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Donald Paxton. . (m. 2007) . Website. www.nevadabarr.com. Nevada Barr (born March 1, 1952) is an American author of mystery fiction. She is known for her Anna Pigeon series, which is primarily set in a series of national parks and other protected areas of the United States.
Clare Marie Hodges was born in Santa Cruz in 1890. [2] She first visited Yosemite Valley at age 14 on a 4-day horse-riding trip with her family/ [3] Hodges attended and graduated from the San Jose Normal School where she helped contribute to the herbarium. [4] She also was the president of the literary society and authored "Songs of the Trail.
Kings Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, the park was greatly expanded and renamed on March 4, 1940. The park's namesake, Kings Canyon, is a rugged glacier -carved valley more than a ...
The park ranger position in the federal government began as a series of specialized positions in the miscellaneous series. In 1959, the official park ranger position (GS-0025 Park Ranger) was established throughout the federal government. [4] along with its companion series the park technician (GS-0026). The park ranger position was designated ...
The coast redwood is the tallest tree species on Earth Map of the Channel Islands of California Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa island Santa Barbara Island Death Valley National Park Death Valley, California A Joshua tree The upper part of Kings Canyon, seen from Zumwalt Meadow General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park Rock formations at ...
The 9th Cavalry Regiment (not the 10th) became "Park Rangers" in 1905 for Yosemite National Park and other state and federal lands. The troopers' campaign hat, sporting the "Montana Pinch" used to help shed the tropical downpours. That "Montana Pinch" gave the hat the distinctive look we recognize today as the "Smokey Bear Hat".
Marguerite Lindsley. Jane Marguerite Lindsley (later Marguerite Lindsley Arnold; October 2, 1901 – May 18, 1952) was the first woman to be appointed to a year-round park ranger position in the United States National Park Service. Lindsley had a ten-year career as a ranger and as a ranger-naturalist starting in 1921.
Added to NRHP. October 30, 1975. The Keys Ranch is the prime example of early settlement in the Joshua Tree National Park area. Bill Keys was the area's leading character, and his ranch is a symbol of the resourcefulness of early settlers. The ranch is an extensive complex of small frame buildings built between 1910 and Keys' death in 1964.