from Wicked Local Milton

Several years ago, Boston teenager Ray McKinnon joined his mother, Jean McKinnon, as a TrailWatch volunteer in the Blue Hills State Reservation, helping out the public with maps, trail information and safety tips.

McKinnon went on to become a seasonal park ranger in the 7,000-acre Blue Hills; now he’s a full-time ranger. On Tuesday evening, he and other rangers welcomed about 30 TrailWatch volunteers, including his mother, to the annual appreciation barbecue. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation hosted the event. (Read the full story here.)