National Parks Traveler Podcast

National Parks Traveler is the world's top-rated, editorially independent, nonprofit media organization dedicated to covering national parks and protected areas on a daily basis. Traveler offers readers and listeners a unique multimedia blend of news, feature content, debate, and discussion all tied to national parks and protected areas.

National Parks Traveler Episode 63: National Park Nostalgia, Friends Of Acadia Update

This week we pick up with the musings of Doug Leen. As a young park ranger in the 1970s, Leen stumbled upon a poster promoting a meet-the-ranger event at the Grand Teton National Park. It turned out to be one of 14 long-forgotten silk-screened posters made under the Works Progress Administration to promote tourism to the national parks.

April 26th, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 62: Ranger Doug To The Rescue, Rethinking America's Best Idea

Lynn Riddick sits down with Doug Leen, the force behind Ranger Doug Enterprises, to discuss his decades long search for original Works Progress Administration posters that depicted national parks across the West. And we leave you with some thoughts on what we all should be thinking about for National Park Week.

April 19th, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 61: 21st Century National Park Campgrounds

What will the 21st century national park campground look like? What amenities are you interested in finding when you pull into a campground? Derrick Crandall, counseler for the National Park Hospitality Association, joins us to discuss two studies that examine the campgrounds, the issues they face, and the demands today’s campers want.

April 12th, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 60: Wild Yellowstone, Public Lands Alliance, And Your National Park Library

We’re going to take a trip to start this week’s show, at least an audio trip of sorts, to the heart of Yellowstone National Park and its wild kingdom. A place where wolves, grizzlies, and elk roam free and sandhill cranes catch your attention with their curious chortling. And Dan Puskar, the president and CEO of the Public Lands Alliance, discusses how its membership works to provide educational and interpretive materials for the parks, and how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted those groups.

April 5th, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 59: COVID-19, "Our Wild Calling," And Mission San Juan

This week we talk with National Parks Conservation Association President and CEO Theresa Pierno about the impact coronavirus is having on the National Park System, and check in with author Richard Louv on his latest book, Our Wild Calling, How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives, and Save Theirs. If you visit national parks to view the wildlife, you’ll want to listen to this conversation. And Lynn Riddick concludes her four-part series on San Antonio Missions National Historical Park with a visit to Mission San Juan.

March 29th, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 58: Coronavirus Roundtable, And Mission Espada

The impact of coronavirus on the National Park System truly is unprecedented. Unlike the impacts partial or full government shutdowns have on the parks, government funding won’t overnight solve those impacts created by the growing spread of coronavirus. To take a look at how coronavirus is affecting the parks and the National Park Service, we’ve gathered three park experts, including former National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, who combined have more than a century of experience with the national parks and public lands.

March 22nd, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 57: Mission Concepción In San Antonio, High-End Park Lodges

National Parks Traveler continues its tour through San Antonio Missions National Historical Park as Lynn Riddick visits Mission Concepción, and David and Kay Scott discuss the high-end national park lodges you would stay in if money were not an object.

March 15th, 2020 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 56: Mission San Jose And The Water Desk

This week we feature Lynn Riddick's segment on Mission San Jose, the first of a four-part series on San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas. We also talk with Mitch Tobin, director of The Water Desk at the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, to understand why his organization is underwriting journalism revolving around the Colorado River.

March 8th, 2020 Read More

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