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Park rangers furloughed by the federal shutdown are teaching preschoolers and elementary school students about nature, earning some extra income.

A San Francisco Bay Area company facilitates the program, paying rangers $190 per hour, with schools requesting dozens of visits.

ROSS, Calif. — On a sunny morning, 17 students from a preschool here in Marin huddle as close as possible to furloughed interpretive park ranger Adrian Boone of the Muir Woods National Monument.

But this is no field trip. Instead, Boone has come to the outdoor classroom at The Ross Preschool, a half-hour drive from the park. He’s part of a special program to bring furloughed rangers into local schools during

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