National Parks Traveler Episode 71: Oil And Gas And National Parks

By Kurt Repanshek - June 21st, 2020

This week we take a look at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s move to offer more than 110,000 acres in Utah for oil and gas development. How might that proposal impact Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands national parks? Erika Pollard from the National Parks Conservation Association joins us to explain some of the issues in play. After listing to our conversation, take a look at this story that looks at the issue in more detail.

We leave you with a rationale for instituting a reservation system for visiting some units of the National Park System.

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:21 Red Clay - Grant Geissman - The Sounds of The Grand Canyon
1:55 A discussion of oil and gas leasing in Utah and how it could impact Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef national parks with Erika Pollard of National Parks Conservation Association.
12:02 Escalante - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of Peaks, Plateaus and Canyons
12:17 National Parks Traveler promotion
12:31 Washington’s National Park Fund promotion
13:07 North Cascades Institute promotion
13:28 Friends of Acadia promotion
14:02 The discussion of oil and gas leasing in Utah continues.
23:29 Long Pond - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
24:01 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
24:33 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
25:02 An editorial on instituting a reservation system for visiting some national parks.
30:22 No’Easter - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
30:33 Episode Closing
31:05 Orange Tree Productions promotion
31:44 National Parks Traveler footer

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