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• Lone rangers: Officers at Iowa state parks dwindle as visits swell

  By Rick Jost| The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) Verified Park visitors enjoy a paddle July 24 on Backbone Lake at Backbone State Park near Dundee. Backbone is Iowa’s oldest state park. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Beachgoers sunbathe and swim June 2 at Lake Macbride Beach in Solon. The crowds there were so large a few days later that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources had to temporarily close the entrance because beachgoers had overwhelmed the staff.

  By Rick Jost · The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

  Dec. 07, 2020

• Lone rangers: Officers at Iowa state parks dwindle as visits swell

  By Rick Jost| The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) Verified Park visitors enjoy a paddle July 24 on Backbone Lake at Backbone State Park near Dundee. Backbone is Iowa’s oldest state park. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Beachgoers sunbathe and swim June 2 at Lake Macbride Beach in Solon. The crowds there were so large a few days later that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources had to temporarily close the entrance because beachgoers had overwhelmed the staff.

  By Rick Jost · The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

  Dec. 07, 2020

• Lone Rangers: Number Of State Park Officers Declines Despite Growth In Visitors

  By Rick Jost| Iowa Public Radio Verified Iowa’s state park rangers — certified peace officers who safeguard the state’s premier outdoor recreational areas — are having to confront an increasingly endangered species: themselves. Budget cuts have severely thinned the ranks of state park rangers over years — to 35 this year from between 45 and 55 in the late 1990s, State Parks Bureau data show. As a result, far fewer park rangers are now serving far more visitors to state parks.

  By Rick Jost · Iowa Public Radio

  Dec. 07, 2020

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