The Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers

Stewards for parks, visitors & each other Vol. 33, No. 1 | Winter 2016/17

RANGER RENDEZVOUS XXXIX

CONTENTS Winter 2016/17

President’s Message...... 2 ANPR Elections ...... 2 Weaving connections: Arts in the Parks...... 4 The Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers A century of SAR VI: The 1990s ...... 6 Vol. 33, No. 1 Winter 2016/17 K9s do the Park Service proud ...... 8 Oral History Project: Rick Mossman...... 16 Ranger (ISSN 1074-0678) is a quarterly publication of the Association of National Park Rangers, an organization The Professional Ranger...... 18 created to communicate for, about and with National Park The seasonal life: All it’s cracked up to be...... 22 Service employees of all disciplines; to promote and enhance All in the Family ...... 24 the professions, spirit and mission of National Park Service Welcome to the Family...... 25 employees; to support management and the perpetuation Report on endowment...... 25 of the National Park Service and the National Park System; and to provide a forum for professional enrichment. In Print: The Devil’s Playground ...... 26 In meeting these purposes, the Association provides In Print: Wood Buffalo...... 26 education and other training to develop and/or improve Life Century Club ...... 27 the knowledge and skills of park professionals and those interested in the stewardship of national parks; provides a RENDEZVOUS ROUNDUP forum for discussion of common concerns of all employees; Membership update/Board Business ...... 3 and provides information to the public. NPCA honors Kate Cannon with Stephen Tyng Mather Award...... 10 The membership of ANPR is comprised of individuals Jeff Ohlfs receives Rick Gale President’s Award...... 11 who are entrusted with and committed to the care, study, Diversity, inclusivity top of mind for Supernaugh Scholars...... 12 explanation and/or protection of those natural, cultural and recreational resources included in the National Park The National Campfire: Ranger Rendezvous and System, and persons who support these efforts. National Park Service institutional culture ...... 13 ANPR business address P.O. Box 151432, Alexandria, Incorporating the untold stories of LGBTQ Americans in the NPS...... 14 VA 22315 , www.anpr.org. Members receive Ranger as part of their membership dues. See the website or Ranger for membership/subscription details. FINAL DEADLINES Spring issue...... Jan. 31 In this issue: Rendezvous XXXIX Summer issue...... April 30 Fall issue...... July 31 overing the Association of As a compromise, in this issue we have Winter issue...... Nov. 15 National Park Rangers annual printed as much as possible — including Ranger Rendezvous conference the winning photo contest images — as Cfor this magazine always leaves me with well as coverage of notable happenings. mixed feelings. Two presentations receive a little more First, I anticipate attending space: Chad Lord’s talk about inclusion Rendezvous and can’t wait to arrive. and Jerry Rogers’ remarks about National Once there, I have such a good time that Park Service culture. Additional articles BOARD OF DIRECTORS I sometimes forget I’m working and need in future issues will explore other Officers to be somewhere on time to take a photo Rendezvous topics. Prseident Jan Lemons, NCRO or write an article. Our days are packed I regret that we had to summarize Secretary Marin Karraker, VACA from daylight to lights out, and then, all the remarks of these presenters in print. Treasurer Tom Banks, OLYM too soon, it’s time to go home. However, we have included Lord’s and Immediate Past President Erika Jostad, DENA Back in Wisconsin, I start sifting Rogers’ complete prepared remarks at Board Members through the photos and documents ANPR.org under the Ranger Rendezvous Education & Training Katlyn Grubb, GOGA generated at Rendezvous, and am tab. I strongly encourage you to read Fundraising Activities Nick Mann, DETO Internal Communications Cadence Cook, ZION somewhat torn again. How can I possibly these pieces while considering their Membership Services Kate Sargeant, USPP include all the content that can result implications for the future. Professional Issues Jamie Richards, YOSE from Rendezvous in Ranger? And how Most important, the coverage in Seasonal Perspectives Will Mundhenke, CAVO much should even be printed? this magazine in no way replaces the Special Concerns Ben Walsh I want to capture every Rendezvous relationship building that naturally Strategic Planning Scott Warner, RETI moment possible for ANPR members occurs at Rendezvous. Many friendships Task Groups who aren’t able to attend. But if we share and career shifts have been launched over International Affairs Jeff Ohlfs, RETI too much, will any members think they coffee or dinner at Rendezvous. I seem to Staff don’t need to attend? see double the number of hugs, Membership Services Chris Reinhardt Never fear, there would never be handshakes and slaps on the back on Ranger Magazine enough pages in Ranger to fully convey departure as I do on arrival. That alone Editor/Publisher Ann Dee Allen what Rendezvous is like. For one thing, should tell you something. Editorial Adviser Kendell Thompson, LIBO Graphic Design Sherry Albrecht the presentations include Q&A time and — Ann Dee Allen, Ranger Editor discussions, as well as continuing conver- Professional Ranger Section Interpretation Randy W. Turner sations during social time. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Jan Lemons, National Captial Regional Office, President ANPR

Greetings all. We did it! ANPR elections We celebrated 100 years of the National lections were held via electronic Park Service. That’s a major milestone! Eballot in December 2016. New Board members were seated for We had a successful Ranger Rendezvous three-year terms January 1. Statements from the candidates were emailed to in Santa Fe and a very successful World members on ANPR’s email list and also posted on the website. The new Board Ranger Congress in Colorado! members are: That took a lot of hard work, dedication, and commitment from many Secretary rangers, retirees, and staff. We should take some time to breath, smile and savor Marin Karraker our successes. Board Member for As the National Park Service enters its second century, we celebrate 40 years Professional Issues of the Association of National Park Rangers. I am thrilled to assume the position Jamie Richards of President following Erika Jostad. Erika, Alison Steiner, Ann Dee Allen and the Board Member for Board of Directors steered the organization on a wonderful trajectory which I wish Seasonal Perspectives to continue. Will Mundhenke I hope to increase membership, increase volunteerism for Ranger Rendezvous Board Member for and most of all help rangers. As ANPR president, I hope to help rangers get the in- Special Concerns formation, training and mentorship they need. And by rangers, I include everyone Ben Walsh in administration, maintenance, education, interpretation, visitor use and concessions, as well as our partners. We all contribute the public’s enjoyment of the parks, up front of behind the scenes. I look to retirees to provide their wisdom, mentorship and guidance to members. Their institutional knowledge of NPS and ANPR is invaluable. I strive for a spectacular Rendezvous in Colorado this October. To be successful, we need help from many people. Whether you have just a few hours or several, we can use your help in all areas. Please volunteer for whatever tasks interest you. We are also in the process of researching locations for Rendezvous in 2018, with the goal of finding a location that will draw high attendance. It’s an interesting time to work in the National Park Service. It is great to reflect on how far we have come, where we are going, and what can we all do to contrib- ute to the Association of National Park Rangers. I look forward to leading you in the next three years and helping rangers navigate, thrive and succeed in their ca- reers. Please contact me if I can assist you with anything.

Wishing you health and happiness in 2017. Ranger Jan, ANPR President

2 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Rendezvous Board business The ANPR Board of Directors met October 26, 28, 29 and 30, 2016. These were the main Roundup discussion items and actions: • In 2017 Ranger Rendezvous will be at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. At last year’s Rendezvous, the Board agreed to select three or four plac- Membership update es to rotate between each year. Several members volunteered to search for suit- t Ranger Rendezvous in The Oral History recordings are able venues for the coming years. New Mexico, outgoing ANPR archived at Harpers Ferry National • TheWorld Ranger Congress brought President Erika Jostad provided Historical Park, printed in Ranger, in $135,000. Setting up an investment membersA with a leadership update. provided as podcasts, and shared account with the money earned was The highlights follow. through social media. discussed. A committee was formed to determine best options for the account. World Ranger Congress: Mentoring: • Alison Steiner has left the business ANPR has more than $100,000 to The formal ANPR mentoring pro- manager position. Chris Reinhardt was invest in the future from the gram has been a success and is going selected to fill the position beginning Congress. Under consideration for in- strong with both mentors and mentees January 1, 2017. vestment are: signing up and being matched. • ANPR life memberships • Thecost of a life membership to Finance: • World Ranger Congress ANPR has been reduced to $750. Costs have been reduced due to scholarships web-based technology and other savings. • TheOral History Project continues to • Strategic partnerships with the NPS be successful. Over 60 interviews have • The Oral History Project. Ranger magazine: been conducted. The project provides the Oral History Project: A gradual transition is being made opportunity to collect historical informa- to add more features while retaining “The Oral History Project is one of tion and improve the Park Service in the content that members say is important. the best grassroots initiatives we have future, especially in the areas of training/ “ANPR is in a really good place orga- contributed to NPS as part of the Cen- mentoring and advocacy. nizationally,” Jostad concluded. “We tennial,” Jostad said. “We are going to have a solid core membership with a • Thementoring program continues to have 60 Oral History interviews by the really strong group of people who care be beneficial to many members. By using end of the year.” about the Park Service and care about Facebook, Katelyn Grubb was able to “Another thing that came out of the being engaged in the issues that we can match all mentees with mentors. During Oral History project was a mentoring address. There is a commitment among Rendezvous, she solicited information emphasis,” she added. “It’s been an un- members to play a role in NPS such as from non-LE fields to assist with future expected way for young people and ex- in HR issues. These are places where matches. perienced rangers to talk to each other.” ANPR has been effective and can con- • This year marks the40th Anniversary of tinue to be.” ANPR. We will celebrate at Rendezvous!

