Predicted Affects of Sequestration On National Parks
With the impending "Fiscal Cliff" that could result automatic cuts in budgets to those Federal Agencies open to political adjustments, The Coalition of National Park Retirees has prepared a Press...
View Article"A Park Ranger's Life" Makes Its Publisher's Great Expectations Author Program
I received a letter and certificate from my publisher, Wheatmark, informing me that my book, "A Park Ranger's Life: Thirty Two Years Protecting Our National Parks", has sold enough copies to qualify me...
View ArticlePark Ranger Questions From a College Student
I was asked a series of questions by a college student for a class project. You may find some of these answers of interest.Where did you work during the majority of your time as a Park Ranger? I...
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Good News For Popular National Park Concession Operation
The National Park Service has selected a new company to take over the contract for running the Peaks of Otter Concession operations on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Bedford, Virginia. The Peaks of Otter...
View ArticleViolence Against Park Rangers and Fellow Land Management Agency Employees...
Updated Reports reveal that assaults and threats against Park Rangers and workers in sister land management agencies increased in 2012 by 38% over 2011.The US Park Police saw an increase of 43% against...
View ArticleUnarmed US Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Shot
On Thursday June 27 an unarmed US Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger was shot while conducting his normal daily duties of closing and area for the night. From the article you can visit below it...
View ArticleMore Information From Investigation Into Shooting of Unarmed US Park Ranger
New information may indicate that US Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger D.P. Wright may have been shot by accident when a woman took her own life.For more details go to;Local Police Look Into...
View ArticleKenya To Hire 500 New Park Rangers
Due to the increases in poaching pressure on wildlife in Kenya, that country is going to add 500 more park rangers to their parks. According to the below linked article, "Poachers killed 360 elephants...
View Article19 Firefighters Die In Arizona Wildfire
Tragedy has stuck the wildfire community with the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona. Not a whole lot of details are known yet, but this is reported to be the worst loss of firefighter lives since...
View ArticleRecognition Of The Work Of A Park Ranger
I recently received an email from a reader asking about who they could write to in order to recognize the good work done by a park ranger they met while on a trip to Alaska. Here is my response;I...
View ArticlePlant Theft In Our National Parks
Although I have been absent from this blog for some time due to my work as Managing Director at the Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden in Lexington, Virginia, I have been maintaining my...
View ArticleDo You Miss Being A Park Ranger?
"Do You Miss Being A Park Ranger?" I get asked this question a lot and there are many aspects of the job of a National Park Ranger I do miss. What I do not miss is getting to meet people like the one...
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Another Nasty Invasive
Another Nasty Invasive: We are continually battling multiflora rose here at Boxerwood and I’ll bet you are too, maybe without even knowing it. This rose was introduced to the eastern United States in...
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Latest On The Criminal Theft Of Plants
The criminal theft of plants from public lands is in the news again.feds-jail-ginseng-poacher-as-wild-plants-face-risk#tscptmfAmerican Ginseng
View ArticlePark Ranger EDU
A new resource was brought to my attention for those seeking information on pursuing a career as at Park Ranger.Park Ranger EDUThis appears to be a one stop shop for finding out basic information and...
View ArticleA Reader's Story
I recently received this email from one of my son's friends who recently read A Park Ranger's Life. You never know the connections that can be made with our fellow humans. I am humbled to think that...
View ArticleWildlife Officer Attacked in North Carolina
Even people stealing plants from public lands can become dangerous to Park Rangers and other Land Management Officers. Here is an example from North Carolina.“Charges in attack on wildlife officer...
View ArticleDangers in National Parks
As I used to tell new and seasonal park rangers, "the one thing that most people do not pack for their park visits is their common sense." Which leads to false senses of security. Here are some...
View ArticleDwindling Park Ranger Ranks
Below is a link to an interesting article from the National Park Traveler website.Due to the increasing retirement of law enforcement National Park Rangers, the number of Rangers in the parks are...
View ArticleTheft From Our National Parks
Last month I gave a presentation for a Road Scholar Program held at Natural Bridge in Virginia. The title of the presentations was "Stealing Our National Parks; One Piece At A Time." In the audience...
View ArticleCollege Student Questions
I just received some questions from a student at George Washington University about Park Rangering. I thought I would share my answers over a few posts. I hope you find them of some interest.As I...
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A question I received as to why I was interested in being a National Park Ranger.Being in the outdoors has always been my passion whether it was playing as child or camping and backpacking when I got...
View ArticlePark Ranger Secrets
A new article is out in Readers Digest on line outlining 32 secrets for park visitors from park rangers.Fellow ex park ranger/author Andy Lankford (Park Ranger Confidential) and myself were both...
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A Park Ranger's Life; Required Reading In University English Class
Today I will be speaking with the Non Fiction Writing class at Washington and Lee University. This is the second year they have used my book, A Park Ranger's Life, as required reading for this course.
View ArticlePost Election Thoughts
Election 2016 - Some ThoughtsFollowing every election of a new administration there is a sense of trepidation of the unknown. The election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States has...
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