can take our official twitter, but you’ll never take our free time!
— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 25, 2017
And they certainly are focusing on the same topics that the original Twitter account posted about:
President Trump has called climate change a hoax & the White House deleted the climate change policies on its website on inauguration day.
— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 25, 2017
And this…
The National Parks, forest and wilderness reserves in our country are our greatest natural assets. We’re scared for the future. #Keystone
— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 25, 2017
Another event they are promoting is the Scientists’ March On Washington that is coming up…
Last tweet of the night. Our wives are REALLY mad.
Please join & support the Scientist March on Washington.
Details https://t.co/i7kO1o8JvB— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 25, 2017
And their humor is helping them to grow exponentially…
What do we want?
Peer-reviewed Science
When do we want it?
Yesterday, please!— AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) January 25, 2017
They are already at almost 400,000 followers and growing rapidly. Apparently, this Twitter account has been around since May 2015, but it wasn’t regularly used until Tuesday.
So what do you think? Are there real rangers and NPS employees running this new Twitter account? Will Trump’s administration respond? Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think!
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