February 2012
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Feb 25th
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I GOT A JOB!
juniorranger: parkrangerlindsay: Hello, friends! I am VERY happy to announce that I have accepted a permanent Park Ranger position at Congaree National Park outside of Columbia, South Carolina. If everything goes well, I will be moving next month. Check out this website to learn more about my future park! (IT’S AWESOME.) Congaree National Park Congrats to you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank...
Feb 20th
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adventurerun asked: Oh my goodness, I am so happy for you. And way jealous. I haven't been there yet, but it looks awesome. :)
Feb 20th
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I GOT A JOB!
Hello, friends! I am VERY happy to announce that I have accepted a permanent Park Ranger position at Congaree National Park outside of Columbia, South Carolina. If everything goes well, I will be moving next month. Check out this website to learn more about my future park! (IT’S AWESOME.) Congaree National Park
Feb 20th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 3rd
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January 2012
15 posts
Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
America's "Lost" National Parks →
Interesting little article! The first one listed is from my home state, and another is where I currently work.
Jan 24th
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Jan 20th
Children and nature →
A great article written by Richard Louv (the author of the book “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”) about how more pediatricians are prescribing time outside, in nature, to more adults and children. My favorite excerpt: “Dr. Daphne Miller, a general practitioner in Noe Valley, California., envisions nature prescriptions as part of the...
Jan 17th
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”
– -Hellen Keller Sending out some positive energy this morning to all my friends. Have a good week!
Jan 17th
firefighter-writer asked: Hey, what park do you work in currently? I just graduated from an NPS law enforcement academy in Ohio but I'm thinking of sticking with conventional law enforcement instead of the NPS just because I can't seem to find any decent job opportunities on USAjobs.
Jan 17th
Jan 13th
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Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Great info! Fee-free weekend starts tomorrow! eacutpa: Mark your calendar for these fee-free dates in 2012: January 14-16 Martin Luther King Jr. weekend April 21-29 National Park Week June 9 Get Outdoors Day September 29 National Public Lands Day November 10-12 Veterans Day weekend
Jan 13th
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What is an interpretive park ranger?
Sometimes, when I tell people I’m a park ranger, they say, “OH! That’s so cool! Do you carry a gun?” My reply is usually a laugh, followed by, “It is really cool, but I’m not a law enforcement ranger. I’m an interpretive park ranger.” Though both interpretive rangers and LE rangers wear the same uniform, they have vastly different roles. However,...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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First blog entry
There’s a lot of pressure to make the first blog entry a good one. So, to take the pressure off, I thought it would be a good idea to list the National Park Service units I have visited. I will place an asterisk next to the ones where I have worked! I’d also love to hear about favorite parks of people who read this blog (but since I have zero readership right now I’ll save that...
Nov 27th