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River Ranger Jobs on California Rivers (Bureau of Land Management, CA)
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hiring river rangers to work on California rivers. Duties include conducting river patrols, providing information to the public, conducting permit compliance and safety inspections, responding to swiftwater and medical emergencies, and maintaining recreation sites. River rangers out of the Mother Lode Field Office in El Dorado Hills, CA and the Briceburg Visitor Center near Mariposa, CA work mainly on the South Fork of the American River and the … Continue reading →

Blossom Bar Swim Team
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“This was not good. This was not where I wanted to be.” The voice in my head was telling me. Rather insistently. I had just back stroked into a Class II rapid on the Merced River. I was taking a Swiftwater Rescue course and we were practicing our first lesson – the basic or defensive swim position (also called the survival or whitewater swim position). You know, on your back, feet down river, knees slightly … Continue reading →