Being a Wilderness Ranger in Yosemite | Park Champions
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2017
- Jessica Rivas shares her love and passion for being a wilderness ranger in Yosemite National Park.
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I've been looking for jobs in environmental science where I can work outside and this is one of the 1st things that came to mind. no matter how much research I do, I keep coming back to this. being able to help protect whatever land I can and to help teach kids how powerful they are and teach them to respect the environment sounds amazing. I don't want to be stuck at a 9-5 desk job where I feel like im not contributing anything. This is the kind of job that makes you feel alive. I don't want to have looked back and regret spending the majority of my life just doing meaningless work for a large company that's destroying our planet.
i'm sure you'd be an amazing park ranger, lily! :)
Try to get into the government park service thru pathways if you’re still in school, it is the best way to get into it before committing a permanent spot.
I start high school this year. This is the job I’m working towards. I have it all planned out, I’m going to work in a national park and you absolutely cannot stop me.
Go for it
Go girl!
Go for it. Easy to get into the concessionaire jobs. If you want National Park Service tailor your degrees around what they need: Biology, administration, law enforcement, geology, climbingskills, underwater rescue, business degree. Etc;
Just look at the jobs or careers posted. You could go interpretative or law enforcement paths. The more skills you have improve your ranking.
Good luck.
I will meet you there when I visit for hiking.
Saammme, started high school this year and this is officially my dream job
I would give anything to be accepted to a job like this
discorperted no it's not, you're probably mad that you didn't get the job.
discorperted what national park did you work at?
discorperted what years? what was your favorite trail there?
Adrian Nelson I don’t believe him. He’s ignorant
discorperted What’s going on that we don’t know about? Why shouldn’t we work at one? Just curious... Can you Private message me if possible.
This is why I am studying my ass off, so I can be the greatest wilderness ranger in coconino county. damn good video made me get misty eyed to see amazing people like this still exist in the NPS.
Are you a wilderness ranger now?
How'd it work out for you?
Try going into pathways to see if theres a student position for you
stuff like this is the kind of stuff that really makes me think about life and how beautiful the world is and we take it for granted and ruin it
I think this is where my calling lies.
@discorperted stop cutting down everyone else because you had a bad experience. Just let go man...it's clearly not doing you any good. I say this from the heart, no offense intended.
@discorperted Cool, keep up with the stats..really makes you seem that much more intelligent than us regular folk, doesn't it? haha. I don't know why I expected you to understand, but I suppose it's difficult to think straight, your head being so far up your own ass it's probably a struggle to even breathe, so BRAVO. My only question is, if the NPS is so engrained in the culture of "epotism" then why were you able to get a job there? are you just THAT lucky? I doubt it. Me thinks you are a lot more like those people than you claim those people to be, it seems to me you are projecting. You should really work on that, can find you a good psychiatrist to work through these issues (no joke, not trying to publicly shame you any more than you have publicly shamed the other commenters... I'd seriously be willing to give the help if you'd be willing to recieve it.) Have a good day!
discorperted excellent. Thank you for proving my point, and so elegantly I might add. No wonder you only lasted 4 months at your "dream job". Insults aside, how are you now? Honestly, I'm curious. You don't seem in a great place mentally...I really hope I'm wrong. & I truly hope you've found a new career/dream to pursue. Best of luck to you friend!
same
@discorperted are you any better :[D----------------------------------{
I’m so excited to become a ranger. Class of 2024 here I come💛✨🌼
Its beautiful!!!! Excited for wildland firefighting but sametime learning things like this its amazing especially on the ranger side
Me too just started grade nine and I'm already leaning strongly this way
Be ready for alot of coverups from allowing the truth to come out. 411 David paulides is where you should start
Same class of 2024 I just want to do some involving nature
@@tristanreyes5437 same I just want to do something with nature but there isn't a lot of options. there should be way more!
the way they support and adore her, it's so wholesome and I'm so happy Jessica has found her calling!! She's so sweet I could cry
this video is so gorgeous, it even made me tear up a little. thank you
Hi Rhonda
This is SO well put together. And y'all picked the perfect ranger to feature, too. Well done!
dream job !
No government job should ever be considered a dream job. We do not pay taxes so that you can have a dream job. That is called socialism. We don't need baby sitters who extort money from us for their own personal reward.
@@notsure6183 can u not be so serious on a national park video. Chill he just said dream job
@@tophomeslice8950 NO!
@@notsure6183 I get where you are coming from. But these people go to school, work long hours to accomplish their goals, if you don't see honor in that I guess we think differently.
Same here don’t let that asshole stop u from reaching your dream
I can relate a lot to Rivas,, it’s really inspiring to know that there is someone like me who is living my dream. It gives me a lot of hope for my future, like if she can do it, maybe I can too! Thank you for everything you do and all the service you provide!
This is wonderful. I just got chills all over.
