Day in the Life: Park Ranger
Karen Osler, a park ranger with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, cleans a bathroom near a boat launch at the Youghiogheny River Lake in Confluence, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2022. Working as a park ranger requires an array of tasks, including cleaning bathrooms from time to time. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

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