WASHINGTON, June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Could you imagine a job where on any given day you might handle a wild cougar, rescue someone from the top of a mountain, fight a wild land fire, treat a heart attack victim, teach a winter survival class, or hike with an eighty pound pack through some of the most spectacular scenery known to man? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090630/DC40408LOGO) Those tasks are just some of the many duties performed by Glacier National Park Ranger Scott Emmerich.

A series of events are planned this month to share with visitors the natural environment of Talbot Islands State Park. The first will be a nature hike starting at 11 a.m. Saturday at Little Talbot Island State Park.

THE fast-moving Thanksgiving weekend fire that tore through Malibu and burned 53 homes may have started in parkland frequented by after-hours partygoers. Authorities haven't said for sure if it was a late-night illegal party in Corral Canyon that provided the spark for the devastating fire.

By Beth Barrett Amid severe staffing shortages, California park rangers for months have battled after-hours parties in the area near the flash point of the weekend Malibu wildfires that scorched 4,900 acres and left 53 homes in ruins, the Daily News has learned.

By LOS ANGELES TIMES A newly formed group of retired federal and state land managers and forest rangers called reckless off-road vehicle recreation the No. 1 threat to western public lands in a news conference held Thursday.