One Ranger's Quest To Save His Beloved Desert

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Vic Maris, a park ranger dedicated to protecting the desert he loves.

Send us Fan Mail This is the story of how a young man fell in love with the beauty and mystery of the desert and translated that love into a career as ranger protecting that desert. Vic Maris began his career with California State Parks, working at Red Rock Canyon in 1974. He served throughout the State during his 30-year career working as a park ranger, supervising ranger, and superintendent. His favorite job was working as Superintendent of the Mojave Sector, protecting seven parks includin...

People in this episode

Host: Don Murphy

Guest: Vic Maris

Topics covered

• desert conservation
• park ranger career
• California State Parks
• Mojave Desert
• environmental protection

Keywords

• desert
• park ranger
• California State Parks
• Mojave Desert
• environmental conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California State Parks

Places: Red Rock Canyon, Mojave Sector

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