2016 RENDEZVOUS ROUNDUP RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 3 Weaving: Participantsconnections and artists added elements of the scene Arts in the Parks links to the weaving as they saw it. nature and culture Here, clouds floated over the By Michael Haynie, Guadalupe Mountains range and blues were enerations of travelers have looked to El Capitan, a formation at the southern end of the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, to guide them captured with strips of Gthrough rugged and arid terrain. Over time, their journeys have created a recycled clothing from rich tapestry of cultural interactions woven from the threads of cooperation and conflict, tradition and change El Paso, Texas and Guadalupe Mountains National Park recently hosted two fiber artists who led Carlsbad, New Mexico. the creation of a new work celebrating the mountains and life along the border of the United States and Mexico. Analise Minjarez and Sarita Westrup erected a land loom for a public weaving of “Tierra Firme,” designed to highlight the connection between culture and landscape.

4 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers taught me some basic techniques and l got started. With practice, the movements be- came easy. Over and under, over and under, over and under... the rhythm of repeating these steps became meditative. As we wove, we enjoyed cool breezes through the piñon embellished by con- versation, laughter, silence and the calls of jays and ravens, along with the chirps of sparrows. The natural setting made every- one open to sharing their experiences and perspectives. “A Mexican-American family from Van Horn we met was playing guitar and singing in the picnic area of Frijole Ranch,” Westrup said. “They came over to weave  with us and shared stories about Van Horn and living the West Texas small-town Sarita Westrup (left) and Analise Minarez (facing) led a collaborative lifestyle. We found out their cousin was a art project as Arts in the Parks volunteers at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. friend of mine. They were kind, giving and Their public weaving, “Land Loom: Woven Landscapes,” explored the landscape and loved their West Texas home.” Minjarez had a similar experience with life along the Texas-Mexico border. a visitor and her family. “Pia and her family were on vacation, visiting from Germa- ny,” she said. “Pia was so interested in the  land loom activity that she stayed behind Analise Minjarez to weave as her family went on a hike. I teaches plain thought about what a great way this was for her to experience the park, allowing her weaving techniques to form a distinct and personalized mem- to participants in ory of the Texas landscape for her to take the Arts in the Park home.” program. Minjarez said art can foster a deeper ap- preciation of and greater connection with nature. Photographs courtesy of NPS and Elizabeth Jackson. “There is a long history of the artist’s eye and hand trying to capture the beauty of nature,” she said. “Nature has always The artists’ proposal to create a land played a deep and important visual con- CELEBRATING loom intrigued me when I read about it nection for ‘Tierra Firme’ — to create a THE CENTENNIAL in their application to the park’s artist in social understanding and awareness of the residence program. The idea was to erect border region. I think what makes the land Minjarez and Westrup’s proposal to an 8-foot cube-shaped loom that would loom project unique is that it fosters both a invite the public to help with the weaving allow each side to frame a different part of personal and group experience with nature became a unique way to honor the Centen- the landscape. Public participants would through mindful plein aire weaving.” nial of the National Park Service in 2016. help the artists weave the scene as they saw During the artists’ stay in the park, they The NPS Arts in the Park partnership it, using recycled materials from the local exchanged ideas and created new friend- exemplified how the arts and conservation communities of El Paso, Texas, and Carls- ships. What began as a proposal led to a can work synergistically to create some- bad, New Mexico. Even old NPS uniforms tapestry celebrating nature and the border thing greater than either can do alone. were added to the mix. experience, and weaving the arts and As students at the University of North conservation together. Texas, Minjarez and Westrup found that WEAVING they both grew up along the border and Michael Haynie is an interpretive ranger at had an interest in the arts. They began to IN STORIES Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas, offer weaving lessons for adults and school- and the park’s artist in residence coordinator. To I joined in one day to see how the children and workshops on natural dyes learn more, visit www.tierrafirmeproject.org. project was going. Minjarez and Westrup using materials like black beans, hibiscus and native plants.

RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 5 a century of SAR IV search & View of Grand Canyon South Rim from Hopi Point site of the recovery of a woman rescue who had fallen over 600 feet from the rim. The 1990s Photo Wikimedia By Kevin Moses, Shenandoah Commons

EDITOR’S NOTE: s the 20th century entered As ICS grew in both the NPS and This article is the fourth in a series to its last decade, Incident other emergency management agencies, it appear in Ranger magazine about the Command System, or ICS, became more prevalent in the response to legacy of the U.S. National Park Service began to gain a foothold hurricanes. Andrew made landfall in south- search and rescue (SAR) personnel and in the world of emergency ern Florida on August 24, 1992, affecting management, including search and rescue. the Everglades, Biscayne, Big Cypress and events. The series highlights some of A Individual parks began using the system Dry Tortugas units. In Ranger Up!, Rick the more significant events and mile- for in-park incidents and in some cases de- Brown relates how his Special Events and stones of NPS SAR over the last century. veloped homegrown incident management Tactics Team (SETT) was deployed to Bis- teams (IMTs) to handle them. cayne for three weeks to assist with cleanup On a national level, the NPS strength- and restoration. About 350 NPS employees ened its ICS capabilities. Drawing from were mobilized for the Type 1 incident, several events in the 1980s, including including the first NPS All-Risk the Mexico City earthquake and Tropical Management team. Storm Isabel, a handful of NPS employees In March 1993, a record spring blizzard brought their knowledge to what would slammed the Eastern seaboard, dumping become IMTs for each region. up to nine feet of snow in the higher eleva- The IMT concept was tested in March tions of Great Smoky Mountains National 1991 when the second-greatest cave rescue Park on the Tennessee/North Carolina state in U.S. history got underway inside New line and trapping 183 visitors in camp- Mexico’s Lechuguilla, the second-deepest grounds and on trails. The three-day storm and third-longest cave in the United States. prompted a monolithic SAR effort by the Ranger James According to author Butch Farabee in NPS staff and volunteers at Great Smoky, Randall Morgenson Death, Daring and Disaster, after researcher several cooperating agencies, and military taking photos. Emily Mobley dislodged a boulder and units from three states. Six days later, all Photo Ericblehm.com fractured her leg, almost 200 rescuers from visitors had been rescued. The Smokies the NPS, National Cave Rescue Commis- team earned DOI’s Unit Award for sion, Eddy County Rescue Service, Bureau Excellence of Service. of Land Management and Bureau of Indi- The rest of the 1990s brought signif- an Affairs answered the call. Four days later, icant improvements in SAR’s structure. Mobley’s highly technical trip to the surface For example, two technical rescue training was completed. schools, Basic Technical Rescue Training—

6 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Mount Olympus Blue Glacier. Photo Wikimedia Commons

bad happens to one, it affects all: “Those Grand Canyon and other area parks, and in the business of search and rescue say pushed the emotional and physical limits there’s only one thing that compares with of all involved. “Even veteran rescuers, ac- the emotional strain of searching for a customed to bizarre and ghastly conditions, child, and that’s searching for someone you called the search in this narrow slot canyon care about,” writes Eric Blehm in The Last ‘pure hell,’ ” Farabee writes. Season, the story of the 1996 disappearance Sadly, the honest truth is that grim, of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park graphic and tragic details are facts of life ranger James Randall Morgenson and the for those dedicated to emergency services. 2001 recovery of his remains. They’re something many SAR responders After Morgenson hadn’t checked in for will unfortunately face over and over again. three days, his co-workers knew the highly Veteran NPS ranger Nancy West (BTRT—W) at Utah’s Canyonlands skilled and fit ranger with 35 seasons of pa- Muleady-Mecham can attest to this as she National Park, and BTRT—E, initially trolling backcountry had encountered relates SAR events in Park Ranger: True located at West Virginia’s New River Gorge trouble. They combed every nook and Stories from a Ranger’s Career in America’s National River. Both weeklong schools take cranny of his 80-square-mile patrol dis- National Parks and its sequel. One account students from tying foundational knots on trict with ground teams, volunteers, dogs, involves a woman named Maria who’d fall- Monday to commanding full-on technical horses, helicopters and technology, but en over 600 feet from the South Rim of the operations on Friday. after almost two weeks incident command Grand Canyon: “With binoculars, I found Another milestone: The publication of heartbreakingly suspended formal search Maria. I looked more closely and saw de- the NPS Technical Rescue Manual, which, efforts. tails that most people should never see.” due to the untold hours and exhaustive ef- A little over a year after losing Because of experiences like these, forts of Grand Canyon National Park SAR Morgenson, NPS lost another employee in NPS SAR professionals now realize that coordinator ranger Ken Phillips, became the line of duty, this time during a SAR. repeated exposure to such graphic scenes the handbook for BTRT training and the Taryn Hoover was a seasonal employee and can have a cumulative effect on the health NPS. The book is in its 11th edition. SAR technician assigned to a search for a of emergency services personnel. The The decade was a time of frequent inno- lost hiker on the boundary of Washing- Service now deploys Critical Incident Stress vations and improvements. Some changes ton’s Olympic National Park and Olympic Management teams in the aftermath of were culturally based, like the inclusion of National Forest in September 1997. She horrific experiences to allow employees to more women in NPS SAR. was on board a helicopter with six other discuss their feelings among the team and In Ranger Confidential, Andrea Lankford searchers and a pilot when the ship crashed fellow personnel who shared an experience. recounts the pivotal role a co-worker played shortly after taking off. Hoover, one of her This effort is a beacon of hope. We are in saving a climbing party on Yosemite’s fellow searchers and the pilot died. continually improving it as a way we care El Capitan after a 1995 spring snowstorm More often, SAR teams are focused for each other. stranded them on a ledge at 2,300 feet. In on incidents affecting park visitors. One hot August day in Glen Canyon National Kevin Moses is Central District ranger at a tribute to Mary Litell, Lankford describes Shenandoah National Park in Luray, Virginia, Recreation Area in 1997, 11 hikers in a Litell’s performance during the harrowing and Basic Rescue Training–East incident mission: “Imagine you are climbing a six- majestic Utah slot canyon got caught in commander. He is a regular columnist for Ranger. hundred-foot ladder. Imagine this ladder a sudden, dramatic micro-cell cloudburst is on top of a skyscraper... and is covered that sent floodwaters raging through the 5-foot-wide, 100-foot-deep declivity. The AUTHOR’S NOTE: with ice.” I wish to express my sincerest Strong relationships are often forged hikers never had a chance. The interagency appreciation to all the authors among NPS rangers, who are always look- recovery operation involved more than two cited herein. ing out for one another. When something dozen NPS employees from Glen Canyon,

RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 7 Todd Austin, park ranger at LAKE and NPS K9 program manager, and his loyal partner, Cinna. Photo courtesy of Todd Austin

s Cinna K9DO THE PARK SERVICE By Colleen C. Derber, WASO proudproud

Dogs are good for us. They provide many health Law enforcement, benefits, including reducing stress, lowering search and rescue blood pressure, keeping us active and giving us Canines have a much better sense of smell than humans. A dog’s nose can save rangers time in law enforce- a sense of purpose. Dogs are also good for the ment and search and rescue work. For example, it can take a park ranger 60 minutes to search a vehicle for drugs, but National Park Service. They help employees a trained dog can find hidden drugs in 30 seconds. Canines also help park rangers take suspects who resist and volunteers in the fields of law enforcement, arrest into custody. Todd Austin, national K9 program search and rescue, interpretation and visitor manager and park ranger at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona, shared an incident in which a services, and wildlife management. man in the water was under the influence of drugs. Visitors tried to help the man leave the lake, but he became violent. Austin drove 90 minutes to the location, put his canine Cinna on an NPS boat with four other law enforcement rangers and issued a warning to the man: “K9 police officer. Surrender now.” The suspect walked out of the lake and knelt in surrender. Canines are also trained to track and find missing or hiding people. Julie Byerly, now a law enforcement specialist at Yosemite National Park in California, had

8 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Paw Patrol dogs attend events where vis- Glacier volunteers and employees itors can bring their dogs, including inter- from interpretation, law enforcement and pretive programs and special events. Volun- resource management work together during teer dog owners attend general orientation wildlife shepherding events, making noise and informal interpretive contact training. and waving to encourage animals to move They also receive coaching in the event of on. Biel is analyzing data he has collected a difficult situation with a visitor and a dog. on wildlife shepherding actions with the The goal of the Paw Patrol Program is to goal of making wildlife viewing safer for make interactions positive for visitors. The visitors and park wildlife. program emphasizes situational awareness Gracie is also a wildlife ambassador. and safety and provides the opportunity to When she’s not herding animals, she educate visitors, especially parents, about accompanies Biel as he explains to visitors being safe around dogs. how to properly act around habituated Gracie Cuyahoga Valley staff are hoping that wildlife. Visitors have been supportive of the program will serve as a model for other Biel’s efforts and Gracie. The border collie Mark Biel, natural resource program parks. Maureen Finnerty, field operations has been popular on Glacier’s Facebook supervisor at the park, provides page and has her own Instagram account manager at Glacier National Park in information on getting a program started. (@barkrangernps), with about Montana, and Gracie at work keeping 10,000 followers. bighorn sheep a safe distance from Resource visitors. Photo by Alice Wondrak Biel management Challenges, When Mark Biel, natural resources pro- rewards and loss gram manager at Glacier National Park in Working with dogs can be challenging Montana, learned that some parks in the and rewarding. Dogs and their handlers trained her dog Emma in search and U.S. and Canada use dogs to move wildlife both make mistakes, and neither lives for- rescue when she first worked in Yosemite. away from high-use areas, he thought his ever. One of the greatest challenges is losing When Byerly transferred to Organ Pipe border collie Gracie might be able to a dog that has served as a canine ranger. Cactus National Monument in Arizona, help decrease the frequency of human– NPS canines are treated like officers and Emma became a canine ranger and was wildlife interactions in Glacier’s developed given a last call. Here is the last call for trained to find drugs. Byerly said it is very areas. Austin’s first canine Onyx, who passed satisfying to see Emma become excited In spring 2016, Gracie attended an in- away on March 29, 2016: when she finds illegal drugs. tensive two-month training course where K9 Onyx 700. K9 Onyx 700. K9 Onyx Per Clinton Forte, park ranger at Hot she learned skills in wildlife shepherding Badge # K9 2 began his career at Lake Springs National Park in Arkansas, couldn’t and human socialization. Biel then joined Mead in April in 2008. His watch agree more. Forte said one of the most Gracie for two weeks of training together. ended today at 13:15. Break. K9 Onyx rewarding experiences of training his dog Now Gracie works with Biel a couple of touched the lives of his fellow officer with Konyak is when Konyak finds important days each week. In the summer, they herd his unique personality and exceptional evidence. bighorn sheep and mountain goats out of service. He was a dedicated, loyal partner the parking lot at Glacier’s Logan Pass to a who will be greatly missed by his handler, Interpretation and location where they can be safely viewed by 422, his co-workers and his family. visitor services visitors. In the winter, they move deer out Gone but not forgotten, K9 Onyx 700. of the park’s headquarters and residential Clear 15:31. At Cuyahoga Valley National Park in area in an attempt to decrease the presence Ohio, the Paw Patrol Program of mountain lions in the compound. Like other rangers, Park Service dogs allows volunteers and their dogs to interact perform a variety of tasks in support of the with park visitors. Paw Patrol dogs are NPS mission to preserve and protect natu- natural icebreakers who help make many ral areas and habitats for future generations. park visitors feel welcome. Just as dogs provide health benefits to those In order to participate in the Paw of us who have one or more as pets, dogs Patrol Program, a dog must have a good also benefit the National Park Service. temperament and pass the Canine Good Citizenship test. The test involves the suc- Colleen C. Derber is a staff assistant in the Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park cessful completion of six tasks, including Uses Division of the Washington Support Office being accepting of a friendly stranger and (WASO) in Washington, D.C. walking through a crowd without reacting. Emma The dog’s handler must also enjoy talking to people. K9 ranger Emma standing on confiscated drugs. RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 9 Photo by Julie Byerly 2016 Rendezvous Roundup

NPCA HONORS Kate Cannon with Stephen Tyng Mather Award

he National Parks Conserva- long and hard to bring the work recognized NPS message to the EPA emphasizing the tion Association (NPCA) has in this award to fruition. Without this team “fundamental importance” of clean air presented Kate Cannon, su- of highly dedicated and passionate individ- to the five Utah national parks and their perintendent of the Southeast uals this great accomplishment would not millions of annual visitors. NPS, at her TUtah national parks, with the Stephen Tyng have been possible.” urging, asked EPA to hold the state of Utah Mather Award for her efforts on behalf of Dahl cited two examples that show accountable and fulfill legal requirements national parks. Cannon’s commitment to park resources: to protect and enhance the scenery these The award was presented by NPCA Her leadership during a controversy over oil laws were designed to protect by limiting Senior Program Manager Kevin Dahl at and gas leases on lands adjacent to Arches pollution from these coal plants. In June Ranger Rendezvous. Retired Bryce Canyon and Canyonlands national parks that led to 2016, EPA ruled in support of the Clean National Park Superintendent Lisa Eckert the creation of BLM master leasing plans Air for Parks proposal and rejected the accepted the award on behalf of Cannon and her role in ensuring there will be clean no-action state plan. The plan will result in and read a message from her. air in our Utah parks. cleaner, healthier air across eight protected “I am profoundly honored to receive “Superintendent Cannon established a national parks including Arches and Zion, this award,” Cannon wrote. “Arches and standard of excellence in helping all stake- Grand Canyon and Black Canyon of the Canyonlands national parks are embedded holders in this process to understand and Gunnison. in spectacular landscapes that provide un- value the special needs of her parks,” Dahl Named for the first director of the Park paralleled visitor experiences and resources said. “Her ability to maintain relation- Service, the Mather award is conferred each that reach beyond park boundaries. To ships and keep the process alive resulted year on a National Park Service employee protect those landscapes, those parks and in a brighter future for the national parks who embodies the principles and practices the clear air that reveals them, we joined under her command as well as other parks of exemplary national park stewardship. our partners in the Bureau of Land Man- throughout the West threatened by oil and NPCA first gave the award in 1984; it has agement, the National Parks Conservation gas development on adjacent lands.” been presented at Ranger Rendezvous for Association and many others who worked In Utah, Cannon advanced a strong the past 29 years.

Celebrate our 40th gathering Estes Park, Colorado / Oct. 19-22, 2017

1977 2017 COLORADO Volunteer for Ranger Rendezvous! 2016 Ranger Rendezvous was amazingly fun and enriching, as Rendezvous always is!

