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Ask a Ranger: She s worked in Lassen National Park for 20 years. This one was different.
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The fall color around Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park on Oct. 2, 2020.Michelle Pontoni, via CaliforniaFallColor.com
In her career, Shanda Ochs has had exactly one place of work: Lassen Volcanic National Park. She’s been a ranger in the volcano-studded hydrothermal wonderland for a shade over 20 years, running educational programs, interpreting the nature and culture, leading the visitor center team and providing information to guests and the media.
We are kind of obsessed with Lassen over here, so we were thrilled when Ochs agreed to answer some burning questions about her job as a ranger and her experiences working in the park as part of SFGATE’s new Ask a Ranger series.