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White Privilege Helped Me Become a Park Ranger

My white privilege helped me become a park ranger. I feel safe in nature and in national parks when so many others don’t.

Our fears have much to teach us. Instead of pushing them away, learn how to embrace your fear of hiking alone.

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.

Some people speed along trails; I meander. If I went any faster, I would miss out on so much. Here is why I love hiking slowly.

Time in nature is my favorite way to practice mindfulness. Learn to be fully present with these five ways to be mindful in nature.

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.”

Research shows that children benefit in countless ways from exploring the natural world. But how do you get kids to love nature?

Read the story of why I love field guides, and how that love shaped the person I am and the park ranger I became.

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