The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is bucking the national trend and hiring park rangers for the summer, rather than laying them off.

The number of people visiting Oregon’s state park system reached an all-time high in 2024, fueled by a boom of people ...

Rangers are instructed to avoid saying “fired” and downplay park service cuts after 1,000 staff were let go as part of ...

Oregon’s state parks saw record-breaking visitation numbers in 2024. According to the agency, there were nearly 53.85 million ...

Oregon’s state parks saw record-breaking visitation numbers in 2024. According to the agency, there were nearly 53.85 million ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is looking to hire over 200 seasonal employees to help run state parks. And there ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is bucking the national trend and hiring park rangers for the summer, rather than laying them off. Amid nationwide cuts to rangers on federal lands ...

Together, park rangers say they’ve collaboratively verified ... Meanwhile, parks in Washington and Oregon also saw relatively low numbers of layoffs, according to the document.

Oregon state parks saw a record 56.6 million ... OPRD noted an increase in the number of assaults on park rangers in 2023, and proposed legislation to increase the penalty for assaulting a ranger.

Oregon State Parks is set to host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast from Saturday, March 22, through Sunday, ...

Oregon State Parks are looking to hire more than 200 season rangers and ranger assistants for the 2025 season, announced the ...

The agency says there were nearly 53.85 million estimated visits last year. That’s up 3% from the year before for coastal ...