The past year has been a trying one for the National Park Service, and for many of the units in the National Park System. For the agency, employee morale continued to be a major issue as housing, pay, and leadership remained sore spots for many who worked for the Service.
On the ground, climate change continued to impact parks, from sea level rise and more potent storms, to wildfires, and hotter and dryer conditions that adversely affected vegetation, wildlife, and facilities.
With time running out on 2023, and 2024 on the horizon, we’re going to be taking a look this week and next at many of the top stories that played out, or are playing out, across the National Park System and the National Park Service. Joining us for the conversation are Mike Murray, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, and Kristen Brengel, the Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association.
By Jess Repanshek - December 24th, 2023
0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:44 Amaranth - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Great Smoky Mountains
1:13 Xplorer Maps
1:34 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
1:56 Friends of Acadia
2:27 Episode 254 - 2023 Park System Year in Review
27:05 Torch - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Everglades
27:22 NPT Promo
27:34 Interior Federal Credit Union
28:01 Yosemite Conservancy
28:23 Washington’s National Park Fund
28:58 Episode 254 - 2023 Park System Year in Review Continues
48:39 Whispering Winds - Grant Geissman - The Sounds of the Caribbean
48:56 Great Smoky Mountains Association
49:17 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
49:46 Potrero Group
50:13 The Everglades Foundation
50:29 Episode 254 - 2023 Park System Year in Review Continues
1:03:07 Escalante - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of Peaks, Plateaus and Canyons
1:03:23 Episode Closing
1:03:40 Orange Tree Productions
1:04:13 Splitbeard Productions
1:04:23 National Parks Traveler footer
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