Dan Watson has been a career employee of the National Park Service since 1980. He has worked as an Interpretive Ranger and Federal Law Enforcement Ranger at the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (NY-PA), Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (PA-NJ); Supervisory District Law Enforcement Ranger at Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (WI-MN); Chief Law Enforcement Ranger and Site Manager at Fort Necessity National Battlefield (PA) and Friendship Hill National Historic Site (PA); Volunteer Coordinator and Collateral Duty Safety Officer for the North Country National Scenic Trail (ND-MN-WI-MI-OH-PA-NY) and Ice Age National Scenic Trail (WI). Throughout his career Dan has been active in emergency services responses to events such as Hurricane Katrina, BP Oil Spill, and numerous western wildfires. Dan is a certified facilitator for NPS Operational Leadership, and creator of the Trail Safe! program.
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Trail Maintenance
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Project Preparation
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Project Planning & Design
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Project & Crew Management
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Program Admin & Leadership
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Skill Profile
Corridor clearing: Hand Tools: Full Performance
Tread Maintenance - Hand tools: Full Performance
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles: Full Performance
Project Cost Estimation: Full Performance
Interpretation: Entry Level
Permitting: Entry Level
Universal Design/ADA Accessibility: Entry Level
Crew Recruitment: Full Performance
Crew Management: Full Performance
Jobsite Safety: Expert
Jobsite Risk Management: Expert
Performance Management: Full Performance
Field-based Resource Protection: Expert
Program Budgeting: Full Performance
Communications: Full Performance
Contract Administration: Entry Level
Education and Public Outreach: Full Performance
Funding/Grants: Full Performance
Inspections/Monitoring: Full Performance
Partnership and Collaboration: Full Performance
Policy/Directives/Law: Full Performance
Visitor Use Management and Monitoring: Full Performance
Agreement Development: Entry Level
Sawyer Certification: Full Performance
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