Gibbs, who was not even a year into his full-time service as a park ranger, was "exceeding expectations," according to a recent employee appraisal done for probationary employees. More ...

In an act of resistance, park rangers are banding together to crowdsource terminations and catalog the number of National Park Service employees the Trump administration has fired in every park unit ...

Hired under a conditional competitive service status, he was working as a park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument for a one-year probationary period. He says that despite receiving a ...

Brian Gibbs put on his gray and green park ranger uniform Friday for his dream job teaching people about Iowa’s Effigy Mounds National Monument. The education technician walked in ready to ...

When Brian Gibbs woke up on Valentine's Day on Friday, it was just another morning of getting to do what he loved at his "dream job" as an education park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument ...

A National Park Ranger from Iowa who went viral for his Valentine's Day social media post describing his firing has a new collaboration. Raygun, an ethically-sourced merchandise company ...

Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service. By Madison Malone Kircher Josh Barnes loved the summers he ...

Lydia Jones working as a Park Ranger. Photo courtesy of Lydia Jones. Jones worries that lay offs in the National Park Service could impact both the visitor experience and the local economies.