Ranger Naturalists Manual Of Yellowstone National Park PDF Download

This collection of typewritten copies of various lectures, guide-talks and special articles pertaining to Yellowstone National Park, it is hoped will be of real service to those assigned to guiding, lecturing, information and museum duty, in avoiding conflicting statements and too much repetition; also in getting the service under way promptly at the beginning of the season. In the past the criticism has been made that rangers occasionally "talk down" to their audiences, make sarcastic replies, and unintentionally give the impression that they think themselves superior to their audiences, but, as a whole, they have done their work in such an admirable way as to be a real credit to the National Park Service and to themselves. We have a two-fold mission. We represent the Secretary of the Interior and the National Park Service as hosts to the People of the World. Every tourist is our personal guest. And we are the faculty of the biggest summer school of nature study on earth, a school of 150,000 pupils! Our glorious task is, in John Muir's words, "To entice people to look at Nature's lovliness". Our statements must be exact and cautious beyond possibility of question. And we needn't hesitate to show our boundless delight in the marvelous and beautiful world we have to interpret. This compilation is the result of a great amount of work of many present and former members of the staff, and while it is only a start, we feel that it is suggestive of the possibilities of the important task of acquainting guests with the history, the science and the beauties of Yellowstone National Park, of which they and we are the owners. Much literature in the park is available; and the cooperation of the other members of the staff may be had for the asking, in solving any problems that may arise in this work. Your cooperation is solicited in contributing one or more articles for the amplification of this collection, and in suggesting improvement, which will be greatly appreciated.