A life with the critters

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Karen Osler, park ranger, driving a boat with sun and clouds reflecting off the windshield

A life with the critters

Karen Osler (left), a park ranger with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, drives a boat with Sam Phillips and Shaylin Dresher, summer rangers, at the Youghiogheny River Lake in Confluence, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2022. Part of Osler’s responsibilities is to monitor and enforce water safety on the lake. “As a ranger, you come to work every day to something you’re excited about. It keeps me stimulated,” Osler said. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

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