nPostednon July 31, 2014
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Parknrangers work in all sorts of parks – world heritage sites, nationalnmonuments and parks, state parks, even county and city parks. Anyonenwho has ever enjoyed a park should take a moment today to thanknrangers for the work they do protecting the world’s natural andncultural treasures.
Parknrangers work in all sorts of parks – world heritage sites, nationalnmonuments and parks, state parks, even county and city parks. Anyonenwho has ever enjoyed a park should take a moment today to thanknrangers for the work they do protecting the world’s natural andncultural treasures.n
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nAnothernreason for the day is to commemorate the rangers who have been killednor injured in the line of duty.
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Accordingnto the official website of the International RangernFederation, a shocking number of rangers have been murdered in Africanand other places because they were doing their job. I can certainlynsee why someone would create a day to honor these brave men andnwomen!
Accordingnto the official website of the International RangernFederation, a shocking number of rangers have been murdered in Africanand other places because they were doing their job. I can certainlynsee why someone would create a day to honor these brave men andnwomen!n
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nParknrangers are often under-equipped and underpaid—and that isnsomething to work on!—but they shouldn’t be under-appreciated asnwell! n
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nSomenideas for World Ranger Day include creating thank-you cards to givento park rangers, choosing a local ranger to honor, light a candle fornrangers who have died in the line of duty, plant a tree as a tributento a ranger, host an event in which rangers speak to kids or adultsnabout their work, donate money to a park or to the IRF.
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The U.S. National Park Servicen hires more than 20 thousand employees—in job categories fromn archeologists to fish biologists, from masons to electricians, fromn landscape architects to museum professionals. About 4,000 of then employees are park rangers.n
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nWiki Hown has an article about how to become a park ranger.
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nHeren is a short video about a short, grim time in the lives of USNPS parkn rangers.
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nUncommonnInstruments Day
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nKevlarninventor Stephanie Kwolek’s birthday
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nHawaiiannFlag Day
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