21 Aug 2024

USACE Rangers place buoys for boater safety ahead of holiday weekend

Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rangers and a ranger intern spent the morning placing danger buoys on Lake Barkley, Aug. 14, 2024, to notify boaters of shallow water.

19 Sep 2022

Nashville District Park Rangers share water safety with the youth at Dale Hollow Lake Trooper Island

Burkesville, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2022)— It has been a long-standing tradition at Dale Hollow Lake for park rangers to share the importance of water safety with young campers visiting Trooper Island Youth Camp on Dale Hollow Lake.

31 Aug 2022

Nashville District rangers spread Water Safety at the Wilson County Fair

LEBANON, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2022) —Rangers with the Nashville District Corps of Engineers set up a water safety booth during the Wilson County Fair to hand out educational materials and children’s goody bags. During the weeklong event, J. Percy Priest park rangers greeted fair attendees and passed out pamphlets with important water safety information and maps of local Corps lakes.

15 Jan 2019

Summer may be over but the job isn’t for our park rangers

Often thought of as the face of the Corps of Engineers, park rangers interact with the public quite a bit. Known for hosting summertime events and maintaining the parks, the ranger’s responsibilities don’t stop when winter arrives. The summer months are a high demand time for Corps’ rangers; they stay busy ensuring the safety of the park visitors,