National Parks Traveler Episode 77: July's National Parks News Roundup

By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2020

In this week’s show, we look back at the top news stories from the park system in July. There was the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act by Congress, the ongoing issue of the coronavirus pandemic and how parks have been dealing with it, and news that the renowned Sea Turtle Science and Recovery Program at Padre Island National Seashore is to be greatly scaled back.

Joining me to look back at July’s news impacting national parks is Mike Murray, a member of the executive council of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks.

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
:57 Torch - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Everglades
1:21 Friends of Acadia promotion
1:50 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
2:25 Mike Murray of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks and Kurt Repanshek review July's news from the National Park System.
22:26 Schoodic - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
22:45 National Parks Traveler promotion
22:57 North Cascades Institute promotion
23:17 Washington’s National Park Fund promotion
23:50 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
24:18 July news roundup continues
43:52 Wonder Lake
44:26 Episode Closing
44:45 Orange Tree Productions promotion
45:20 National Parks Traveler footer

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