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National Parks Traveler Episode 19: Parks As Classrooms, And Katahdin Woods and Waters

Using national park settings as a backdrop for these programs can serve double duty – the resources are the perfect educational tool, and the settings can really connect youth to nature. These settings seem to resonate with students', teachers', and adults' innate thirst for nature. Saul Weisberg, who helped found the North Cascades Institute in 1986, has seen students from every walk of life positively affected by their experiences in North Cascades National Park and other public lands that the Institute uses as outdoor classrooms. Saul joins us today to talk about the benefits of these outdoor programs.

National Parks Traveler Episode 18: Staying Safe In Bear Habitat, And Thomas Moran And The Parks

National Parks Traveler Podcast 18: Staying Safe In Bear Habitat, Thomas Moran And The Parks
Kim Titchener, the founder of bearsafety.com, discusses how humans can stay safe in bear habitat, while Erika Zambello visits Washington, D.C., and tracks down some of Thomas Moran's famed paintings of national parks. In his commentary, host Kurt Repanshek suggests that the National Park Service be pulled out of the Interior Department and set up as a freestanding agency

National Parks Traveler Episode 17: A Discussion About National Parks And Rejuvenation

National Parks Traveler Episode 17: Finding Rejuvenation In The National Parks
Independent filmmaker Tom Huang discusses his new project, Find Me, a movie that uses national parks as a backdrop for a story about personal reflection and rejuvenation in nature. It also touches on the issue of cultural diversity in park visitors. With the official start to summer on June 21, we also offer some tips for staying safe in parks, and look at the gateway town of Estes Park, Colorado.

National Parks Traveler Episode 16: Sooty Terns And National Park Guidebooks

National Parks Traveler Episode 16: Sooty Terns And National Park Guidebooks
Are you familiar with Sooty terns? It’s an interesting seabird species with mysterious travels. In this week's National Parks Traveler podcast, Erika Zambello speaks with Dr. Ryan Huang about a decades-long research study on Sooty Terns in the Dry Tortugas. After they nest in the spring, where do they go? What do they eat? What will they face in the future?

National Parks Traveler Episode 15: Yellowstone's Photographer And Badlands Parks

Jacob W. Frank is one of the photographers who frames Yellowstone National Park's wildlife, geysers, lakes and forests for you to enjoy. How did he get his job with the National Park Service, and how many parks has he captured with his cameras? He discusses his job with host Kurt Repanshek. You'll also find an overview of visiting South Dakota's national parks, monuments, and memorials in this episode.

National Parks Traveler Episode 13: Wildlife in the Parks, White-Water Season, Tuskegee

National Parks Traveler Podcast 13

What is the state of wildlife in the National Park System? Defenders of Wildlife President Jamie Rappaport Clark discusses the health of wildlife in the national parks. Steve Markle of O.A.R.S. provides a forecast for the upcoming white-water season in Utah and California on the Green, Colorado, Merced, and Tuolumne rivers, and Erika Zambello tours Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. 

National Parks Traveler Episode 12: The National Parks Girl, Renaming Dinosaur National Monument, Catching Dinner At Gulf Islands

National Parks Traveler Episode 12: The National Parks Girl

Who is "thenationalparksgirl.com"? In this week's Traveler podcast, Erika Zambello tracks down Sonja Saxe to discuss her national park explorations. Erika and her husband also visit Gulf Islands National Seashore to catch dinner. They didn't go in search of just any fish, but specifically for pompeno. We conclude with a question of whether Dinosaur National Monument should be renamed "Dinosaur National Park"?

National Parks Traveler Episode 10: How Not To Get Lost, Sketching Birds, Hiking Peaked Hill Bars

National Parks Traveler Episode 10: Staying Found In The Parks, Artist Molly Hashimoto, Hiking Peaked Hill Bars
In this week's episode, Andrew Herrington, a search-and-rescue expert at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, outlines how to stay safe on your hikes into the backcountry, while artist Molly Hashimoto explains how she comes away from her park visits with beautiful bird sketches, drawings, and paintings. Finally, we take a short hike into the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District at Cape Cod National Seashore.

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