Ranger Stories

National park staff are the heartbeat of our parks – safeguarding our lands, preserving our history and building community.

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  • Greetings from Mesa Verde National Park

    Our family visited Mesa Verde years ago and we are still cherishing this wonderful experience. The park ranger was so interesting, telling us about the life there way before our time. He explained what discoveries and learnings were obtained from the sites on the cliffs and also trying to make…

  • Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve

    For years I had seen nature documentaries with the bears of Katmai National Park standing in the river near Brooks Falls as the salmon are spawning. The bears are like shortstops, grabbing the salmon in mid-air as the fish leap upstream, and then devouring their catch in a couple of…

  • Greetings from Sequoia National Park

    At the Mineral King Campground, Ranger Alan's campfire programs was a vital event for my 5 year old daughter Kai. She would spent all day talking about what she'd learned the night before. We took a 9 mile hike, her longest, and then she got to tell Ranger Alan all…

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