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problems related to contractors or researchers;
• Monitor problems on OSMP properties caused by plants the department recognizes as
noxious weeds;

• Monitor all wildlife on OSMP properties; new prairie dog activity should be reported to the
wildlife biologist; and
• Careful attention must be paid to parking lots and trailheads. The following are
concerns* in these areas:
➢ Suspicious or unruly parties;
➢ Illegal parking, particularly obstructing emergency access gates;
➢ Vandalism;
➢ Damage to fences, gates, and so on;
➢ Visibility of all signs and boards; and
➢ Criminal trespasses.

*--Rangers should be concerned with these issues regardless of patrol circumstances; however,
individual properties have special issues that must also be considered. These issues are addressed
in other documents, during training, and through ongoing information shared at staff meetings.

Daily Activities

At the beginning of each shift, rangers should check schedules, e-mails, and voicemails for
pertinent messages and information. They should then coordinate with lead rangers and other
rangers on duty to determine areas to be patrolled. Rangers should be in complete uniform with
duty belts on when calling into service at the beginning of their shifts. Rangers should prioritize
loading shotguns and AEDs into their vehicles and starting their Mobile Data Computer (MDC)
after they call into service. At the end of their shifts, rangers should record in patrol logs all areas
patrolled, any summonses issued, and incidents handled during the day. Rangers should prioritize
unloading their shotguns and turning off their MDCs within the last 15 minutes of their shift.

Bike Patrol

Each ranger work group will have one certified International Police Mountain Biking Association
(IPMBA) staff member at all times. The certified bike ranger provides other rangers a bike training
and qualification course annually; rangers must pass this course in order to perform bike patrol.
Rangers must follow the same uniform and equipment standards as outlined in this manual, and as
long as shirts have badges and name bars, rangers may wear bike patrol polo shirts and shorts with
the ranger services supervisor’s approval. Approved helmets must be worn on bike patrol at all
times. Rangers are responsible for bike maintenance and cleaning before and after checking them
out; bicycle damage of any kind must be reported to the certified bike ranger the day the damage is
done, and bikes must always be secured on rangers’ vehicles when not being ridden.

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