California State Park Rangers Association

CSPRA Publication Archive

Over 300 Past Published CSPRA Publication Issues

Publication Issues 1966 to 1989

Publication Issues 1990 to 2025

CSPRA Publication Wayback Machine

CSPRA’s member communication document has gone through seven name changes. The first issue was just called “CSPRA Newsletter,” until 1969 when it was renamed “The Reporter.” Editor Jeff Price held a contest in 1980 to rename the newsletter and “California Ranger” was selected, as suggested by member Bill Krumbein. It continued with that name until the Board decided to start a professional publication and took that name for the journal in December 1980, and the newsletter went back to using the name “Newsletter.” Then, the professional journal evolved into a joint publication by CSPRA and PRAC, and then became a separate publication for the short-lived “Cal Ranger Foundation” under President Rick Parmer. When that charitable non-profit became inactive in 1992 the name “California Ranger” evaporated. The name returned to “CSPRA Newsletter” until “The CSPRA Wave” was selected for the name in 2000.

This piece of CSPRA’s publication history was scanned, compiled, uploaded and linked in March 2025 by Webmaster Jeffery Price.