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Show Lois Lang, First Utah Woman Park Ranger stationed at Iron Mission State Park up and is greatly respected by other rangers for her ac complishments with the State Parks and Recreation System. rym v I Lois Lang was sworn in as State Deputy Park Ranger by Haldow E. Christensen, Justice of the Peace, on February 26. She is the first full time woman State Park Ranger in Utah. Other rangers were present to congratulate and accept her into her new position, Lang's duties will be at the Iron Mission State Park in Cedar City, where she is working with Norman L. Forbush, Ranger in Charge and Ranger, Randy Carter. Lang ft a very assertive person and her work with these rangers is done as a team-unit effort, which she believes produces the best results. Lang moves wood, equipment and hauls garbage, rocks and does other heavy work with the rangers. She is on snowmobile duty and basically works on restoration at the Iron Mission. She is on call for assistance to help with boating and fishing in any park in the Southwest District. The Southwest District has 17 State Parks and employees em-ployees 37 people stated Roy Birrell, Southwest District Supervisor. She will further her training in law enforcement, boating law, recreation vehicle law and park law stated Birrell. We will hopefully be able to send her through Peace Officers Training School in Salt Lake City where she will spend about three to four months with law enforcement, noted Birrell. He further stated that she will be doing all the duties that other rangers perform, per-form, and because she is a woman no prejudices will be placed in the way of her achieving the fulfillment of being a State Park Ranger, ' Lang has been working with the Utah State Park and Recreation system for the last five years. She worked in Snows Canyon State Park and as a guide at the Hamblin Home in Santa Clara and at the Brigham Young Winter Home in St, George. She started work at the Iron Mission last winter and began full time duties in July of 1975, Lang enjoys working with men and . is thrilled with her new opportunities and duties as a State Park Ranger. Lang believes a woman can have a career and a family and be able to manage both. Glen Lang, her husband works for the city of St. George, where they reside. He thinks it's great that she has been promoted and is working with new responsibilities respon-sibilities stated Lang. Laura Lang Melling, her daughter is also happy for her mother's success with her career. Men receive more attention, because they have had so much more opportunity than woman, noted Lang, but opportunities are growing and woman are now able to progress in fields that are "predominately men-oriented occupations. Lang feels no resentment because she is a woman and feels she has a comfortable working situation. Lang has been used to working all her life and enjoys challenging work where there is room to grow and learn more. With her new positions as State Park Ranger she is on her way UTAH'S FIRST WOMAN RANGER. Lois Lang was sworn in as State Deputy Park Ranger by Haldow Christensen, Justice of the Peace, on Thursday, Feb. 26 and will work on restoration at the Iron Mission State Park in Cedar City. |
