Park Rangers
In these essays you’ll discover what a national park ranger is, what they do, and why we need them. (And read a few wild ranger stories.)
National park rangers keep the records of our heritage. To lose their knowledge is to forget who we are and where we have been.
The Trump Administration wants to steal public lands. They mistreat federal workers who protect those lands with one goal: to make them quit.
I am still hopeful about US national parks because of park staff. Their dedication, stewardship, and love for parks hasn't changed.
Trump's federal hiring freeze is another step toward privatization--selling off America's national parks to the rich. Here's how.
Why we need national park rangers: how losing one of our most popular American icons would diminish our dreams and harm our national parks.
To build a wall in parks--that was the threat the first time Donald Trump was president. Now he is threatening the parks themselves.
Learn what an interpretive theme is and what it isn't. A theme is not a topic. A theme is the glue that binds the topics together.
Take time for your mental health. When we wake up and are not okay, we should all have the right to take a Karen Day.
An interpretive park ranger conveys a park's story. Every park has a story, a reason that it was protected and staffed with park rangers.
Why are there no stupid questions to ask a park ranger? Because the biggest questions provide the biggest opportunities to learn.
I quit the national park service for the same reason I became a ranger in the first place: to find and do what makes me happy.
Why I became a Wilderness First Responder: how a scary accident taught me that doing your best is always enough.