This summer and fall, Rep Powers volunteered over 200 hours for Glacier National Park as a backcountry ranger (called Wilderness Patrol).  Wearing a uniform and carrying a park radio, she hiked all over the Park talking to visitors, checking backcountry permits, and educating people about the Glacier backcountry and how to recreate there with as little impact as possible.  Although she has done this for the past 5 summers, this year was especially important due to the layoffs and firings of employees by the federal government.