This article was updated on August 8, 2025, at 3:20 p.m.
Advocates for the national park at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area say that federal cuts to the Park Service are causing major strain.
“This park is chronically underfunded and understaffed,” said Brittany Jones, the executive director of the Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy. It’s a nonprofit that works hand-in-hand with local National Park Service employees to maintain the 7,000-acre park that winds through nine cities and four counties. The two share an office at Island Fork Park in Sandy Springs.
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