Association of National Park Rangers

We bring together ALL park professionals — maintenance, administration, law enforcement, interpretation, and all rangers. ANPR believes we are stronger together.

Association of National Park Rangers

We bring together ALL park professionals — maintenance, administration, law enforcement, interpretation, and all rangers. ANPR believes we are stronger together.

Association of National Park Rangers

We bring together ALL park professionals — maintenance, administration, law enforcement, interpretation, and all rangers. ANPR believes we are stronger together.

Association of National Park Rangers

We bring together ALL park professionals — maintenance, administration, law enforcement, interpretation, and all rangers. ANPR believes we are stronger together.

Association of National Park Rangers

We bring together ALL park professionals — maintenance, administration, law enforcement, interpretation, and all rangers. ANPR believes we are stronger together.

Association of National Park Rangers

We bring together ALL park professionals — maintenance, administration, law enforcement, interpretation, and all rangers. ANPR believes we are stronger together.

Upcoming News/Events

ANPR strategic planning session

Annual meeting will be held via Zoom on January 10, 2026

ANPR welcomes displaced NPS professionals with free membership

Were you illegally terminated on the Valentine's Day massacre? Even if you've been reinstated, ANPR wants to welcome you with a free membership.

See all news and events.

News Releases

Our national parks in crisis: More of the same in 2026

09 Jan 2026

After a year of budget cuts, staffing shortages, and censorship, Trump administration signals 2026 will be no different

ANPR supports NPS staff with ranger community micro-grants

04 Dec 2025

New program provides funds to members

Our national parks in crisis: What's next after the longest shutdown in history?

21 Nov 2025

With shutdown finally over, government must now restore national parks funding for deferred maintenance.

New ads condemn Interior Secretary’s push to defund, understaff, and censor National Park Service

10 Nov 2025

Bus shelter ads in Washington, D.C., call attention to impacts of cuts on national parks

ANPR presents 12th-ever Harry Yount Lifetime Achievement Award to Mike Finley

29 Oct 2025

Former Oregon state Fish and Game Commissioner Mike Finley receives prestigious award for National Park Service leadership

Ranger Rendezvous 48 Underway at Virginia Beach

14 Oct 2025

National park staff and partners meet to discuss the state of park conservation and gain new perspective from professional development opportunities

Past Press Releases

Be a Park Ranger

Rangers are conservation professionals who do all kinds of jobs to keep parks welcoming, healthy, and safe. On construction sites and trails, in visitor centers and research labs, on patrol and behind the scenes in parks across the United States, Rangers work every day to protect America’s best idea.

Learn more about their work and how you can build a career protecting parks.

Become a Park Ranger

Become a Member

Park professionals from every division and discipline join ANPR for camaraderie and opportunities to network with peers from across the United States. Whether you are a Ranger today or are a Ranger at heart, join us in supporting the important work of National Park Service staff.

Join the Association

Ranger Rendezvous

From Jackson Hole to Bar Harbor, our annual rendezvous is where rangers meet rangers from across the United States.

Whether you want to see old friends or meet a professional peer, Ranger Rendezvous is the best place to discuss the state of the park profession and develop relationships in our national park community.

Discover Rendezvous

Mission

The Association of National Park Rangers is an organization created to communicate for, about, and with National Park Service employees of all disciplines; to promote and enhance the professions, spirit, and mission of National Park Service employees; to support management and the perpetuation of the National Park Service and the National Park System; and to provide a forum for professional enrichment.

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