Park Ranger

Author: Nancy Eileen Muleady-Mecham
Publisher: Vishnu Temple Press
ISBN: 9780967459547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
The author joined the National Park Service as a naturalist. In the remote parks she was assigned to, she discovered a ranger must be ready for everything. She gradually became qualified to handle Law Enforcement, Fire, Search and Rescue, medical emergencies and anything else Nature and visitors to the Parks throw at her. Her true stories could be the basis for Nevada Barr's fiction.

If I Were a Park Ranger

Author: Catherine Stier
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080753546X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Imagine serving as a park ranger for our U.S. National Parks! If you were a national park ranger, you'd spend every day in one of the most treasured places in America. You'd wear a special uniform, a hat, and a badge—but sometimes you might also need snowshoes or a life jacket. Maybe you'd track the movements of wild animals. You could help scientists make discoveries. You might even be part of a search and rescue team! You'd have an amazing job protecting animals, the environment, and our country's natural and historical heritage, from the wilds of Denali to the Statue of Liberty.

National Park Ranger

Author: Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr.
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1570984468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
In this celebration of one of America's most enduring symbols, fromer ranger Butch Farabee brielfy revies the evolution of this national symbol.

A Park Ranger's Life

Author: Bruce W. Bytnar
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1604943459
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
What is a park ranger's life? A wild bear who favors Kentucky Fried Chicken A fugitive wanted in eight states A dog that saves his owner's life Wildland firefighters battling nature and fire A ghost haunting a colonial mansion Hikers who stay lost because they think searchers calling their names are wild animals Being willing to risk your life to make our parks safe and help preserve them for the future These are just a few experiences you will read about in A Park Ranger's Life. Drawn from the thirty-two-year career of National Park Ranger Bruce W. Bytnar, you will discover what it takes to be a park ranger, what threats to visitors and resources they deal with on a daily basis, and what you can do to help protect and preserve our national heritage.

So You Want to Become A Park Ranger?

Author: Richard Boyer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145001917X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
So You Want To Become a National Park Service Seasonal Interpretative Park Ranger? is for those who want to know the process to become a ranger and to realize the daily experiences of a seasonal interpretative park ranger.

Passport to Your National Parks

Author: Eastern National
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590911761
Category : Cancellations (Philately)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
It's here! Now you can stamp your way through the entire National Park System with the newest addition to the Passport To Your National Parks line of products: the Collector's Edition Passport. Beauty and practicality meet artfully in this deluxe version of the popular Passport, taking you above and beyond the original by providing space for Passport stickers and cancellation stamps for every single park, as well as space for extra cancellations. The park sites are color-coded by region, each area featuring a color map that pinpoints park locations. With a spiral binding that makes it easy to lie open flat, a hard cover that ensures durability and longer life, and pages graced with beautiful color photographs, it's the ultimate stamping ground.

Oh, Ranger! A Book About the National Parks

Author: Horace M. Albright
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015592919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hey Ranger!

Author: Jim Burnett
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 9781589791916
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
In his thirty years with the National Park Service, Jim Burnett has seen it all: boatramp mishaps that have sent cars into the water; skunks in the outhouse and bears at the dumpser; visitors looking for the bridge over the Grand Canyon.

Oh, Ranger!

Author: Mark J. Saferstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978710125
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
Oh Ranger provides an insider?s view into the most beautiful and culturally significant treasures in America. Oh Ranger is a collection of exciting stories told directly by the experts ? national park rangers. From animal encounters to fire fighting and search and rescue missions, rangers share their most memorable, life changing experiences. This book is a tribute to National park Service employees everywhere and was inspired by the original storybook written in 1928 by Horace Albright, the first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. His memory lives on in the heroic actions of all those who proudly wear the instantly recognizable green and grey and flat hat ? the rangers. These are the men and women who work hard to protect and preserve our national parks for the enjoyment of millions of visitors, now and in future generations.Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to support national park education programs and the Employee and Alumni Association of the National Park Service. The original version of ?Oh, Ranger!" was co-authored by Horace Albright and Frank Taylor. Perhaps it's nostalgia that still attracts people to the stories of the adventures and the devotion to the National Park Service, but the image of the green-coated ranger stands tall to this day.Profits form the sale of this book will be donated to support National Park education and interpretive programs and the Employee and Alumni Association.

Little Park Ranger Board Book Set

Author: Mudpuppy
Publisher: Mudpuppy
ISBN: 9780735368019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Discover the beauty of the U.S. National Parks with your own little park ranger--from coast to coast! 16 stunning parks are featured including the Great Smoky Mountains, Big Bend, Glacier Bay and more. The Board Book Set includes 4 mini board books, 8 chunky pages per book, packaged together in a slipcase box. * 4 board books, 8 chunky pages per book * Each book: 4 x 4 x 1", 10 x 10 x 2.5 cm * Slipcase box: 4", 10 cm cube * Greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Printed with nontoxic inks. * All Mudpuppy products adhere to CPSIA, ASTM, and CE Safety Regulations