Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service. Josh Barnes loved the summers he spent working at Sequoia ...

Josh Barnes loved the summers he spent working at Sequoia National Park in California. Like many rangers, Mr. Barnes, 25, described the job as a labor of love, one chosen not for glamour or money ...

Once temperatures reach above 115 degrees at Death Valley National Park, rangers are no longer allowed to do any "hard work" outside, unless there is a true emergency, Wines said.

Ali Henry is named Chief Park Ranger in Santa Clara, becoming the first woman to head the county's park ranger operations.