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Public Lands Stewards: Day in the Life of a Trail Worker

I set my alarm for around 6:15am. That’s fifteen minutes later than when I first started this job. By now I know how to time myself for the most sleep possible and be ready for work. Continue Reading…

Public Lands Stewards: The Nerves are Gone, and Soon I’ll Belong

Who isn’t nervous about their first day of a new job? Maybe a few people, but I don’t know them. Continue Reading…

Public Lands Stewards: PugLife

Tommy, one of America’s National Treasures and a member of the Cle Elum trail crew, sums up the entirety of this program in three words… “Let’s get puggin’…” Continue Reading…

Public Lands Stewards: 22 Days, 34 Ticks, 10 Rattlesnakes, 2 Bears, & 0 Blisters!

22 Days, 34 ticks, 10 rattlesnakes, 2 bears and zero blisters. I’m currently writing this blog from a small town called Entiat. This summer I am working as a Wilderness backcountry ranger in the Entiat Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Continue Reading…



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