From ranger to termination grounds the parks face
A park ranger recounts a career path from state and national park service roles to abrupt termination at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The piece argues chronic underfunding and staffing cuts threaten America’s National Parks and the staff who serve visitors, citing wages, vacancies, and the value of rangers in safeguarding and educating the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shalyn Yost-Haynes
National Park Service
Wallace Stegner
America
Carl Sandburg National Historic Site
NPS
Upstate
New York
State of
State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation
North Carolina
Chimney Rock State Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
WNC
Unique Federal Park
Parkway
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Park Rangers
Carl Sandburg
Carl
Sandburg
Park Service
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Sequoia National
The
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Sharyn Yost-Haynes
Sandburg Goats