From Naturalist to Ranger
All good things must come to an end. I hate that truth in life. Why do they have to end? Rather we like it or not, we don't have a choice. It is just a hard cold fact of life. Today is my official end date for working as a Naturalist at The Wildlands Conservancy, Oak Glen Preserve. Working as a Naturalist has been one of the best professional experiences in my life. I spent on average 4 days a week taking youth (grades 3-6) out on the upper trails of the preserve teaching hands-on science based programs; concentrated in natural and cultural sciences. I also assisted in running free public events (e.g. night walks and art programs), worked weekends to enforce the preserve and interact with the public, helped with service learning projects, and helped with preserve projects (e.g. invasive weed removal & planting native plants). From September till today, working on averages, I personally got to teach an estimate of 3,000 students. Hopefully, I was able to g