Welcome to "Ranger's View," a new blog about Caladesi Island State Park written from the perspective of the folks in green who strive to keep your state park clean, safe and well managed.

We invite you to drop by from time to time to find out what's new at Caladesi and gain some insight into what it takes to manage the facilities and natural resources of a state park.  Yes, we do more than drive up and down the beach all day!

This blog is being written by Bill Gruber, the resident assistant park manager at Caladesi, but anyone may contribute, including you.  We invite you to share your stories and photographs here and at the main blog, mycaladesi.com, from which this is an offshoot.