We are entering our final month of the Public Lands Stewards program and I am stunned at how quickly the time has gone. Continue Reading…
On one of our very first patrol trips, my partner Emma and I headed up to the Pyramid Mountain Trail. Continue Reading…
It’s hard to explain to someone what a burn area looks like. In the back of my mind I knew the Entiat River Valley burned badly in the Wolverine Fire of 2015. Continue Reading…
And so the countdown begins. Only eighteen more days to be exact. I remember back in May when I started this adventure they said to cherish every moment you have this season because it will be over before you know it, and oh were they right. It seems like yesterday I just made the drive to Entiat and was meeting all the people that would surround me for the next six months. The experiences that I have been able to be a part of these last months are forever life changing. I can’t begin to express how thankful I am for the position that I have been placed in. I have gained so much knowledge; everything from a behind the scenes look at how the Forest Service operates, to the hands on experiences of public contact, trail work and so much more. You can’t put a price tag or value on something like this. I’ve totally fallen in love with this area so much so that I’m going to be coming back this winter to help as a snowmobile ranger. Continue Reading…
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…