Then came the tears. Oh, my heart 💝
this video is so well made!! love it ! definitely captured her love for her job
This is such a beautiful and inspiring story... we truly love this place.... our favorite place on earth... this story brought a tear to our eyes... love it
God bless and protect Jessica, the other rangers... and our beautiful Yosemite
I’m going into junior year and want to do this job so bad. Working in a place like this and inspiring people and being invested in the animals and land is such a dream job. It’s beautiful
She is 100% right. Growing up, my family would take us to Yosemite almost every summer and at 33 now, I still have memories of some of the rangers who led us on some of the outings.
I adore this video. She is working my dream job. Can someone please help me and walk me through the steps/ necessary training I need to anticipate to be just like her? I’m currently a freshman at Cal Poly SLO studying animal science! I need a mentor !!
Ranger Rivas is my hero!
God bless her. At 45 yrs old I left my dull office job last week and now I’m working w students. It feels good to know I’m making a difference every day. I wish I had made this decision 20 years ago. Keep going Jessica.
What a beautiful presentation! Thank you for sharing! 💗
Jessica gave me some great info on hiking the trails a few years back , I remember her.
Good for you young lady. So happy for you. I backpacked the high sierra loops s a child for years with my father. I said when I grew up I wanted to be a ranger. Life took me somewhere else but I have come back, backpacking the HS Loop and the GC of the Tuolumne River for the last 4 years. I wish life had kept me on course. Keep at it.
Awesome story! Oh and the park is pretthy amazing too!!
Lucky girl you are important to that wilderness and always be in awe of it
More like that wendigo, creeping around the tall marshes. Soon to make a 'happy meal' out of her. Yeah..lucky wendigo or maybe a sasquatch even.
Peace~
so inspirational !
Respect, it is a dream job...Kind regards from Denmark.
I really can't wait to visit Yosemite!It's on my bucket list since I found my calling.I want to be a Park Ranger soo badly! Looking at beautiful conservation projects like this really motivates me when I'm feeling down about a certain subject.I'm studying environmental science and working my very hardest to get to work my dream job as a conservation ranger!!!
Great video
It looks very sacred. Never been there but it looks beautiful and majestic. You're very blessed to work in this area.
totally jealous. I would love to be doing that
this is so beautiful
What a beautiful video.
Wonderful video!!!!!!!!
Amazing Park Rangers ROCK!!!
Wow this is so inspiring 🥹🥹
You are in a good place. Keep going. Love Singapore 🇸🇬
this almost made me cry
Very nice, nature is our natural home
Well done!
Why'd this make me cry
God bless all of or park service folks.
Aldo Leapold would be Proud of you all.
It would be fantastic to see a program where we could send some inner city, at risk kids to show them there's more to life then what they have now and be inspired by someone like this showing if you want it bad enough you can do it!.
Love this idea so much! I’ve worked with inner city kids before and now live in a much more natural environment. It did me some good and I’m sure it would work wonders for the youth, at the very least open them up to something beyond the concrete jungle
If anyone wants the song, it’s Kusanagi by ODESZA
Beautiful
Hi Karyn
My dream job in blizzard conditions. Harsh as they get. And my sasquatch ;-)
Good music choice with ODESZA you can't go wrong. 👌
so beautiful
Such a truly honorable profession....
dude, what happened to you? i’ve seen you in 3 different NPS related comment sections talking shit about it.
too funny. be a brainless , lazy hall monitor- outside- and get your Cap'n Crunch authority badge and it is honorable ?????? where is the contribution to our economic system. They produce absolutely nothing of value.
@@joecascade5105 not everything has to contribute to the economic system, and obviously they are producing something of value. Let's all let the planet go to shit in the name of the economy, right? Protecting earth is the best thing anyone can do to make sure we all don't go extinct.
@@joecascade5105 You can say this bullshit because you are alive and you are alive because of PLANET EARTH. Don't you even dare to compare its value with anything else man-made.
wow, your office is a heven on earth :) Hope you are all well there from a viewer in Thailand
Ya‘ll have to read Rangers Apprentice from John Flanagan.I love that series.
Hi Tina
Dream job 😍
THATS MY PARK!!! 😊
This is all I want in life.
No “Missing 411” Stuff, But I Seriously Got Lost For A Day In Yosemite When I Was 15, & Based On The Sheer Wilderness I’m Fortunate To Not Have Died Out There. Yosemite National Park Is Beautiful & Unreal, But It’s Still The Wilderness. Stay Safe Everyone.
Levi French Idk Bro Beanz It’s A Terrible Habit.
Jessica represents all that is good with the NPS.
Such a beautiful place, i really wish i could work there but i live on the other side of the ocean.
That job. That's the Dream.
some of the best public servants and stewards of the earth
discorperted what did you do there?
discorperted Were you a contractor? I’m just wondering because I don’t know how the system nps system works
discorperted why are you so aggressive? I was just looking for some insight about the nps since you said you worked there.
@discorperted true
Dream job.
