RANGER
THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL PARK RANGERS

Ever since its inception in 1977, a high priority of the Association of National Park Rangers (ANPR) has been to foster improved communications within the ranks of both rangers and the employees of the National Park Service in general.

That objective is made clear in its original statement of purpose: "ANPR shall be an organization to communicate for, about, and with park rangers; to promote and enhance the park ranger profession and its spirit; to support management and the perpetuation of the National Park Service; and to provide a forum for social enrichment."

Although the Service had other in house publications at the time, none of them dealt specifically with operational, professional, personnel and other issues of interest to rangers. The Association therefore launched a newsletter on such matters — plus ANPR business — that first came out twice a year, then three times a year. Edited by the late Rick Gale and produced by T.J. Priehs, it proved to be highly popular, clearly filling a broadly felt need.

In 1982, Bill Halainen became editor, and three years later converted the newsletter to a quarterly magazine, Ranger: The Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers, expanding it considerably in size.

In April 1993, Teresa Ford assumed the duties of editor and continued the magazine for the next two decades. Among other improvements, she introduced color, which was increasingly utilized over ensuing years.

Over the course of the better part of five decades, more than 140 editions of the newsletter and magazine have been published and disseminated to members throughout the agency and to friends and colleagues in other organizations across the nation and overseas.

Because these publications contain such a breadth of detailed information about all aspects of both the Association and the National Park Service, they provide an important historical asset for a period of almost 40 years — more than a third of the Service's existence and close to all of ANPR's lifetime.

Now, just in time for the Service's centennial, all these publications are available to members of the Association, NPS employees and the public as all past issues have been converted to PDF files and posted on the web.

The issues appear below. All you need to do is click on the cover to open and access the contents of a given edition. Take a minute to open up an edition or two and see what they have to offer. You'll find the stories and history fascinating and at times compelling and learn something about the evolution of your association and the National Park Service.