If you’d like to join in please contact ANPR Rendezvous 40 team. celebrating 40 years of ANPR Treasurer Tom Banks at Whether you can volunteer and Ranger Rendezvous in [email protected]. for one hour, 10 hours or Estes Park, Colorado, Send your name, contact 100 hours, your help will October 19-22 and you can information and a descrip- be appreciated and put to n lend a hand in the planning tion about the ways you’d good use. and delivery of this event, like to participate on the

10 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers 2016 RENDEZVOUS ROUNDUP Jeff Ohlfs and ANPR Past President Erika Jostad at Ranger Rendezvous in 2016.

Jeff Ohlfs THANK YOU receives Rick Gale President’s Award RANGER RENDEZVOUS ssociation of National Park and I’m proud to be a member. Thank Rangers Life Member Jeff Ohlfs you all.” VOLUNTEERS! was presented with the Rick Ohlfs retired in August 2016 as chief Program Team: Erika Jostad, Gale President’s Award by Erika ranger at Joshua Tree National Park in Tim Moore, Alison Steiner JostadA at Ranger Rendezvous for his service California after a 32-year career in law Communications Team: to the Association and the ranger profes- enforcement with the National Park Ser- Cadence Cook, Alison Steiner sion. Named in honor of ANPR leader vice. Throughout his career, he has been Dine-Arounds: Brenna Lissoway Rick Gale, the award is bestowed annually deeply involved with international ranger Field Trips/Service Project: on a member who makes meaningful and issues, serving as the North American repre- Colleen Derber, Erika Jostad, lasting contributions to the Association. sentative to the International Ranger Lauren Kopplin, Brenna Lissoway “Jeff Ohlfs has consistently demonstrat- Federation (IRF). In this role, Ohlfs en- Logistics Team: ed his dedication to the ranger profession gaged meaningfully with all the North Colleen Derber, Alison Steiner over the years,” Jostad said. “Perhaps most American associations he represented, in- Logo: Sherry Albrecht, Lauren Kopplin importantly, he has not shied from contro- cluding ANPR. Registration Desk: versial issues and has spoken up for what Ohlfs has attended every IRF World Colleen Derber, Lauren Kopplin he believes is right, remaining true to his Ranger Congress and helped to plan the Raffle:Katlyn Grubb values.” 8th World Ranger Congress hosted by Trivia Night: Kate Sargeant “I’m truly honored,” Ohlfs said. “Rick ANPR in Colorado in May 2016. He has Donations/Sponsorships: was a force of nature — larger than life. He been closely involved in the Ranger Honor Katlyn Grubb, Alison Steiner was always a friend and he trained many Roll that recognizes rangers from around Photo Contest: of us to be a ranger’s ranger. To be given the world who have died in the line of duty Liz Roberts an award in his name is such an amazing protecting the world’s natural and cultural Exhibits: Katlyn Grubb, Alison Steiner honor.” heritage. Merchandise Sales: Wendy Lauritzen “I couldn’t do most of the things I’ve In addition, he has also been intimately Hospitality Room: Tim Moore, done without my best friend and wife involved with the annual World Ranger Nancy Ward, Lauren Kopplin Deb,” Ohlfs said. “I also owe ANPR almost Day on July 31, which recognizes the Photography: everything that I have in my career. ANPR sacrifices of our brother and sister rangers Cadence Cook, Ann Dee Allen has been there through my entire 32 years internationally.

2016 RENDEZVOUS ROUNDUP RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 11 “Someone asked me, where is everybody else, and I knew what he was talking about.” — Ravis Henry

“I’ve been able to meet many different people from different parks and who have different jobs,” said Zach Whitlow. “We’re all equals here — it’s encouraging that so many people really want to help you suc- ceed in this job.” Back row: Jonathan Shafer, Nate Hurliman, Hannah Malvin, Zach Whitlow. “I’m a seasonal ranger trying to go into the field,” said Erin Halloran. “It’s been a Front row: Keri Nelson, Erin Halloran, Hilary Grabowski, Ravis Henry good opportunity to have a hiring official look at my resume and see what changes I can make.” Several of the scholars said they will encourage newer NPS employees to get Diversity, inclusivity involved in ANPR and come to Ranger Rendezvous. TOP OF MIND FOR SUPERNAUGH SCHOLARS “We represent what’s happening next in the Park Service,” said Hilary Grabowski. The 2016 Supernaugh Scholars discovered that Ranger Rendezvous “We need all the millennials to come. This offers even more than they anticipated when they applied for is a bridge where we can communicate and scholarships to attend the annual Association of National Park learn institutional knowledge.” “It’s really great that there are a lot of Rangers conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. older people at Rendezvous,” Nate Hurliman said. “In 30 years that’s going to be us. There also needs to be more talk he eight scholars heard about “We need to get more people from about focusing on younger people.” the memorial scholarships, many different backgrounds and many Hurliman said he was pleased to hear that named for longtime NPS ranger different groups and places to be a part of NPS wants to understand the work-life Bill Supernaugh, in a variety of this,” said Ravis Henry. “Someone asked balance issues employees face. Tways, including being encouraged to attend me, where is everybody else, and I knew Jonathan Schafer stressed that through by a colleague, family member or mentor, what he was talking about. We also need Rendezvous and park experiences, rangers and seeing information about them on the the Hispanic park rangers here, and more establish lifelong connections with people ANPR Facebook page. ANPR members African Americans and LGBT rangers. who share professional and personal expe- raised $2,998 for the scholars to attend the I would like how we [people of First riences, and they even end up “crashing” 2016 conference. Nations and indigenous backgrounds] see on each other’s couches when they travel to While they all had unique experiences at the world to be shared. The change that is other parks. Rendezvous, the scholars shared some take- happening in the world needs to be repre- The reverse is true as well, Whitlow aways: 1) They would like to see National sented in ANPR.” noted: “I’m going to do my best to mentor Park Service hiring and membership in “In addition to the wonderful friend- seasonals in my park — give them support ANPR become more diverse and inclusive, ships, it’s also valuable to have the personal and let them know there are people who 2) they were appreciative of the knowledge connections and understanding of what’s want them to succeed.” shared at Rendezvous, especially from then going on in the parks,” said Hannah “After hearing older folks’ stories here, NPS Deputy Director Mike Reynolds Malvin. “I’m excited about the National there are really no new problems, there are in the keynote address, and 3) they were Park Service LGBTQ Theme Study. I’d love only new solutions,” Hurliman said. pleased to learn how to advance their ca- to continue the discussion so that we don’t “I need to remember that.” reers with NPS. shy away from it and add that level of inclusivity in interpretation.” Ann Dee Allen, Ranger editor

12 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers 2016 RENDEZVOUS ROUNDUP 2016 Rendezvous The National Campfire: Ranger Rendezvous and National Park Service Roundup

Byinstitutional Jerry L. Rogers culture

he aptly-named Ranger opposed aggregating data about park cul- Massachusetts, the Rivers and Trails pro- Rendezvous serves as a sort tural resource needs at higher than regional grams, heritage corridors and eventually the of national campfire around levels even if doing so would help get mon- National Heritage Area concept. which stories of past on-the-job ey for them. One regional director denied In 2008 and 2009 I had the honor of Tadventures are told and retold, friendships the existence of cultural resources in his re- being a member of the National Parks Sec- are renewed, departed friends are remem- gion. Several park superintendents violated ond Century Commission which, looking bered, and new initiates brought into the the NHPA so conspicuously as to become decades ahead, recognized that the great circle. Stories carried forward, built upon problems for the State Historic Preserva- national parks — in all their nationally and added to not only bond individual tion officers who worked under National significant natural, scenic, recreational and friendships but also grow into distinctive Park Service leadership. One NPS director historic glory — are only the core of what cultures. Long before there was an ANPR made a decision so blatantly in violation of the nation will need in the future. The the National Park Service had evolved a that law as to result in his being successfully commission said the country must take powerful institutional culture that is si- sued by state, local and private sector “the National Park Idea” into every part of multaneously a great strength and a great our geography, economy, educational sys- problem. The way the Service’s institutional tems, and population. culture evolves in the stories told around Iconic images of national park scenes this national campfire, and the directions it represent the United States of America takes, are very important. almost as does the flag itself. The power I joined the National Park Service at in that fact can and should benefit those the mid-point of the Centennial and took who work to save anything and everything great pride in doing so, but the nature of “parklike” anywhere in the country and my career put me at odds in two ways with nothing is more obvious now than that the prevailing institutional culture of that the great iconic parks cannot be preserved time. First, my work with the kinds of without “parklike” places and things out- places and things that would later be called side their boundaries also being preserved. “cultural resources” was not a priority for The many National Park Service programs the Service. Second, my early assignment that encourage and assist that preservation implementing the National Historic Pres- are the best hope for survival of the parks ervation Act of 1966 (NHPA) made me themselves. an advocate not just for a carefully selected How, I wonder, will this broad view find few nationally significant places inside its way into the mythology, the stories, of national parks but for millions of places historic preservation interests who also the National Park Service? We will know it located everywhere and significant to their worked under National Park Service has happened when we hear it around the localities. Adding to the difficulty was the leadership. national campfire of a Ranger Rendezvous. fact that the broader NHPA responsibilities Clearly, setting cultural resource policy involved other federal agencies, states, local in Steve Mather’s bureau did little good governments, tribes and the private sector unless one also won the hearts and minds Jerry Rogers’ National Park Service career spanned in ways that did not fit within the “nor- of Steve Mather’s Family. That is when the period from 1964 to 2001 and included mal” WASO/region/park administrative I became determined to help build and leading the Cultural Resource and Historic hierarchy of the Service. When, in the early shape the Service’s institutional culture Preservation Programs, and ended as chair of Discovery 2000: The National Park Service 1980s, I became responsible for making all rather than just to be frustrated by it. For- General Conference. Rogers’ work on behalf of the of that work throughout the Service and tunately, there were other people inside and Park Service has continued through the Coalition nationwide elsewhere, the obstacles pre- outside the National Park Service who were to Protect America’s National Parks and other sented by the Service’s institutional culture working in ways compatible with my goals, organizations. This article is a synopsis of an ad- became clearer than ever. for example those who created the unique dress to Ranger Rendezvous on October 30, 2016. Most regional directors of the time blending of national park and community The full address can be found at ANPR.org. at Lowell National Historical Park in

