A former National Park Service (NPS) ranger is speaking out after around 1,000 employees were reportedly let go from their positions with the organization as part of efforts from Donald Trump's administration to cut federal spending.

Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.

Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.

In a now viral post, recently-fired National Parks Service ranger Brian Gibbs from Iowa, detailed his firing and what it means for his family.

Among the thousands who have lost their jobs as the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency works its way through the federal workforce are about 1,000 National Park Service employees.

Nearly 1,000 National Parks employees were abruptly fired last week. The cuts are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb federal spending. Brian Gibbs is one of the park rangers who lost his job at Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa.

Sign up for our Newsletters This was big for the Iowan who wore many park ranger hats at Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa and felt like a nice reset after a bumpy start to the year. "It's been a very traumatic past couple of weeks being a federal government employee,