El Capitan, Yosemite National Park and US flag

El Capitan’s Upside-Down Flag Was A Distress Signal, And Here Is How You Can Help
Five ways you can take action today to support national parks nationwide amid the layoffs of thousands of National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service personnel.
Workers hung upside-down US flag from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park
A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees. Rating: True (About this rating?) In February 2025,
Yosemite Climbers Hang U.S. Flag Upside-Down on El Capitan in Protest
The inverted flag is considered a sign of distress or an imminent threat to the country. It was displayed as a protest against massive job cuts in parks.
Fired Yosemite workers say upside-down US flag was a call to protect public lands
The terminations at national parks and forests have left workers bewildered and worried not only for themselves but for the future of America's public lands, and they fear the cuts could be the first step in privatizing millions of acres of wilderness.
Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite
Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service.
Why an upside-down American flag was hung in Yosemite National Park
The flag was reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan as a sign of protest by Yosemite employees concerned about the recent downsizing carried out as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiatives.
American Flag Flown Upside Down in Yosemite Protest
Demonstrators unfurled the flag against El Capitan to protest the Trump administration's cuts to the National Park Service.
Upside-down US flag hung on El Capitan in Yosemite
An American flag was hung upside down on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on Saturday following the firing of about 1,000 National Park Service employees.
American flag hung upside down in Yosemite National Park in protest over layoffs
Yosemite National Park staffers hung an American flag upside down from the park's El Capitan summit over the weekend to protest recent layoffs by the Trump administration.
Watch: Demonstrators hang upside-down American flag at Yosemite National Park
The flag was seen hanging on top of the park's famous El Capitan summit, where the famed “Firefall” can be spotted.
Yosemite climbers hang upside-down flag protesting job cuts: ‘We need help’
A group of climbers, some who used to work for the Park Service, intended to raise awareness about how recent federal job ...
Watch: Waterfall glows like lava on Yosemite's El Capitan as firefall returns
With just the right conditions, the Horsetail Fall down El Capitan glows orange like molten fire. This natural phenomenon was ...
Yosemite Workers Protest Trump Cuts, Hang U.S. Flag Upside Down From El Capitan
Yosemite National Park employees showed frustration with the Trump Administration’s federal employee cuts by hanging an ...
Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster
Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the U.S. government worry cuts will affect the experience of ...
Yosemite Climbing Museum completes renovation project
The Yosemite Climbing Museum completed a recent renovation, allowing the space to accommodate more guests and exhibits. The ...