Duties include:

• Conducting river patrols, supporting science and resource trips, and supporting VIP trips.
• Operation of 18-foot oar rafts and 22 to 37-foot motorized rafts in up to Class V rapids.
• Assisting in swiftwater rescue.
• Providing emergency medical assistance.
• Performing law enforcement duties.
• Evaluating concessionaires (river outfitters and guide services).
• Supervising and coordinating non-NPS personnel.

This is a permanent, full time river ranger job stationed out of the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This is a law enforcement position so applicants must possess or be able to obtain a National Park Service level II law enforcement commission by entrance on duty date. This river ranger job also requires at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-07 level (see the job announcement for details).

Arkansas River Rangers work in the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA), which follows the river for 150 miles from Leadville through the Sawatch mountain range down to Pueblo on the edge of Colorado’s plains.

This is an unarmed law enforcement position. Law enforcement duties include patrols by vehicle, boat, bicycle, and foot; issuing citations for violations; and, responding to emergencies. The position requires proficiency in class IV – V whitewater and completion of a 24-hour swiftwater rescue course.

These river rangers work in the New River Gorge National River, two out of the Burnwood Ranger Station in Fayetteville, WV, and two out of the Grandview Ranger Station in Grandview, WV.

Duties include:

• Patrolling the 90 plus whitewater river miles and up to Class V+ rapids on the four rivers in the New River Gorge National River,
• Providing river rescue and recovery,
• Providing education to river users on safe boating practices and etiquette,
• Monitoring commercial and private river user compliance with safety, camping regulations and resource protection,
• Utilizing various equipment including paddle and oar-powered rafts, motorized catarafts, and kayaks, and,
• Responding to emergencies and providing emergency medical aid.

I emailed the Glennallen Field Office for a little more information. Heath Emmons, Outdoor Recreation Planner there, tells me the river crew consists of four people. One usually works the boat ramp at the river portal while the other three conduct the river patrol. Patrols are usually by canoe in up to Class II+ whitewater. Patrols are conducted weekly alternating between the two rivers. The patrols are usually three days and two nights floating 30 miles on the Delta and four days and three nights floating 45 miles on the Gulkana. Sometimes patrols of both rivers are combined into one eight day float.

Duties of the position include:

• Using canoes and rafts on whitewater rivers,
• Initiating contact with visitors to provide information and answer questions,
• Training and coordinating scheduling for volunteers providing interpretive programs,
• Staffing river information portal at boat launches,
• Informing visitors of rules and regulations and taking action to document and report prohibited or unsafe acts
• Planning and carrying out maintenance on the rivers including maintenance of portages and installed facilities,
• Monitor maintenance contracts for two developed campgrounds, and inspects work contractors to insure compliance with contracts, and,
• Collecting data for issuance of commercial recreation use permits and checking compliance with these permits.

These are law enforcement positions. Possession of or being able to obtain a NPS Type II Law Enforcement Commission is required.

Duties of the position include:

• Enforcing fish and game regulations, enforcing permits, and protecting park resources and visitors through warnings, citations, and arrests,
• Conducting river patrols by canoe and kayak,
• Conducting back country patrols,
• Providing emergency medical assistance, and,
• Assisting with search and rescue operations.

Duties of the position are primarily concerned with weed management on river corridors. These duties include working with the park botanist to identify priorities and implement the park’s weed management plan and coordinating with partner organizations to schedule and supervise volunteer weed management projects.

The sections of the Green River and Yampa River administered by Dinosaur National Monument are wilderness whitewater rivers with up to Class IV rapids. The river ranger aspects of the job include:

• Rigging, operating, and maintaining rafts and rafting equipment,
• Assisting with river rescues and emergency medical aid, and,
• Assisting Resource Management and Boating Program staff with research, projects, river campsite maintenance, and river logistics work as needed.

River rangers on the Desolation-Gray Canyon stretch of the Green River work out of the BLM’s Price Field Station and patrol the 84 mile float from Sand Wash to Swasey’s Rapid. Duties of the position include:

• Conducting continuous patrols by raft of whitewater and smooth water sections of the Green River.
• Regularly rowing rafts on whitewater routes to assess hazards, signing needs, and use patterns.
• Inspecting loading and unloading areas to ensure that permits are in order to discourage unauthorized rafting.
• Explaining requirements and assisting rafters to obtain necessary equipment and approvals.
• Conducting rescues of rafters encountered in precarious situations including securing equipment, river crossings, extending emergency medical aid, and calling for assistance when scope of problems exceeds personal capabilities.
• Recording and reporting findings, observations, and recommendations to the supervisor.

This is a law enforcement position. Possession or being able to obtain a NPS Type II Law Enforcement Commission is required.

The river rangers conduct patrols on the Snake River, an advanced, technical whitewater river. They also participate in a large number of rescue incidents on the Snake River and other rivers within the park. Duties include providing emergency medical assistance, responding to search incidents, and performing operations on whitewater rivers.

Ingredients
Chicken, Frozen, Pre-cooked, 1 lb. (I like the grilled strips of chicken breast)
Soy Sauce, 1/4 cup
Peanut Butter, 1/4 cup (your choice, creamy or chunky)
Ground Ginger, 1/4 teaspoon
Garlic Powder, 1/4 teaspoon
Red Pepper, Crushed Flakes, 1/8 (more if you like it hot)
Spaghetti, Thin, 8 oz.
Vegetable Oil, 2 tablespoons
Cucumber, Chopped, 1 (I usually peel them)

Directions
In one pot, start cooking the chicken in the vegetable oil. Add the soy sauce, peanut butter, ginger, garlic pepper, and red pepper flakes. In the other pot, cook the thin spaghetti according to package directions. When the noodles are ready, strain the pasta water into your waste water container. Mix the drained pasta with the chicken and peanut sauce. Add the cucumber.

Uncooked chicken can be used instead of frozen. You just have to cook the chicken longer. And have it earlier in the patrol since there’s a concern of raw chicken spoiling in the cooler before too many days go by on the river. For those who want a meatless dish, omit the chicken or substitute tofu for the chicken.

Servings? Like usual, two hungry river rangers will finish this off. The rare leftovers make a great snack.

The full agenda for the evening (so full that it may go past 8:00 PM), includes:

• The premier of a new film about Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River by Nate Herbeck of Sheer Madness Productions.
• Presentation and new films by American Rivers on the Condit Dam removal on the White Salmon River and dam removals on the Elwha River in Washington State.
• “Field Guide to American Rivers” presentation by author and photographer Tim Palmer.

The event is sponsored by Northwest Rafting Co., ECHO River Trips, Keen, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Sheer Madness Productions, and American Rivers. Check out full details at Northwest Rafting Co.’s blog and to RSVP (something about so there’s enough Sierra Nevada beer).