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INCORPORATING THE untoldOF LGBTQ AMERICANS IN THE NPS By Chad Lord, NPCA

stories’m a gay man who likes to go to of LGBT communities across the United Of course, that changed when President national parks with his family. In States know and remember the places that Obama created the Stonewall National our visits to national park sites were significant in our emerging history. Monument on June 24, 2016. Stonewall across the country, my husband and It is this emerging history that now will became our nation’s first national park spe- I got to see the faces of America. hopefully be integrated into our nation’s cifically created for the purpose of adding Yet — and this didn’t really become ap- story more fully so when my daughter the LGBT struggle for equal rights to the Iparent until we started visiting parks with looks into her mirror [and] sees an accurate American Civil Rights story. our daughter after she was born — there reflection of her nation looking back. It is was something missing from the memories our national parks that are this mirror. WHY STONEWALL? being preserved. The stories that were be- Because Stonewall is an important ing told, the American history that is being WHY touchstone — an incredibly important preserved, what was missing? symbol in the fight for LGBT rights. Simply, it was us. It was our faces and NATIONAL PARKS? Stonewall marks a turning point. the faces of other LGBT families. It was Because our national parks belong to all In 1969, police raids and harassment [at our history; the story of our community’s of us. National parks in their own unique the Stonewall Inn bar in New York City] struggle for equal rights. It was any men- way declare that there are people, places increased. It was only a matter of time tion of the history of my daughter’s two and things in our country that aren’t just before something exploded — and some- dads and our contributions to our nation. important to cities or states — they are thing did in the early hours on June 28. It was that realization which motivated important to us all. The homeless gay youth and me to do something about it. Not really Our national parks are the physical transgender women were the first to resist, for myself. But for my daughter. I wanted embodiment of America’s character and inspired in part by the sight of a lesbian her to be able to visit our parks and see her our conscience. They tell increasingly more being brutalized by the police on the family reflected back at her. I wanted her diverse stories and teach us about our sidewalk outside the bar. to be able to see that her family mattered. wonderfully complicated shared heritage. Riot police were called in and the blocks That is the power of place. Place and Our national parks allow us to celebrate around the Stonewall Inn were fought over identify are inextricably linked. our most beautiful places and take pride for for six nights, with thousands of protestors There is an importance of being seen. our most amazing people and achievements facing off against the police. The intensity There is an importance in positive while at the same time asking us to grapple and the scale of resistance were unprec- portrayals in popular narratives. Seeing with dark and shameful moments in our edented and shocked LGBT people and oneself as part of the story or history is past. their allies. important to feeling like part of a society: Our national parks reflect the journey What happened at Stonewall was a sense of cultural belonging. generations of Americans have walked to- powerful. LGBT people had stood up for As former Interior Secretary Sally gether and nowhere is this more beautifully themselves — spontaneously — and won! Jewell said recently: “For far too long, the outlined than in the places where Ameri- struggles and contributions of lesbian, gay, cans fought together for equal rights. bisexual, transgender and queer-identified Yet, until only this summer none of UNTOLD Americans have been ignored in the tradi- our 411 national park sites represented or STORIES TO TELL connected to lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans- tional narratives of our nation’s history.” Here we are in 2016. Marriage is legal. gender (LGBT) people, places, or events It is of little surprise that LGBTQ peo- We can serve openly in the military. With despite the contributions and sacrifices of ple have not been actively identifying and that progress, however, has also come so many. preserving the places we love. But members pushback. Stonewall and the bigotry and

14 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers 2016 RENDEZVOUS ROUNDUP THE FOUR GOALS OF THE HERITAGE INITIATIVE fear-mongering that led to the uprising are, • To increase the number of listings • To engage scholars and community in many ways, as much with us today. of LGBTQ-associated properties in members who work to identify, The history surrounding Stonewall is the National Register of Historic research, and tell the stories of American history. It’s being woven into Places. LGBTQ associated properties and to the national narrative. But there are many • To encourage national park units, preserve and nominate properties for more untold stories to tell in many more National Heritage Areas and other recognition. places. affiliated areas to interpret associated • To identify, document, and The National Park Service has been LGBTQ stories. nominate LGBTQ-associated and is working to tell the stories about the National Historic Landmarks. struggle for freedom, justice and equality for our country’s most underrepresented populations, including women, African-Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, When it started, there was nothing like Rock Central High School with Anthony American Indians, Native Alaskans and this being undertaken by any other na- Fox, then U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Hawaiians. This effort is called the Heritage tional government anywhere in the world. to hold a roundtable discussion with two Initiative and it has already resulted in the Slowly, as the initiative’s work progressed, of the Little Rock 9 and others, including a expansion of the number of sites dedicated some of its goals were achieved. gay student among a group of students. to the legacies of underrepresented people When it was time for the students to while expanding upon interpretations CONCLUSION talk, this young man told the secretary that currently shared at existing parks. I’d like to [tell] two stories [about] the he wanted to thank her for the Stonewall In May 2014, Sally Jewell extended most important reasons for including the National Monument; that when [she] this commitment when she announced voices and faces of all Americans in our named Stonewall a national monument it outside of the Stonewall Inn the start national parks. “made it okay for to be me.” of the LGBTQ Heritage Initiative The first one is from an NPCA She finished by saying: That’s why (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/tellingal- colleague. Alan is an African-American this is important. lamericansstories/lgbtqthemestudy.htm). man. I was talking to him about why And I agree. I hope you will too. The massive, amazing work was written telling untold stories is so important and Chad Lord is the senior director for water policy at and peer-reviewed by over 30 subject here’s what he said: “Elevated public aware- the National Parks Conservation Association. matter experts and completed and released ness of and appreciation for that history on National Coming Out Day on will, however, help to retard and hopefully This article is a synopsis of a presentation at October 11, 2016. reverse decades of prejudice, that, like Ranger Rendezvous in Santa Fe, New Mexico. To read Lord’s prepared remarks in their entirety, sediment filling in a river bottom, has please visit ANPR.org. impeded our ability to navigate from past to present to future together.” Chad Lord (left) is greeted The second is my retelling of a story Secretary Jewell told at the release of the by NPCA colleague John LGBTQ theme study. She stopped at Little Garder at the 2016 Ranger Rendezvous.

15 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers ANPR Oral History Project 100100 percentpercent rangerranger

Rick Mossman: An interview with Brenna Lissoway

Growing up in Topeka, Kansas, uring a 2014 oral history interview with Brenna Lissoway, Mossman reflected on how he grew to understand the im- Rick Mossman knew from age 7 portance of resource education as a critical element of visitor and resource protection. From his first permanent NPS that he wanted to pursue a career Dappointment as an interpreter at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., he integrated this belief over a 36-year career engaged in several commis- with the National Park Service. sioned ranger positions, including at Bandelier National Monument in After earning a degree in wildlife New Mexico, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, Wrangell-Saint Elias and Glacier Bay national parks & preserves in Alaska, Yellowstone biology from Kansas State National Park in Wyoming, and finally as chief ranger at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Mossman continued to share his expe- University, Mossman became a rience and values in his post-retirement role as the program director and chief ranger for the National Park Service Ranger Academy at Colorado seasonal ranger at Buffalo Northwestern Community College and is now a private consultant.

National River in Arkansas. LISSOWAY: During your NPS career, did you develop a philosophy The experience solidified his about the way you approached difficult situations? MOSSMAN: When I went through FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement penchant for “traditional” ranger Training Center) we were taught to use the lowest level law enforcement skills, especially search and rescue. necessary to seek compliance. That was a kind of philosophy. I’ll be very honest, I don’t think we had as much emphasis on officer safety then that we do now. And maybe it’s more necessary now. I’m big into resource education. If you look at a park ranger job description, it says we’re 51 percent resource education. That’s import- ant. I always give the example to my students, and all the rangers that have ever worked for me: A kid’s fishing on the Lewis Lake Dock in Photographs courtesy of Rick Mossman.Photographs

