Back in the '70s and early '80s, I worked as a seasonal employee for the U.S. Forest Service. Seemed like a fun and interesting way to work my way through college.
After working as a tour guide on the boat tours at Crater Lake National Park, I was hired as a forestry technician on the Malheur National Forest and was based in Prairie City, Oregon. I worked a number of jobs over the course of my time there, including firefighting crew and wilderness ranger.
After a season on the Malheur, I was hired on the Wenatchee National Forest, where I would work for the next eight seasons in a variety of capacities. My favorite job was wilderness ranger where my chief duties included roaming the backcountry, checking wilderness permits, packing and posting signs and packing out garbage.
Life as a backcountry ranger otherwise meant being the eyes and the ears of the U.S. Forest Service for the wilderness they were charged to manage. Needless to say, opportunities for adventure were endless.
After working as a tour guide on the boat tours at Crater Lake National Park, I was hired as a forestry technician on the Malheur National Forest and was based in Prairie City, Oregon. I worked a number of jobs over the course of my time there, including firefighting crew and wilderness ranger.
After a season on the Malheur, I was hired on the Wenatchee National Forest, where I would work for the next eight seasons in a variety of capacities. My favorite job was wilderness ranger where my chief duties included roaming the backcountry, checking wilderness permits, packing and posting signs and packing out garbage.
Life as a backcountry ranger otherwise meant being the eyes and the ears of the U.S. Forest Service for the wilderness they were charged to manage. Needless to say, opportunities for adventure were endless.
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