Being a park ranger suggests glorious escape, escape into the bounties and solitude of nature, escape from the crass hubbub of cities and humanity. But, as two decades at that trade have taught Jordan ...

What is the cost of caring for the apex predators — bears and wolves and others, and their prey — we value? Or the expense incurred when we carve out wild places only to visit those places in hopes of ...

A tale of 40 junior ranger badges, a lost hat and an ageless pursuit. Ten years ago, I stood in the visitor center at Death Valley National Park, watching a ranger swear in a trio of boisterous 7-year ...