Career Paths for Seasonals in Facility Management RANGER • Fall 2010 U Sec1a Who Are Those Members? ANPR’S Award-Winning ‘Lost
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ANPR USNPS Stewards for parks, visitors and each other The Association for All National Park Employees Vol. 26, No. 4 • Fall 2010 Career Paths for Seasonals in Facility Management RANGER • Fall 2010 u Sec1a Who are those members? ANPR’s award-winning ‘Lost . But Found, Safe and Sound’ video Now available on DVD! Designed to show children, ages 4-12, what Board of Directors to do if they become lost in remote areas such as Officers parks or forests. President Scot McElveen, Retired President-elect Stacy Allen, SHIL n n n Secretary Emily Weisner, So. Ariz. Treasurer Bill Schappell, LIHO DVD: $10 for ANPR members, $15 for oth- ers; Video: $7 for members, $12 for others; Board Members also available in CD-ROM PowerPoint pre- Education & Training Rebecca Harriett, HAFE sentation; quantity discounts available; credit Fundraising Activities vacant card payment (Visa/MC) accepted Internal Communications Eric Leonard, CHIC Membership Services Liam Strain, GATE Order online at www.anpr.org/lost.htm Professional Issues Mike Anderson, SERO Seasonal Perspectives Tom Banks, USFS Questions? Special Concerns Amy Gilbert, ARHO Contact ANPR’s business office: Strategic Planning Stacy Allen, SHIL 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222 Readers have asked for identification of the Golden, CO 80401 • [email protected] Task Groups members pictured on the cover of Ranger International Affairs Tony Sisto, Retired magazine, Summer 2010. Clockwise from the Interested in switching to Retirement Frank Betts, Retired top left are Dylan Mroszczyk-McDonald, electronic version of Ranger? Staff Boston; Rosie White, Redwood; Michelle If you prefer to read Ranger magazine in full Membership Services Teresa Ford Torok, Saguaro; Adam Lucas, Great Smok- color on your computer screen instead of the Ranger Magazine ies; Jin Prugsawan, Arlington House; Bryce paper version, sign up for electronic delivery. Editor Teresa Ford Hummel, Glacier; Albert Faria, Pinnacles; and If enough members sign up for this format, Editorial Adviser Mark Herberger, WASO Emily Weisner, formerly Arlington House, we could reduce the print run and save paper now Southern Arizona Group. Professional Ranger Section and money. Contact [email protected]. Administration Michelle Torok, SAGU Most of them responded last spring to a Interpretation Pete Peterson, GRCA, and call for members’ photos. We welcome an Josh Boles, SAJU image of you, in uniform or not, for our files Protection Kevin Moses, BUFF and future use in ANPR publications. Please Resource Management Sue Consolo Murphy, GRTE e-mail a jpg file, high resolution preferred, to [email protected]. Share your views! Signed letters to the editor of 100 words or ANPR Calendar Affordable health insurance less may be published, space permitting. Please Medical, dental, vision and other coverage include address and daytime phone. Ranger Ranger (Winter issue) options are available through ANPR and reserves the right to edit letters for grammar deadline .............................................Nov. 15 Aetna. Visit www.anpr.org/insurance.htm or length. Send to [email protected] or Editor, for more details. Help spread the word about 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, Ranger Rendezvous XXXIII ............Oct. 31 - this program. CO 80401. Nov. 4, Bend, Oregon Ranger (Spring issue) Shop online — earn money for ANPR deadline .............................................. Jan. 31 What could be easier? You probably already shop online, so why not link first through Coming next issue: Ranger Rendezvous the ANPR website, then go to your preferred shopping sites? A portion of your sales Roundup will go back to ANPR. On ANPR’s home page is an iGive link. Sign up as a member (it’s free, no obligation) and then designate ANPR as the beneficiary of your shopping efforts. When you shop at the nearly 700 brand-name online retailers, a percentage automatically goes to ANPR. Many merchants typically donate 2 to 5 percent of the purchase to a designated group, YES! You are welcome to join ANPR even if but some donate as high as 26 percent. In these financially challenging times, every bit you don’t work for the National Park Service. of support to ANPR is greatly appreciated. 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Sec1bt ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers President’s Message NPR has lacked the ability mony2.htm) at a Senate national to consistently “sell” to the parks subcommittee hearing that ANGERThe Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers A widest variety of NPS employees R USNPS was investigating if competitive Vol. 26, No. 4 Fall 2010 that we are an organization that sourcing would be beneficial or Ranger (ISSN 1074-0678) is a quarterly publication of the Association of National Park Rangers, an organization advocates for all NPS employees, detrimental to the National Park created to communicate for, about and with National Park not just those in park ranger System and the National Park Service employees of all discplines; to promote and enhance positions. Over the years we’ve Service. It was also decided that the professions, spirit and mission of National Park Service focused issues of Ranger magazine employees; to support management and the perpetuation I would represent the Association of the National Park Service and the National Park System; on specific disciplines other than of National Park Maintenance and to provide a forum for social enrichment. interpretation or protection, most Employees with the testimony. In so meeting these purposes, the Association provides recently on cultural resources in While ANPR was not the lone education and other training to develop and/or improve the knowledge and skills of parks professionals and those the spring of 2009. organization to speak in opposi- interested in the stewardship of national parks; provides a We also have regular columns tion to this proposed policy, we forum for discussion of common concerns of all employees, in Ranger magazine for adminis- certainly did our share of the and provides information to the public. tration, interpretation, protection communicating to ensure that decision mak- The membership of ANPR is comprised of individuals who are entrusted with and committed to the care, study, and resource management for over a decade. ers knew the thoughts and feelings of NPS explanation and/or protection of those natural, cultural We’d like to have a regular column on main- employees in the field. On that day we were and recreational resources included in the National Park tenance issues and concerns if we could find mainly advocating for NPS employees who System, and persons who support these efforts. ANPR’s official address is 25958 Genesee Trail Road, someone willing to write the column on a are not park rangers by job title. Make no PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401. Members receive Ranger regular basis. This issue ofRanger is focused on mistake that if individuals or organizations as part of their membership dues. Consult the inside back facility management and maintenance career with credibility had not spoken out against cover for membership and subscription information. paths for seasonal employees. this policy, it would have been adopted and Submissions Back to my original point of employees of implemented. If you are an NPS employee in Prospective authors should contact the editor or editorial all disciplines joining ANPR as members. Is a nonpark ranger job title you may today be adviser before submitting articles. Editor, Teresa Ford, there any evidence that ANPR would advocate working for a private contractor with a dollars- 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401, (303) 526-1380; [email protected]. Editorial adviser, Mark for your discipline if and when the need arises? and-cents motive rather than the agency and Herberger, (571) 926-1509. I believe there is. its preservation-and-enjoyment motive. In addition to advocating at congressional Maintenance employees encompass the Deadlines committee hearings, with presidential admin- Spring issue ......................................................... Jan. 31 largest single discipline of NPS employees in Summer issue ..................................................... May 15 istrations and with NPS management over the parks. As a group their experience and expertise Fall issue .............................................................. July 31 last 33 years on topics such as training, hous- is heartily welcomed in greater numbers as Winter issue .......................................................Nov. 15 ing, and safety that cut across many NPS job ANPR members. Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved. titles, there is one instance in which ANPR Regardless of your job title, I hope you can Articles and images in this publication are the sole property helped discourage a potential policy shift. If see that ANPR advocates for you and your of ANPR and Ranger magazine, except where otherwise it had been adopted, it would have directly profession. The only way you can make ANPR indicated. Republication in whole or part is not allowed without written permission. impacted many NPS employees in various job