"Getting a permanent job as a park ranger at the National Park Service -- especially at a large park like Glacier -- can take years of underemployment, waiting for fate and vacancies to align.

Those who are successful face chronic budget shortages, low pay, large workloads and, sometimes, problematic leadership. Year-round positions remain elusive, rangers must move every couple of years to advance, and workers are overwhelmingly white.

But there is no shortage of people who want to be park rangers.

As the Park Service approaches its centennial, it is grappling with a puzzle: Why are employees so unhappy, even while they love the work they do? And how can the agency fix it?"

Emily Yehle reports for Greenwire May 31, 2016. [2]