Han, Ranger/Naturalist II :: East Bay Municipal Utility District

Protecting a vital resource.

Han has been with EBMUD for 5 years.

Han works to protect and maintain the picturesque Lafayette Reservoir, a jewel among 28,000 acres of EBMUD’s East Bay watershed lands. Han hails from Berkeley and grew up exploring open spaces around the East Bay. He developed both a love of the land and the idea that someday he’d like to make a career of working to protect it.

A background in customer service, grounds and trail work, and a degree in Earth Sciences helped Han land his first park ranger job with the East Bay Regional Park District. After five years, Han was hired by EBMUD as a ranger at the Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area, which consists of 928-acres of watershed land and a 1.4 billion gallon reservoir. It’s open daily and hosts more than a million visitors every year. Visitors hike, jog, fish, picnic, boat, and enjoy the scenery. Han and his fellow EBMUD rangers provide the public with a safe and enjoyable recreation experience.

"I’m proud to be a part of an organization that has as vital a mission as EBMUD does to protect the watershed and the plants and animals within it. The fact so many people are invested in what we do makes the work exceptionally rewarding."

"I feel lucky to work in a place that is so beautiful and so meaningful to other people."