The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn recently visited Gifford Pinchot State Park for a park ranger commissioning ceremony honoring 2022 graduates of the department’s ranger trainee academy.
DCNR’s Bureau of State Parks employs park rangers to oversee law enforcement in state parks and forests. State park ranger trainees must complete a 19-week academy at Temple University that includes training to learn to provide visitor services, educational programs and information, specifics of equipment use, enforcing rules and commonwealth law, and more.
The graduates and their associated state parks include: Massimo DiSanto, Nockamixon, and Ross Thomas Osborn, Neshaminy
A ceremony was held May 26 for 16 rangers and 10 park managers who completed the training.
Ranger graduates include: James Godfrey, Washington Crossing, and Shawn Kulick, Neshaminy.
Park manager graduates include Corey Shannon, Nockamixon.
Those interested in becoming a park ranger must: be a Pennsylvania residentBe at least 21 years oldPossess a valid driver’s licenseMust possess a valid certificate or its equivalent in first aid and adult, child and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as provided by the PA Department of Health for professional rescuers or health care professionals at the time of the interview.Complete the State Civil Service Commissionexam
DCNR manages 121 state parks, 2.2 million acres of state forest lands, and is tasked with conserving and sustaining Pennsylvania’s natural resources for present and future generations’ use and enjoyment.
For more information about becoming a ranger traineeor for other Pennsylvania employment opportunities, visit employment.pa.gov.
Visit DCNR’s websitefor more information about state parks and forests.
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