Gift shops at national parks ordered to remove items promoting DEI

Published December 11, 2025 6:25pm ET



The Interior Department asked national parks to remove any retail items from gift shops that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The department sent a memo to National Park Service directors and superintendents ordering a review of retail products in park stores. The memo said retail items are considered “public-facing content” and are therefore subject to Interior Department Order 3416, titled “Ending DEI Programs and Gender Ideology Extremism,” which implements President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order taking aim at DEI.

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