Bill Halainen
Past Editor

1979	Vol 1 No 1 January 1979 A Message from the Chairman of the Board	Vol 1 No 2 June 1979 Park Technician and Park Ranger
1980	Vol 2 No 1 February 1980 The State of the Association of National Park Rangers	Vol 2 No 2 July 1980 Rendezvous IV at Rock Lane Lodge
1981	Vol 3 No 1 January 1981 State of the Association	Vol 3 No 2 July 1981 Rendezvous V at Lake Tahoe
1982	Vol 4 No 1 March 1982 Major Emergency Planning & Training	Vol 4 No 2 August 1982 Ranger Rendezvous VI Deep in the Heart of Appalachia	Vol 4 No 3 December 1982 Appalachian Rendezvous: Rendezvous VI
1983	Vol 5 No 1 March 1983 Expectations of Care: Setting Servicewide EMS Standards	Vol 5 No 2 June 1983 Rendezvous VII: Around the Clock Action in Las Vegas	Vol 6(5?) No 3 September 1983 36 CFR Revisions: Reality At Last	Vol 6(5?) No 4 Winter 1983/1984 Ranger Rendezvous
1984	Vol 7(6?) No 1 Spring 1984 Alaska!	Vol 8(6?) No 2 Summer 1984 Rendezvous By The Sea: Bar Harbor, ME	Vol 7(6?) No 3 Fall 1984 Ranger Service Dogs: A Program Proposal
1985	Vol 1 No 1 Winter 1984-1985 Rendezvous in Bar Harbor	Vol 1 No 2 Spring 1985 The Evolution of Law Enforcement in the Park Service	Vol 1 No 3 Summer 1985 Interpreting War and Peace in the Parks	Vol 1 No 4 Fall 1985 Women in the National Park Service
1986	Vol 2 No 1 Winter 1985-1986 Rendezvous at Lake Geneva	Vol 2 No 2 Spring 1986 Fire Management in the National Park Service	Vol 2 No 3 Summer 1986 The Multi-Specialist Ranger	Vol 2 No 4 Fall 1986 The Paper Ranger
1987	Vol 3 No 1 Winter 1986-1987 Rendezvous in Jackson Hole	Vol 3 No 2 Spring 1987 Archeological Resource Protection	Vol 3 No 3 Summer 1987 Rangers and Resource Management	Vol 3 No 4 Fall 1987 Poaching
1988	Vol 4 No 1 Winter 1987-1988 Rendezvous XI	Vol 4 No 2 Spring 1988 Leadership	Vol 4 No 3 Summer 1988 Seasonals	Vol 4 No 4 Fall 1988 The Future of ANPR
1989	Vol 5 No 1 Winter 1988-1989 Rendezvous XII	Vol 5 No 2 Spring 1989 Lessons in Fire Management	Vol 5 No 3 Summer 1989 Economic Hardship	Vol 5 No 4 Fall 1989 The Budget Crunch
1990	Vol 6 No 1 Winter 1989-1990 Ranger Rendezvous XIII 1989: Hot Springs, Arkansas	Vol 6 No 2 Spring 1990 ANPR: The Record	Vol 6 No 3 Summer 1990 The Endangered Ranger Hearing	Vol 6 No 4 Fall 1990 The Ranger Work Force Plan
1991	Vol 7 No 1 Winter 1990-1991 Rendezvous XIV	Vol 7 No 2 Spring 1991 Research and Resource Management	Vol 7 No 3 Summer 1991 The NPS at 75: Parks Under Siege	Vol 7 No 4 Fall 1991 Housing Legislation
1992	Vol 8 No 1 Winter 1991-1992 Rendezvous XV: Myrtle Beach, SC	Vol 8 No 2 Spring 1992 Protecting the Parks	Vol 8 No 3 Summer 1992 Levels of Interpretive Operations	Vol 8 No 4 Fall 1992 What Is A Ranger?
1993	Vol 9 No 1 Winter 1992-1993 Ranger Rendezvous XVI: Spokane, WA	Vol 9 No 2 Spring 1993 The ONPS Budget Revisited: Crunch Becoms Crisis	Vol 9 No 3 Summer 1993 The Significance of "National Significance": A History	Vol 9 No 4 Fall 1993 Special Edition: The Kennedy School Report on ANPR
1994	Vol 10 No 1 Winter 1993-1994 Ranger Rendezvous in Virginia Beach, VA	Vol 10 No 2 Spring 1994 Cultural Resource Protection: The ARPA Task Force	Vol 10 No 3 Summer 1994 Compelling Stories: Compellingly Told	Vol 10 No 4 Fall 1994 Ecosystem Management
1995	Vol 11 No 1 Winter 1994-1995 Ranger Rendezvous in Durango, CO	Vol 11 No 2 Spring 1995 Change: A New National Park Service?	Vol 11 No 3 Summer 1995 The Endangerment of Species	Vol 11 No 4 Fall 1995 World Guardians — World Parks
