CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Richard Jones of Cody grew up in a Park Service family and then he became a ranger for 25 years. The national parks were in his genes. His dad was a ranger and the family lived in ...

Kye Carpenter’s love for the outdoors began on the quiet banks of Washington’s rivers, fishing alongside his grandparents near Pasco. “I was an orphan, and my grandparents took me in,” Carpenter said.

Alan Martinez worked his first day at Highline Lake State Park on April 1, 1989, and while his starting date on April Fool’s Day might have seemed inauspicious, his choice of where to start his career ...