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Placerita Volunteer Leader Named Honorary Park Ranger
| Monday, Jun 15, 2015
County Park Ranger Frank Hoffman (right) presents Ron Kraus with a hat befitting his new title.
County Park Ranger Frank Hoffman (right) presents Ron Kraus with a hat befitting his new title.

Ron Kraus, president of the Placerita Canyon Nature Center Associates, was named an honorary park ranger Monday in recognition of his leadership and years of volunteer service to Placerita Canyon State Park.

PCNCA is the group of 100-plus volunteers behind the events and organized hikes at the park. The organization also provides the docents who staff the newly redesigned Nature Center Museum.

County Park Ranger Frank Hoffman, who swore in Kraus as a ranger during a luncheon ceremony, noted that Kraus was named a Los Angeles County Volunteer of the Year for 2015.

Kraus, who retired from a career with the L.A. City Parks Department, started volunteering at Placerita in 2002, but that wasn’t his first experience with the park. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and used to hike the canyon as a boy.

Kraus quickly assumed a leadership role with PCNCA, coordinating the docent training program, arranging lectures and leading hikes. In addition to the natural history, he also has a deep knowledge of the park’s “human” history of gold and oil.

Kraus served as vice president of the organization under Jim Southwell, who recently retired as president after serving in that post for 16 years. Kraus was elected his successor.

Here’s to the next 16.

 

To get involved with the Placerita Canyon Nature Center Associates, visit Placerita.org.

 
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13 Comments

  1. Suzy Hermann says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    So very much deserved and earned……

    Reply
  2. RuthAnne Murthy says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Congratulations Ron!

    Reply
  3. Denny H Truger says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Congrats!!!! Can I have your other hat?

    Reply
  4. Ron Kraus says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Thanks Leon!

    Reply
  5. Annette Uthe says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Wonderful photos of a fun time affectionately put together by grateful docents. Thanks, Leon.

    Reply
  6. Jennifer Perez says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Hey there’s Frank Hoffman, we go back 20 years. My kids had a few birthdays at Placerita nature center. So much fun!! Hope all is well and congrats to Ranger Ron.

    Reply
  7. Jennifer George McGuan says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Happy to see the Placerita Nature in the news.

    Reply
  8. Lety Garcia says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Congratulations!!!

    Reply
  9. Sue Roberts Hand says:
    Monday, Jun 15, 2015 at

    Congratulations.

    Reply
  10. Melissa Pepe says:
    Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015 at

    Girl Scouts all over SCV love Ranger Frank! We miss you at Hart Park.

    Reply
  11. Debbie Walt says:
    Thursday, Jun 22, 2017 at

    Ron IS the best! I learned so much from him. Good to see Frank back at Placerita too.

    Reply

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