The National Park Service has reportedly removed a climate change sign from Fort Sumter
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The National Park Service has reportedly removed a sign informing visitors of the threat of climate change at the historic Fort Sumter site in South Carolina, where the Civil War began.
The New York Times reported Thursday that earlier this month, the Park Service removed a sign informing visitors that “as the world’s climate changes, rising seas may wash away many of the walls of the fort,” warning that the grounds “will be permanently submerged” if Charleston Harbor’s sea level rises four feet.
The article cited three anonymous staffers, who suggested the removal of the sign was in line with President Donald Trump’s order in March to remove “derogatory, divisive, or anti-American ideas” from federal properties, including parks and museums.
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The National Park Service operates Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston Harbor, the site where the Civil War began in 1861. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The order also directed the Secretary of the Interior, who oversees the National Park Service, to restore national parks, monuments and statues that were “improperly removed or altered” in recent years to conform to what it called false revisions of history.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of the Interior for comment.
Fort Sumter is a naval fort located in Charleston, SC, and was the site of an attack by Confederate forces in 1861, which led to the start of the American Civil War.
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In her comments to the New York Times, Interior Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Peace said the National Park Service “takes steps to remove or revise interpretive materials” to ensure “accuracy, reliability and consistency with shared national standards,” although she did not comment on the removal of a specific sign.
The sign reportedly warned visitors that areas of Fort Sumter could be “permanently submerged” due to the effects of climate change. (Randall Hill/Reuters)
Kristen Brengel, senior vice president of government affairs at the National Parks Conservation Association, told the New York Times that the Trump administration is guilty of “obstructing climate science” by removing the sign.
“There was no good reason to remove the sign that educates visitors about the changes they see at Fort Sumter with their own eyes,” said Brengel. “For years, National Park Service personnel have been sounding the alarm about the threat of sea level rise at Fort Sumter. They have worked tirelessly to protect this precious site.”
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The Trump administration has ordered the National Park Service to remove “anti-American” comments from state parks and museums. (Stock)
The Trump administration has also ordered the National Park Service to review and remove any anti-diversity or anti-American items from its merchandise and gift shops.
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Jasmine Baehr of Fox News contributed to this report.