16 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Yellowstone National Park with his dad. Beautiful evening in Yellowstone. And he’s got worms on his hook, which is illegal. Legally, I can cite that kid, or I can give the dad a citation. But if you were to do that, what’s that kid going to go away from that park with? I said, you sit there and talk to them and you explain why you don’t use bait. We don’t write a citation. I never want to see somebody write a citation for that. Because I want that kid going away from that park with a positive experience from a ranger, and not with a negative experience that he’s going to remember for the rest of his life. Education is much more important than the actual citation or arrest. Obviously we have to do that in a lot of cases. But the education is the most important thing, especially for us as park rangers. When I got to Wind Cave, the sign on the office said Law Enforcement Mossman at Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve in Alaska. Division. And I immediately removed that sign. I said, no, we are the Division of Resource and Visitor Protection. That is our title. Personally, I don’t like the term “When I got to Wind Cave, the sign on the “law enforcement ranger.” I like the term “protection ranger.” Again, because we’re in charge of protecting the resource as much, office said Law Enforcement Division. And I or more so, than protecting the people. You know, that’s our mission. It’s not just law immediately removed that sign.” enforcement. LISSOWAY: Have you seen the protection people on vacation that are usually pretty So I always took that philosophy and ranger skill set or attitude change over your good. But we still have to be prepared. So used that. I always tell my rangers, “If you career? there’s been a lot more emphasis on law stop and write a speeding ticket, don’t MOSSMAN: I have. I’ll be the first to enforcement and all those tools and tech- be a trooper and just go up and say, ‘You admit I’m one of the old dinosaurs that was niques we need to learn, which is import- were doing 65 in a 45, here’s your ticket.’ a general ranger coming through the ranks. ant. But as a result, so many other things “I would walk up to them and say, ‘You Part of it is our own fault, and part of it is, have become of lesser importance. know, you’re in a national park. We have unfortunately, necessary. We have profes- lots of wildlife. Last week we had a grizzly sionalized law enforcement much more, LISSOWAY: Who in your career did you cub killed by a car that was speeding. We’re just because of the culture of the world, look to as a mentor? here to protect the resource. We don’t want the way it’s changed. We have a terrible MOSSMAN: A number of them. When I you to hit an elk or a deer.’” Then, give record as far as the number of rangers that worked at Wrangell-Saint Elias and Glacier them the ticket, if you need to. It goes back have been killed in the line of duty. Five in Bay, my two bosses there were two of the to educating the visitor. Use it as a positive the last 25 years, I believe, that have been best bosses I ever had: Jay Wells and Randy spin, if you can, on how their violation murdered. I mean, per capita, that’s the King. Jay had the same kind of law enforce- is impacting the resource. Not just that highest of any federal agency, I believe. It’s ment philosophy that I do. I’ll never forget they’ve broken the law, because people just easy for people out there to get complacent. him saying once, at a seasonal training, break the law and get a ticket, they don’t And the park visitor is not like maybe it “If you can’t explain to a visitor why you’re like it. But if they understand why that law was 50 years ago and we have crime in the giving them a ticket, then you shouldn’t be exists, they can accept it a lot easier. I think parks. So we have to deal with it. We have giving them that ticket.” Just because we we have the opportunity to do that in the to be just as professional as every other law can, doesn’t mean we should. You’ve got Park Service. I’ve never had people not enforcement agency out there, and know to be able to articulate why they’re getting really understand that, for the most part. officer safety, and know what we’re dealing this ticket and the impact that has on the with, and expect the unexpected. But then resource or the park. Brenna Lissoway is the archivist for Chaco Canyon again, we also know we’re dealing with National Historical Park in New Mexico.

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PERSPECTIVE: INTERPRETATION At best, our pride in the organization and our history sometimes prevented or slowed Freeman Tilden’s new approaches. At worst, the pride came across as arrogance. Reduced park operating budgets have Interpretive Principles not helped. Even so, I told staff that the lack of funds never stopped us from trying to do better. remain relevant By Randy W. Turner The NPS has often not been the leader in reaching new audiences. Yes, we can provide excellent examples of new and was introduced to Freeman Tilden creative approaches at NPS units. However, and his six interpretive principles as I visit parks across the system, I note during my first training at the Nat- examples of bad interpretation, poor chez Trace Parkway in Mississippi in personal visitor services and rangers I1974. It was a revelation that the job of a disconnected from visitors. seasonal park aid and park technician was The lack of good and consistent training to present more than just information to for new employees is most evident. Since park visitors. According to Tilden, I was retiring I have been hired as a contract to “reveal meanings and relationships... consultant to teach classes, conduct rather to simply communicate factual evaluations and prepare planning information.” documents. I am saddened to learn that too Tilden’s book Interpreting Our Heritage many supervisors and line rangers know provided interpretation examples and the little or nothing about Tilden’s interpretive instructors, who included my first super- principles. It shows. visor Gene Cox, provided park-specific Please, interpreters: Consult Interpreting examples. That helped, but experience be- Our Heritage. Pay close attention to the came the best teacher. first principle: “Any interpretation that A few years after becoming a permanent does not somehow relate to what is being ranger, I became a member of the former displayed or described to something within North Atlantic Regional Interpretive Skills the personality or experience of the visitor Team. We instructed at regional seasonal During my 35-plus years in the Nation- will be sterile.” That is one of the best con- training sessions and taught Interpretive al Park Service, I advanced from a seasonal nections to relevancy that I have ever read. Skills I, II and III classes, following our to a permanent, to a supervisor, to a divi- Perhaps this piece will generate discus- own training at Stephen T. Mather Train- sion chief, to deputy superintendent and sion, agreement and disagreement. I think ing Center. superintendent. One of my favorite tasks Freeman Tilden would be pleased that Tilden’s principles were the foundation continued to be training. I was honored to we still have strong feelings and opinions for the classes. Helping the participants teach at the 2010 Northeast Interpretation about interpretation almost 60 years after determine appropriate methods and media Conference just before retiring. his book was published. and learn good techniques was a large part While I admired the efforts to identify, of the training. develop and test competences for interpret- Randy W. Turner has been a consultant since In seasonal training and Skills I, stu- ers in the 1990s and 2000s, training moved January 2011 following his retirement from the National Park Service after 35 years. He specializes dents presented short programs to the class. away from Tilden’s principles. But new Verbal feedback was provided in one-on- in planning, training, facilitation, evaluations and approaches can be used with traditional other consulting work for parks, historic sites, one sessions. For the June seasonal training, interpretation. The new does not have to we held a follow-up meeting by August to museums, nature centers and heritage areas. replace tradition. As I told the staff, we Turner worked at 13 park sites in nine states and help determine what did and did not work. could offer both podcasts and guided tours. Washington, D.C. In 1995 he completed an Those sessions were often more revealing When I read that national parks are assignment with the National Parks of Russia. than the written evaluations. For the Skills not seen as relevant to younger and more In 1999-2000 he was the NPS Bevinetto sessions, we had follow-up phone inter- diverse audiences, I get it. The competition Congressional Fellow assigned to the U.S. Senate views, with less success. and the distractions are real, and many peo- Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee. ple in the NPS have been slow to change.

18 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers NPS parity finalized for seasonal law enforcement training By Rick L. Mossman and Anthony L. Luongo

n July 2016, the academy directors 2015, the NPS-LETC re-evaluated and developing into an opportunity for future of the Seasonal Law Enforcement identified the training disparity between seasonal park rangers to complete the Training Programs (SLETP) met to the SLETP and LMPT curricula. SLETP under very similar training stan- discuss the present and future of the EFFORT INVOLVED dards and rigor as permanent NPS employ- Iexpanded curriculum with the National ees who receive training at the Federal Law Park Service. The summit also provided KEY PARTIES, STEPS Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). an opportunity to acknowledge the shared These seasonal rangers are now well pre- In order to have parity between these successes of re-accreditation by the Federal pared to do well at FLETC once they two programs, Mark Cutler led an initiative Law Enforcement Training Accreditation become permanent federal employees. supported by several academies and NPS (FLETA), to pledge to a Spirit of Excel- Building on the meeting’s recurring subject matter experts. Lesson plans, stu- lence, and to discuss contemporary issues themes of attracting, training and preparing dent texts, test questions and instructional and challenges in 21st century policing. future park rangers at a particularly chal- support materials were developed, revised The meeting was held at the Santa lenging time in the history of law enforce- and updated. Rosa Junior College Public Safety Train- ment, Rick Obernesser, the NPS associate The culmination of this project was ing Center and was hosted by Academy director for visitor and resource protection, reached in fall 2015, when the 680-hour Director Brian Marvin. Also in attendance addressed meeting participants via WebEx. curriculum was successfully piloted and were Georgia Shaw, superintendent of the In his remarks, Obernesser commented on evaluated at Southwestern Community NPS Law Enforcement Training Center several challenges and opportunities facing College. (LETC); Mark Cutler, branch chief of the the agency and its workforce, including In December 2015, a post-pilot sum- NPS SLETP; and Charles Cuvelier, chief ethical decision-making, demonstrating mit was convened under the leadership of of the NPS Law Enforcement, Security and emotional intelligence and resiliency, using the NPS. NPS-LETC staff and the seven Emergency Services (LESES). crisis intervention skills and building trust. SLETP directors met to collaborate, re- The SLETP is offered at seven institu- Expanding on these observations, fine and chart the rollout of the expanded tions of higher education in the U.S.: Charles Cuvelier led an interesting SLETP to all of the academies. Colorado Northwestern Community discussion about contemporary issues and With the ink barely dry, the academy College in Rangely; Northern Arizona challenges in 21st century policing. A directors and NPS-LETC staff met in July University in Flagstaff; Santa Rosa Junior thoughtful and critical analysis followed 2016 to discuss further refinements, im- College in Windsor, California; Skagit that addressed warrior vs. guardian provements and adjustments to the new Valley College in Mount Vernon, mindsets, ethics and core values, emerging curriculum. The consensus among directors Washington; Southwestern Community training needs, and building trust in our who delivered the expanded program in College in Franklin, North Carolina; communities. early 2016 was positive and constructive. Temple University in Philadelphia; and Rick Edwards, lead instructor at Colorado Vermilion Community College in Ely, Rick L. Mossman is the former SLETP academy Northwestern Community College SLETP, Minnesota. director at Colorado Northwestern Community remarked, “It went smoothly with only a Prior to 2016, the SLETP academies College in Rangely. Anthony L. Luongo is few hiccups, mainly involving sequencing were approved to offer a 400-hour cur- SLETP academy director at Temple University of various classes.” in Philadelphia. Mossman can be reached at riculum. This training, designed for the [email protected]. entry-level seasonal law enforcement park BRIDGING ranger, is modeled after the Land Manage- ESSENTIAL TRAINING ment Police Training Program (LMTP). Beginning in 2014 and continuing through Many academy directors agreed that the expanded curriculum was working. It is

