Yost-Haynes had worked for the NPS for about eight years, starting as a seasonal employee on the Blue Ridge Parkway, later taking the permanent ranger position at Carl Sandburg after a stint in the ...

Yost-Haynes described the park ranger role as being a "steward ... It was a roughly 88% increase from 2022, according to NPS visitation statistics. National parks, including the Blue Ridge ...

have now completed the Junior Ranger program at all 63 national parks, as well as 108 other NPS sites. "Interested youth complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers ...