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My name is Tammy . I am a natural

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resources planner located at the Sandy

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Lake Dam and Recreation area in

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mcgregor , Minnesota . I just found out

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that I received the Rim Chittenden

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Interpretive Excellence Award with the

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Corps of Engineers . This is an award

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that recognizes interpretive excellence

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across the core . And it's something

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that really means a lot to me .

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Interpretation is something that I'm

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very passionate about . And it is

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actually the reason I became a park

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ranger many , many years ago . Now , my

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grandparents took me on a trip out west

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and I was like a third grader or

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something like that , visiting the Mesa

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Verde ruins and the ranger took us out

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on a tour of the ruins . And I thought ,

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oh my gosh , this is a job that

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somebody can actually have . And I just

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pursued that dream through college and

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ended up getting hired on with the

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Corps of Engineers . It was just , it's

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been such a wonderful experience . I am

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so grateful for my career so far and I

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can't wait to continue seeing where it

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brings me