In an interview with the Washington Post, Kevin Heatley announced his decision to accept a buyout offer and resign as Crater Lake Superintendent amid staffing cuts under the Trump administration.

Since he started at Crater Lake in January, Kevin Heatley has seen Crater Lake’s permanent workforce cut in half, and onboarding seasonal staff was delayed by a month. "Things are not OK," he said.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The superintendent of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon has resigned after just months in the role, citing staffing cuts that he called unsustainable and damaging.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Kevin Heatley has resigned, citing deep staffing cuts he says are unsustainable and damaging to one of the nation’s natural ...

The lake sits in a caldera, formed around 7,700 years ago by the eruption and collapse of Mount Mazama, with a depth of 1,949 feet (594 meters), making it the deepest lake in the United States.

Kevin Heatley stepped down Friday as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, as internal data shows a sharp decline in the National Park Service’s workforce.