What an hidden place of rest ! Happy Earth Day ,
Ideal Job
Whenever I’m in the forest i feel at home while everyone else worries about Aliens etc and get scare i get excited if i hear unknown noises it makes me happy
So im actually wanting to go to school for ecology or enviornmental science to become a forest/park ranger. On average, how likely is it that ill have to enforce laws and deal with people? Main reason it seems enticing to me is because i can benout in the woods, clean up and collect data and not deal with alot of people.
Same.
I feel the exact same way
one has to deal with humans EVERYWHERE.
She’s listening to stay alive reprise.. it’s a sign.
I went to Yosemite last year 2021 & at one point I just wanted to get off the Bus and Never leave the Park and just Live and work there.....but I guess being from Mumbai / India i knew could not do that But if I could I would work here for the rest of my Life.
This video brought out my feelings for how I feel about all nature.
Except your own. May God bless you.
This feels like its a video about Jessica, not the job of park rangers
Le sang de la veine
How could I work in a national park mostly on my own? I'm blown away by this but as an introvert I would enjoy it much more if I didn't have to deal with kids (as insensitive as that sounds)
Im currently doing a reeducation in nature and environment pedagogy in Germany. But i want to become a park ranger in canada. What other qualifications do I need?
Man I wish I had a mentor to help me on the road to proudly becoming a Park Ranger Interpreter for the National Park Service.
You can find next to anything you've ever wanted to know on the internet
Thats me right now, no idea where to begin but its my dream.
I'm 11 years old, you have to be 18 to be a park ranger. Is there any program I can join to train early? I pray for this job.
👍🏼
This is awkward, I've just watch 12 videos of people going missing in this place and never being found!
Hey thats what I just text about people going Missing in Yosemite..
Waouuuh i want became ranger its beautiful
How much of the park burned down
Currently serving in the Marine Corps. Hope my knowledge here can transfer there.
Bax Jab Rah
Did you manage to get into this job sphere?
Those skills will absolutely serve you well. You do have to deal with a Lot of people... Million(s) visitors every year from around the world. And there is some crime. People stay for a week or longer in tents, RVs, etc. So you have such things as domestic violence, drugs, drinking, loud parties, loud music theft, sexual assault, injuries, people lost, etc... that you have to contend with.
You have to keep a cool head. The people skills and “soft skills” are harder to teach.
You can study and learn about the flora and fauna, plants, wildflowers, trees, and deer, bears, etc.
I was a Professor for 20 years training students in Outdoor Recreation - at Ohio University.
We specialize in Experiential Learning - which means you do some studies in the classroom, but are also, “out in the
field” many weekends - actually developing real skills such as orienteering, map and compass, traveling using GPS, etc.
We have a Specialty in White Water Kayaking, and also preparing our students to be White Water Rafting guides .
Ohio University even has their own kayaks, paddles, PFDs (Personal Flotation Device) etc. that degree is called Adventure Recreation.
Our Outdoor Recreation
We also have a degree in Outdoor Education, so you learn ecology, about ecosystems, names of plants, trees, etc.
No Trace Camping, survival skills, how to build a debris hut to sleep in if lost and alone.
Good luck to all of you who want to become a Park Ranger!!
I was a mountaineering instructor in the Sierra Nevada mountains in CA. On our 23-day courses, we did a resupply of food in Tuolomne Meadows. Our support crew from Summit Adventure would meet us - our Base Camp was at Bass Lake, CA.
We would go to Yosemite several times each year, between mountaineering courses, - just to hang out, to hike, write in a journal,
what is the work-life balance like? Is it hard having a family and this job, also do you get paid vacation, pension, etc?
¡Dos pulgares arriba!
I’m willing to drop my job as an airline pilot to be a park ranger, how would I do that? Anyone know??? What an amazing job
@discorperted since you have experience working in NP do you think 43 yo is too old to start a carrier as ranger? Thank you!
Fucking goals. Can't wait to get into my local law enforcement academy and become the few and proud that uphold and care for our nation's greatest treasures.
Don't forget due process
411
hope you don't use that language
Vikki Nicholson huh ? Why don’t you want them speaking English ?
My dream job.
Would love to privately ask her what she thinks of David Paulides’ books.
is there any mystery shack over there?
what’s the name of the music at 3:21?
Music name on back at the first minute
No Firearm? I salute you guys. This job looks dangerous from time to time without the equipment
@discorperted yeah I've seen what it goes through to be a part of them. I'm pretty sure you have to be one of these guys for a certain period of time to be a seasonal LEO ranger
What song that starts 3:21 ?
Thomas Vo darude - sandstorm
Yeah what he said
I feel like she has a lot of feelings.
I love you.
what education do you need to become ranger in NP?
How do I become a wilderness ranger
The park ranger CreepyPasta stories brought me here.
watch me making one of these videos in the next ten years
like winning a lotto.... sooooooo unlikely.
@@plutoplatters jesus man be nice
What does the word "Yosemite" mean?
Is zoology a helpful degree for becoming a ranger?
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