Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Queen Bee

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, June 20, 2026

Uncle Bob Devine gets a royal visitor this morning, a Queen Bee!!! As you may know, a queen bee runs the hive and lays eggs for new generations of the bee colony. You might not know that she runs the colony and provides order for it just by being there. She is the only member of the colony that is able to lay eggs.

To learn more about the queen bee and her hive listen to her talk:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/queen-bee-0

RB087 The White Fields

  Our Ranger Bill story for late Saturday morning, June 20, 2026, is 

RB087 The White Fields


It is harvest time in the wheat fields around Central City. But a bad flu epidemic has kept many of the farmers out of the fields at this critical time. Ranger Bill sends 3 of his rangers to help with the harvest. One of those rangers considers a career change as he does the harvesting work.

RB123 River of Fire

 Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, June 20, 2026, is:

RB123 - River of Fire 
Officers O'Roark and Ryan are walking the night beat along the docks on the Shady River. The smell of fuel oil stops them in their tracks. The pipeline over the Shady has sprung a huge leak! The river is covered with a solid layer of the fuel oil. The slightest spark could set the river on fire or even cause an explosion. Things go from bad to worse when a bad lightning storm strikes. Bill, the safety forces, and the pipeline company may not be able to handle this disaster.


Friday, June 19, 2026

RB030 The Flaming Grass

Our Ranger Bill adventure for Friday, June 19, 2026, is:


RB030 – Flaming Grass – Bill issues prairie warnings for Knotty Pine County during a summer with no rain, but farmers and ranchers refuse to adopt fire control measures, so Bill calls in Big Brute for help. This is Big Brute's first RB episode, but certainly not his last!!!


RB029 Fossil Canyon

 Ranger Bill has a  very dangerous search and rescue adventure for Thursday, 6/18/2026 :

RB029 Fossil Canyon – 

Two college students go hunting for dinosaur bones in Fossil Canyon. They are overcome by the heat of the canyon and are unable to get out. Bill and his rangers must brave the 115 degree heat of the canyon to find the boys before it’s too late.