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How I Became a Park Ranger

I am often asked how I became a park ranger at US national parks. Here’s how the greatest adventure of my life began.

All-terrain wheelchairs have arrived in many parks in the US and beyond. But are hiking wheelchairs coming to a park near you?

As a former ranger, I’m often asked how to become a national park ranger. These are my tips for prospective park rangers.

A few years ago in a grad class, a fellow student made a statement that floored me: “LGBTQ people can’t work in national parks.”

Read a former Zion park ranger’s answer to the question of what to do in Zion. Here are five ranger tips for Zion National Park.

In the early days of US national parks, rangers did it all–built trails, fought fires, caught poachers. What do park rangers do today?

Many people have asked why I became a national park ranger, but I never had a story to tell. Until now. Here is my park ranger origin story.