100 years

Ranger Betty Reid Soskin sits in front of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Education Center. Soskin is celebrating her 100th birthday, serving as the nation's oldest National Park Service ranger.

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At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger Is Still Going Strong

5:04pm September 22, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Betty Soskin's career with the National Park Service began in 2000 after attending a presentation on a plan to create the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.

Jennifer Johnson, a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey crew, lies down beside a massive lake sturgeon that was pulled from the Detroit River last week. The sturgeon was tagged with a microchip and released back into the river.

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A Huge, Ancient Lake Sturgeon Has Been Lurking In The Detroit River

11:35am May 05, 2021

by Annamarie Sysling

Imagine catching a really big fish — 7 feet long and weighing 240 pounds and estimated to be 100 years old. Oh, and you caught it in the Detroit River.

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