Our new summer blog post series introduces you to our national parks’ Biological Science Technicians, or “BioTechs”! We are pleased to introduce you to Katie Ayers, a Seasonal Biological Science Technician at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, who answers your questions about endangered, threatened, and invasive animal and plant species at the Seashore, and how you..
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Savannah, Georgia. Education: B.S. in Biology, Georgia Southern University. Position in our parks: Supervisory Park Ranger for the Interpretation, Education and Visitor Services division of Cape..
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Neptune City, New Jersey. Experience before joining the National Park Service: I spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force in aircraft maintenance. I was stationed in..
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Pennington, New Jersey. Education: Undergraduate degree in History and Anthropology and certificate in Museum Studies from The College of William & Mary. Master’s of Science Education from Oregon State University. Position in our parks/where you can be found: Chief..
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our OBX national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria Education: B.S. in Biology with an emphasis in Wildlife, Grand Valley State University Position: Supervisory Biological Technician at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Where he can be found: Nags Head office..
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! *Please note: Rebekah is a former seasonal ranger with our Outer Banks national parks! We miss her and wish her the best! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hi! I’m Rebekah Smith and..
Hometown: Painesville, Ohio Education: B.S. in Biology, Bowling Green State University; M.S. in Coastal Zone Management, Nova Southeastern University Position: Chief of Resource Management and Science, National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Where you’ll find her: My office is located in the Outer Banks Group Headquarters at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, North Carolina. Other national parks she’s worked at: Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida) as..
It all started with a vacation. In the late 1970s, Fred Hattman, an Air Force veteran from the Bronx, was living with his wife, Ronnie, and their three children in Connecticut, trying to find an unhurried place for a peaceful family trip. “We went to Disney World – that year it was really bad. We had lines you wouldn’t believe at Disney World,” Fred said. “We were..
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support your OBX national parks every day! Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Education: Miami University of Ohio; History and International Studies Position: North District Interpreter Where you’ll find her: Her office is at Wright Brothers National Memorial, but you can find her at Fort Raleigh National Historical Site as..
Meet Your Ranger: Amy Thompson Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support your OBX national parks every day! Hometown: Versailles, Kentucky Education: M.S. in Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington; B.S. in Biology, Campbellsville University Position: Supervisory Biological Technician, Ocracoke District Where you’ll find her: Ocracoke Island — on the beach, at the Pony Pens and..
