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Parks ranger and volunteers urge restoration of county volunteer‑coordinator position
Summary
Dane County park staff and volunteers said cutting a long‑standing volunteer coordinator would imperil 54,000 volunteer hours logged in 2024 — the equivalent of roughly 22 full‑time positions — and hamper stewardship of prairies, burn crews and invasive‑species work. A park ranger and union leaders urged supervisors to restore the position.
A Dane County park ranger and volunteer leaders urged supervisors to restore the county’s volunteer coordinator position, saying volunteer labor supplements core park operations and that cutting professional coordination would reduce thousands of hours of productive work.
Chad Hayden, a Dane County park ranger speaking as an individual, said the volunteer coordinator’s office marshaled about…
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