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St. John Gualbert patron saint of BTRTE park rangers and foresters training he National Park Service Search & Rescue is holding its 22nd annual Basic Technical Rescue Training— TEast (BTRTE) April 24-28 at New River Gorge National River in West Virginia. NEW FEATURE There is no tuition fee for the training, and participants are eligible to earn EMT CEUs. The program will include lifesaving skills and practical experience in building WORLD RANGER confidence and leadership. Please join Search & Rescue News from the International professionals for this important BTRTE and make professional contacts as well as Ranger Federation By Jeff Ohlfs lifelong friends. For information, contact: 2017 BTRTE Incident Commander want to thank ANPR Past to begin in 2017, provided a mem- Ranger Kevin Moses, 540-742-3689 or President Erika Jostad for ap- orandum of understanding is signed [email protected]. pointing me as ANPR’s interna- between the IRF and Foundation. Itional affairs liaison. I will endeavor Sadly, it is reported that 32 to keep you informed of the latest rangers have died since World news from the International Ranger Day in 2016. Mobile Seminar Ranger Federation (IRF) Finally, during conversations International Executive Committee. with our Latin American colleagues, on Tourism in In this issue, I’d like to report on I learned that park rangers and three items of interest. foresters have a patron saint: St. Protected Areas First, IRF is considering obtain- John Gualbert (985-1073). Gualbert ing legal status. It plans to purchase founded a monastery at Vallombro- he Mobile Seminar on Planning IRF-branded merchandise to resell sa, Italy. He and his fellow monks and Managing Tourism in Protected to member associations and ranger planted firs and pines to create a Areas is an intensive, 2.5-week Tfield-based training event aimed at profes- members for a profit. The Thin park and nature preserve surround- Green Line Foundation has secured ing the monastery. sionals working to promote sustainable $5,000 from the NPS grants pro- I hope everyone has a safe and tourism and outdoor recreation in parks gram, $7,500 from Parks Victoria, happy 2017! globally. Seminar themes include: planning for public use and tourism; legal and policy and $20,000 from the Foundation Jeff Ohlfs, ANPR to support an IRF executive officer frameworks; institutional arrangements in- international affairs liaison cluding public-private partnerships; interpretation and environmental education; and visitor infrastructure. The September 7-23 course travels COVER: through Colorado, Wyoming and South Ranger Rendezvous participants at Bandelier Dakota and makes visits to national park National Park in New Mexico. units and state parks, national forests, a Photo by Cadence Cook dude ranch and a tribal reservation. Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved. Articles and images For more information visit http://warnercnr. in this publication are the sole property of ANPR and Ranger colostate.edu/cpamt-tourism-course magazine, except where otherwise indicated. Republication in whole or part is not allowed without written permission. or call Jim Barborak at 970-491-2117.

20 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers ANPR recommends Pension Protection Act consulting your tax planner ALLOWS DEDUCTIONS health or long-term-care insurance for you, in regard to this topic. your spouse or dependents. The distribu- To learn more, see the FOR PUBLIC SAFETY tion must be made directly from the plan following resources: to the insurance provider. OFFICIALS You can exclude from income the • U.S. Government Publishing Office Public Law 109–280— ith tax season approaching, the smaller of the amount of the insurance pre- miums or $3,000. You can only make this Aug. 17, 2006: Pension Protection Association of National Park Act if 2006 SEC. 845 Rangers reminds members of election for amounts that would otherwise theW Pension Protection Act of 2006. be included in your income. The amount • Distributions from Retired public safety officials (such as park excluded from your income cannot be used Governmental Retirement Plans protection rangers, firefighters and other to claim a medical expense deduction. For for Health and Long-Term Care first responders) may be eligible to deduct this purpose, an eligible retirement plan Insurance for Public Safety Officers: is a governmental plan that is a qualified https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ up to $3,000 in health insurance and PLAW-109publ280/pdf/PLAW- long-term-care insurance premiums from trust, a Section 403(a) plan, Section 403(b) 109publ280.pdf reported retirement income. annuity, Section 457(b) plan, the CSRS or You may elect to exclude premiums FERS retirement plans. • IRS Publication 575 Cat. from income distributions made from an No. 15142B Pension and We thank Pat Grediagin for sharing Annuity Income: https://www.irs. eligible retirement plan. Premiums must this information. be used for plans that cover accident, gov/pub/irs-pdf/p575.pdf.

RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 21 The seasonal life: All it’s cracked

Jeanette Meleen at Denali National up to be Park & Preserve in Alaska. By Jeanette Meleen, Lava Beds

or the past eight years, I’ve had the different parks are managed, which has dysfunctional relationships too! privilege of working as a seasonal strengthened my resume. My brother and I have each experi- interpretive park ranger for the enced breakups and broken hearts. Living FNational Park Service. I have worked for 11 Schedule allows for in remote parks can make it hard to meet seasons at five NPS sites and am currently travel, simplicity people. When rangers meet, however, they in a term position at park No. 6. already have one big thing in common: the The seasonal schedule also has its perks. During this period, I’ve lived all over passion for living and working in national For example, when the season ends I often the country and experienced some ups and parks. I know many married couples who have time to travel and visit my family or downs along the way. As my good friend met as seasonal park rangers. see new places. Some rangers I know travel Kara says, being a seasonal park ranger is Being a seasonal can make it challenging to other countries for months at a time be- “living the dream.” Most of the time this to make long-term plans. I never know cause they have the winter free. is true, but living the seasonal life is not where I might work from year to year. Being a seasonal is a great way to live always easy. However, these challenges enable me to simply and save money. Moving every Don’t get me wrong. Being a seasonal live each day at a time and try not to worry six months means I don’t acquire many park ranger has many advantages. It is an about the future. Whether I’m trying to fig- possessions. For the past eight years, I’ve excellent way to see the country and make ure out if a romantic relationship will work only owned what can fit into my two-door friends. I’ve called many places home, out or if I’ll get the job I really want, I try Chevy Cavalier. Many parks offer inex- including Mount Rushmore National to believe that everything will work out. pensive seasonal housing to rent, and most Memorial, Boston National Historical Park, are in places far from big cities that might Katmai National Park & Preserve, Death Benefits are improving tempt me to spend lots of money. Valley National Park, Denali National Some of these advantages can also be It is a hopeful time for seasonal park Park & Preserve and Lava Beds National seen as disadvantages. For example, being rangers. With the new Land Management Monument. employed for only half of the year could Workforce Flexibility Act, longtime season- Every new place I work includes gaining get a little old. While seasonal winter jobs al employees can now apply for jobs open new friends. I am lucky to have a vast with the NPS do exist, they are difficult to to permanent employees. I am currently network of park ranger friends and ac- get because there are so few of them. As a in a term position, and I’ve already inter- quaintances, many of whom I hope to result, many rangers I know spend winter viewed for permanent GS 9 positions. And know forever. Working at many different months working non-NPS jobs as ski in- while seasonal employees do not acquire parks means I also experience seeing how structors or substitute teachers. status as federal employees or get govern- Moving a lot can complicate things like ment retirement, they are now eligible for taxes, mailing addresses, voter registration, federal employee health insurance. health insurance and driver’s licenses. I Despite the many challenges of being a often ask myself, where is home? Working seasonal ranger, I have an awesome life. I at two parks a year in different states and wouldn’t trade the last eight years for any- having a permanent address in a third state thing. Besides, one day I may be permanent causes headaches at tax time. and miss my wandering lifestyle. Whether I am a seasonal or not, I’m Romance can loving every moment that I get to work for the National Park Service. It is a be challenging tremendous privilege. Jeanette Meleen and her brother Moving a lot can also complicate one’s Sean Meleen at Katmai National love life. When my younger brother Jeanette Meleen is a ranger at Lava Beds Park & Preserve in Alaska. became a seasonal park ranger, the first National Monument in California.

thing I thought was, oh no, you will have courtesy MeleenPhotos of Jeanette 22 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers “Despite the many challenges of being a seasonal ranger, it is an awesome life.”

International Association of Women Police invites rangers to attend California training

Region 10 of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) will host a regional training April 3-4 at the Walnut Creek Marriott in California. “People, Process and Performance in Law Enforcement” will focus on how to better serve the public while protecting oneself. Topics include the legal ramifications of law enforcement actions, how law enforcement and the people they serve perceive each other, and the impact of race and gender issues on performance. Information about attendance and fee options, as well as registration and payment, can be found at www.iawp.org. Hotel reserva- tions can be made by calling 800.228.9290 or 925.934.2000. Reduced room rates are available until March 10; ask for the special IAWP rate.

To learn more about the training and IAWP contact Sgt. Fabian Brown at [email protected]. Brown is the conference director and the IAWP regional coordinator for California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Hawaii.

RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 23 serving as superintendent of Harpers All inthe Family Ferry National Historical Park. She began her career as an intern/seasonal park aid at Cape Lookout National Seashore and then worked as a seasonal interpreter and permanent ranger at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. She returned to Cape Lookout as a law enforcement/ resource management ranger and met her husband of 30 years, Rob Lamar. She also held positions at George Washington Carver National Monument, Friendship Hill National Historic Site/Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Booker T. Wash- ington National Monument.

