Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award
Title
Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award
Description
“If a trail is to be blazed, it is 'send a ranger.' If an animal is floundering in the snow, a ranger is sent to pull him out; if a bear is in the hotel, if a fire threatens a forest, if someone is to be saved, it is 'send a ranger.' If a Dude wants to know the why, if a Sagebrusher is puzzled about a road, it is 'ask the ranger.' Everything the ranger knows, he will tell you, except about himself." – Stephen T. Miller
The Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award is an annual award honoring the national park rangers that have best embodied what it means to serve as a ranger. This ranges from protecting natural resources, to serving visitors, to more dangerous roles such as search and rescue. National Park Rangers may not be in the public eye as much as politicians or police officers, but they are just as much public servants. National Parks inspire many generations of Americans to understand the importance of our natural resources and motivate many to a career in conservation or environmental policy. Outstanding park rangers allow everyone to have such an experience.
The Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award is an annual award honoring the national park rangers that have best embodied what it means to serve as a ranger. This ranges from protecting natural resources, to serving visitors, to more dangerous roles such as search and rescue. National Park Rangers may not be in the public eye as much as politicians or police officers, but they are just as much public servants. National Parks inspire many generations of Americans to understand the importance of our natural resources and motivate many to a career in conservation or environmental policy. Outstanding park rangers allow everyone to have such an experience.
Creator
National Parks Service
Date
2018
Source
Relation
Publisher
National Parks Service
Contributor
National Parks Service
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Award
Identifier
Government, Environment
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
National Parks Service, Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award, National Parks Service, 2018
Cite As
National Parks Service, “Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 17, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/750.