1996	Vol 12 No 1 Winter 1995-1996 Ranger Rendezvous in St. Paul, MN	Vol 12 No 2 Spring 1996 Wilderness: Managing the Untrammeled	Vol 12 No 3 Summer 1996 Should Parkways Be Parks?	Vol 12 No 4 Fall 1996 Combining Ranger Disciplines: Interpretation Under Fire?
1997	Vol 13 No 1 Winter 1996-1997 Ranger Rendezvous in Corpus Christi, TX	Vol 13 No 2 Spring 1997 The General Authorities Act: Twenty Years Later	Vol 13 No 3 Summer 1997 The Changing Face of Search and Rescue	Vol 13 No 4 Fall 1997 Term Employees: What Are The Options?
1998	Vol 14 No 1 Winter 1997-1998 Ranger Rendezvous in Fort Myers, FL	Vol 14 No 2 Spring 1998 Rangers, Lead The Way	Vol 14 No 3 Summer 1998 Interpretive Competencies	Vol 14 No 4 Fall 1998 National Significance and New Parks
1999	Vol 15 No 1 Winter 1998-1999 Critical Incident Stress Management	Vol 15 No 2 Spring 1999 Ranger Rendezvous in Tucson, AZ	Vol 15 No 3 Summer 1999 NPS Housing: What Does It Mean To You?	Vol 15 No 4 Fall 1999 Environmental Excellence! The Challenge of the 21st Century
2000	Vol 16 No 1 Winter 1999-2000 The Changing NPS: Seasonals and Other Issues	Vol 16 No 2 Spring 2000 Image: Who Are We and Where Are We Going?	Vol 16 No 3 Summer 2000 Ranger Rendezvous in Knoxville, TN	Vol 16 No 4 Fall 2000 Cultural Resources Challenge
2001	Vol 17 No 1 Winter 2000-2001 Visitor Use Management	Vol 17 No 2 Spring 2001 Working with Other Agencies	Vol 17 No 3 Summer 2001 Rangers in Remote Locations	Vol 17 No 4 Fall 2001 Rediscovering Our Fundamentals
2002	Vol 18 No 1 Winter 2001-2002 Ranger Rendezvous in Jackson, WY	Vol 18 No 2 Spring 2002 In the NPS Basement — Geology	Vol 18 No 3 Summer 2002 Olympic Spirit and National Treasures — The New Role of Security	Vol 18 No 4 Fall 2002 International Endeavors: Park Rangers Share Expertise Worldwide
2003	Vol 19 No 1 Winter 2002-2003 Ranger Rendezvous in Reno, NV	Vol 19 No 2 Spring 2003 Partnerships in Parks — Challenges and Benefits	Vol 19 No 3 Summer 2003 Resources At Risk: A Look into the NPS Attic	Vol 19 No 4 Fall 2003 Recreational Fee Demonstration Program — How Is It Working?
2004	Vol 20 No 1 Winter 2003-2004 Ranger Rendezvous in Plymouth, MA	Vol 20 No 2 Spring 2004 Revisiting the Budget Crisis	Vol 20 No 3 Summer 2004 Resolving Controversy: Issues, Sites and People	Vol 20 No 4 Fall 2004 African Americans and the National Park System
2005	Vol 21 No 1 Winter 2004-2005 Ranger Rendezvous in Rapid City, SD	Vol 21 No 2 Spring 2005 Meaningful Interpretation Through the Interpretive Development Program	Vol 21 No 3 Summer 2005 Directors of the NPS: A Legacy of Leadership & Foresight	Vol 21 No 4 Fall 2005 Visitor and Resource Protection: Roles and Functions of the 025 Law Enforcement Ranger
2006	Vol 22 No 1 Winter 2005-2006 Ranger Rendezvous in Charleston, SC	Vol 22 No 2 Spring 2006 The Power of a Place	Vol 22 No 3 Summer 2006 The Antiquities Act: 1906 - 2006	Vol 22 No 4 Fall 2006 Business Beat: Administration in the NPS
2007	Vol 23 No 1 Winter 2006-2007 Ranger Rendezvous in Coeur d'Alene, ID	Vol 23 No 2 Spring 2007 Aloha from Hawai`i's National Park Areas	Vol 23 No 3 Summer 2007 Climate Change and the National Parks	Vol 23 No 4 Fall 2007 The Return of Seasonals
2008	Vol 24 No 1 Winter 2007-2008 Ranger Rendezvous in Park City, UT	Vol 24 No 2 Spring 2008 In Memoriam	Vol 24 No 3 Summer 2008 Who Remembers Combined Rangers?	Vol 24 No 4 Fall 2008 NPS Training: Sufficient or Deficient?
2009	Vol 25 No 1 Winter 2008-2009 Ranger Rendezvous in Santa Fe, NM	Vol 25 No 2 Spring 2009 A Profession of Cultural Preservation	Vol 25 No 3 Summer 2009 New Perspectives about Parks in the 21st Century	Vol 25 No 4 Fall 2009 National Parks: America's Best Idea