Jan Lemons moved to the National Capital Regional Office as the branch chief for law enforcement and ranger activities. She leaves her job as chief ranger at Pinnacles National Park in Marten and Margarita Schmitz at Baylor Pass in New Mexico California.

Marten and Margarita Schmitz, Life Members of ANPR, have moved to Dick Anderson retired on November Las Cruces, New Mexico. Marten is an 30, 2016 from his position as environ- outdoor recreation planner with the mental protection specialist with the Bureau of Land Management and directs Alaska Regional Office after 39 years the special recreation permit process and . with the National Park Service Recreation Management Plan develop- Anderson helped shape NPS policy and ment. The move was a return home for practice, particularly in wilderness man- Margarita, who continues as a homemaker agement. He joined the NPS as an SCA and schoolteacher to their children. volunteer at Grand Canyon National Park For Marten, serving as an NPS rang- in 1972 and worked at Fort Clatsop – er was an honor and a boyhood dream Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, come true. He served with the NPS for 28 Everglades National Park, California State years and wore the hat of an LEO, Fire- Parks, Isle Royale National Park and Organ fighter, EMT and NRM at various times. Pipe Cactus National Monument before He enjoyed interpretation the most, and landing a permanent, subject to furlough, Roberta D’Amico the forays into LE, Fire, EMS and RM position at Organ Pipe. He later became only served to reinforce this. He start- the first resource management chief of ed seasonally at CAVE, FODA, LECA Chiricahua National Monument and Fort Roberta D’Amico retired on October (now GRBA), JELA and NAVA. He held Bowie National Historic Site. 28, 2016 as senior communications permanent ranger status at JELA, PEFO, Anderson married fellow ranger advisor for the National Park AGFO, PECO, WABA and ALFL (a unit Margaret Galiano and they have two girls. Service in Washington, D.C. She served of LAMR). In Death Valley National Park, the couple as management assistant at Niobrara/ Margarita was a park ranger at CHAM, witnessed the transition from monument Missouri National Scenic Riverways, chief BIBE, LECA (now GRBA), PEFO and to park wilderness. Ten years later, they of interpretation and district interpreter at AGFO. She also worked with the U.S. For- moved to Alaska, where Dick spent 13 Everglades National Park, communications est Service, including serving as a hotshot years with the regional office environmental director for the Division of Fire and Avia- in the Cleveland National Forest. planning and compliance team, branching tion Management and assistant director of They met as seasonals at LECA (now into FOIA, external environmental reviews, communications for the NPS. GRBA), married in 1991 and have three wilderness and training. Margaret remains children. All signs, personal and profes- the museum specialist with the Alaska Re- Rebecca Harriett retired on Septem- sional, pointed to the move to southern gional Office. They live ber 25, 2016 after 38 years of services New Mexico. Marten and Margarita can be in Anchorage. to the National Park Service and reached at [email protected].

24 t ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers Welcome to the ANPR family! Report on Here are the newest members of the endowment Association of National Park Rangers (updated 11/29/16) NPR’s Investment Advisory Committee, currently comprised of seven members and observed • Mark Glowacky, Brentwood, NH byA a non-voting member, has made its rec- • Charles Grady, Essex, MD ommendation to the Board of Directors as • Ashe Gummels, St. Louis, MO • Riley Hays, Custer, SD to the investment of $100,000 in fundrais- • Mike Hittle, Rapid City, SD ing proceeds from the ANPR sponsored • Joy Kacoroski, Issaquah, WA 8th World Ranger Congress in 2016, as • Marin Karraker, Jemez Springs, NM well as new life memberships and new • John Loehr, Ronan, MT century contributions from life members. • Hannah Malvin, Washington, DC After careful consideration and delibera- • Matthew Mordfin, Custer, SD tion, the committee recommended three • Zach Piotrowski, Sacramento, CA low-cost, diverse financial instruments for New member Celia • Kelsey Schreck, Somerville, MA investment. Dubin of La Junta, • Lisa Smith, Aurora, CO The funds can be considered an en- Colorado, at the 2016 • Southwestern Community dowment, the proceeds from which are College, Franklin, NC Ranger Rendezvous. intended to provide funding for ANPR • Alfons Staerk, Carnation, WA long into the future. Interest and dividends • Christopher Steis, Falls Church, VA accrued annually will be available to pay • Pat Stephens Williams, routine ANPR expenses. Otherwise, the • Dick Anderson, Anchorage, AK Nacogdoches, TX endowment will provide future financing • Paula Andres, Flagstaff, AZ • Jay Sturdevant, Lincoln, NE for worthy projects approved by majority • Bonnie Bastian, Fairfield, OH • Andrew Tandberg, River Falls, WI vote of the entire ANPR membership: a • Marianne Bez, Cooperstown, NY • Temple University Seasonal Law high threshold to be met before the • Lorrie Bonds Lopez, Santa Fe, NM Enforcement Training Program, Philadelphia, PA • Alexandria Collins, Murfreesboro, TN principal (basis) amount is spent. • Ahmad Toure, McLean, VA • Colorado Northwestern Community • Dennis Vasquez, Rio Rancho, NM College, Rangely, CO For more information, • Dale Vice, Livingston, TX • Steve Detwiler, Plantation, FL please contact Tom Banks at • Thomas Diveny, Sparta, NJ • Charles Walters, Richmond, TX [email protected] • Celia Dubin, La Junta, CO • Adam Wiewel, Lincoln, NE or 508-579-2521

RANGER • Winter 2016/17 u 25 IN PRINT

TheDevil’s Playground is a story of the previously discounted “curiosities” believ- The Devil’s movers and shakers, the explorers, the able. This critical achievement resulted in business people, the soldiers, the scientists, the Hayden scientific expedition the fol- Playground: the bureaucrats and the occasional devils lowing year and the passage of the Yellow- A Novel of Old Montana and the who brought life to the territory — the es- stone Park act in 1872. Creation of Yellowstone Park. tablishment, if you will. Indian culture and Bartsch focuses on this achievement and history stay in the background, places Cooke at the center of Robert C. Bartsch. Sunstone Press, 2015. yet this is a nicely told story the lobbying effort for nation- By Tony Sisto of white settlement fueled by al park status. This is a bit of gold-seekers from the Califor- acknowledged literary license idway through Robert Bartsch’s nia gold rush. but it is within the broader The Devil’s Playground, Sam The book features a series argument for establishment of Hauser — Helena banker and of vignettes about figures the park. Mfuture member of the Washburn-Lang- that include a prospector and In the end, Yellowstone ford-Doane expedition into Yellowstone settlement founder, a Mon- and its idea could only be — meets banker Jay Cooke in 1876 to tana renaissance man, road created out of a community lobby for the Northern Pacific Railroad to agents who burglarize the gold of settlers. It took a growing pass along the Yellowstone River into the fields, Montana vigilantes and civilization of pioneers, ex- mining areas of Montana Territory. Hauser hangman’s “justice,” explorers plorers and their families to hazards an exaggerated estimate of territory on the Yellowstone expedition and many encourage the intellectual freedom to even population. Though more than double the others. This approach makes for pleasur- conjure a public land set-aside. true number of residents, the answer helps able reading about the braided streams of In The Devil’s Playground, Bartsch re- sustain Cooke’s interest in the territory. So history. veals the broader bonds among the many too, is one’s interest in Barsch’s historical With the Washburn-Langford-Doane people of Old Montana that led to the novel sustained because of characters like expedition in 1870, many readers will be Montana Territory and to the creation of these. in familiar territory. The group was the first the world’s first park for the “benefit and to help make the discovery of Yellowstone’s enjoyment” of all the people.

This book is much different than I spoke with Mercer by phone and Wood Buffalo Mercer’s first book. While Dyed in the mentioned how surprised I was that this Book Two in the Green was a kind of wardens vs. notori- book was so much different from the Dyed in the Green Series ous poacher and killer, Wood Buffalo deals first. He replied that his goal was to show with political intrigue and a the full range of issues that George Mercer. 2016 few slimy bureaucrats. Canadian parks face. By Rick Smith Complicating Matthews’ work Alas, Matthews is forced is the order from headquarters to transfer to Jasper etired Canadian game warden to speak with “one voice,” National Park due to his George Mercer has written his which often puts him at odds involvement with the park’s second book featuring game war- with the politicians there. response. Once again he Rden Ben Matthews. At the close of Dyed This is a dilemma that many has to leave Jones. in the Green, Matthews had just been readers of Ranger will transferred from Cape Breton National recognize. At least this time, Rick Smith, an ANPR life member and former Park in eastern Canada to Wood Buffalo the warden has his superiors in president of ANPR and the National Park in northern Alberta, leav- the park on his side. ing his girlfriend, Kate Jones, behind. His International Ranger Once again, I admire Mer- Federation, retired from the task in Wood Buffalo is to help prepare cer’s ability to capture and portray land- National Park Service after a 31-year the park’s response to a politically moti- scape detail. At times when I was reading, career. His last position was as associate vated plan to cull the park’s entire herd I felt I was almost in the park. The author regional director of resources management of buffalo due to supposed disease and also catches the tone of the bureaucrats in the former Southwest Region. He and his replace it with disease-free buffalo from working to cull the whole herd — not wife, Kathy, live in Tucson, Arizona. another park. Luckily for Matthews, an easy task, coming from someone who Jones is transferred to Wood Buffalo and spent his career in the field. can assist him with the work.

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