He has encouraged his kids to do so: his eldest son has worked as a ranger for a year now. And now, under Hwang's advocacy, the park administration is launching a new project: to recruit young rangers to patrol the mountains as well as to serve as research assistants and gain a more in-depth understanding of the mountain ecosystem.
林淵源的大兒子已任職玉山國家公園管理處巡山員一年，目前玉管處在黃美秀倡議下正執行一個新計劃：招募年輕的「保育巡查員」，除了巡山外，更進一步扮演長期協助研究，深化瞭解山林生態的角色。