2010	Vol 26 No 1 Winter 2009-2010 Ranger Rendezvous in Gettysburg, PA	Vol 26 No 2 Spring 2010 Operational Leadership in the NPS	Vol 26 No 3 Summer 2010 ANPR 21st Century Revitalization Plan	Vol 26 No 4 Fall 2010 Career Paths for Seasonals in Facility Management
2011	Vol 27 No 1 Winter 2010-2011 Ranger Rendezvous in Bend, Oregon	Vol 27 No 2 Spring 2011 The Unseen Resource | NPS Underwater	Vol 27 No 3 Summer 2011 Remaining Relevant | NPS & ANPR	Vol 27 No 4 Fall 2011 Ten Years Later | 9/11
2012	Vol 28 No 1 Winter 2011-2012 Ranger Rendezvous in Williamsburg, VA	Vol 28 No 2 Spring 2012 Civil War Sesquicentennial | 150 Years	Vol 28 No 3 Summer 2012 The Essential Democracy of National Parks	Vol 28 No 4 Fall 2012 Technology in the National Parks
2013	Vol 29 No 1 Winter 2012-2013 Ranger Rendezvous in Indian Wells, CA	Vol 29 No 2 Spring 2013 An NPS Uniform of a Different Color: Public Risk Management	Vol 29 No 3 Summer 2013 Rising Tide: Water Issues in National Parks	Vol 29 No 4 Fall 2013 A Public Harvest: Feast and Famine in the National Parks
2014	Vol 30 No 1 Winter 2013-2014 Ranger Rendezvous in St. Louis, MO	Vol 30 No 2 Spring 2014 Heaven and Earth	Vol 30 No 3 Summer 2014 Making It Work	Vol 30 No 4 Fall 2014 Time Management
2015	Vol 31 No 1 Winter 2014-2015 Rendezvous in the Rockies	Vol 31 No 2 Spring 2015 Youth in the National Parks	Vol 31 No 3 Summer 2015 Transportation in the Parks	Vol 31 No 4 Fall 2015 Parks and the City
2016	Vol 32 No 1 Winter 2015-2016 Ranger Rendezvous XXXVIII	Vol 32 No 2 Spring 2016 8th World Ranger Congress, Estes Park, CO USA 2016	Vol 32 No 3 Summer 2016 Transportation in the Parks	Vol 32 No 4 Fall 2016 Parks and the City
2017	Vol 33 No 1 Winter 2016-2017 Ranger Rendezvous XXXIX	Vol 33 No 2 Spring 2017 Learning & Development in the Parks	Vol 33 No 3 Summer 2017 Legacy & the Parks	Vol 33 No 4 Fall 2017 Oral History & The Parks
2018	Vol 34 No 1 Winter 2017-2018 Ranger Rendezvous 40	Vol 34 No 2 Spring 2018 Learning & Development in the Parks	Vol 34 No 3 Summer 2018 Legacy & the Parks	Vol 34 No 4 Fall 2018 Oral History & The Parks
2019	Vol 35 No 1 Winter 2018-2019 Ranger Rendezvous 41	Vol 35 No 2 Spring 2019 Government Shutdown	Vol 35 No 3 Summer 2019 Water Quality and the Parks	Vol 35 No 4 Fall 2019 Living History and the Parks
2020	Vol 36 No 1 Winter 2019-2020 Ranger Rendezvous 42	Vol 36 No 2 Spring 2020 Road map to the future	Vol 36 No 3 Summer 2020 Commemorating the right to vote	Vol 36 No 4 Fall 2020 Operational Leadership and the Parks
2021	Vol 37 No 1 Winter 2021 100 Years of Parks and Public Health	Vol 37 No 2 Spring 2021 Fitness: It's more than just physical	Vol 37 No 3 Summer 2021 The efforts behind building a better workforce	Vol 37 No 4 Fall 2021 The Great American Outdoors Act in action
2022	Vol 38 No 1 Winter 2022 Our glorious national parks in print	Vol 38 No 2 Spring 2022 Celebrating 150 years of Yellowstone	Vol 38 No 3 Summer 2022 Inspiring art in our national parks	Vol 38 No 4 Fall 2022 Ranger Rendezvous 45: A desert welcome!
2023	Vol 39 No 1 Winter 2023 The spirit of Harry Yount	Vol 39 No 2 Spring 2023 New perspectives on our natural spacese	Vol 39 No 3 Summer 2023 The evolution of law enforcement	Vol 39 No 4 Fall 2023 Exploring Florida's best at Ranger Rendezvous 46
2024	Vol 40 No 1 Winter 2024 Lessons we learn by listening to others

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