Park Ranger

A park ranger or forest ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. Different countries use different names for the position. Ranger is the favored term in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Within the United States, the National Park Service refers to the position as a park ranger. The U.S. Forest Service refers to the position as a forest ranger. Other countries use the term park warden or game warden to describe this occupation. The profession has often been characterized as "help protect people from people, people from the natural resource and the natural resource from the people" The profession includes a number of disciplines and specializations, and park rangers are often required to be proficient in more than one.