Episodes
Episodes
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
In this episode, we look at the final National Park visitation numbers for 2023, a new budget for the NPS from the White House, an employee housing crisis in the National Park Service, a new look at Gateway Arch National Park, and more.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Wives into the Wilderness: The Unpaid Force That Shaped National Parks
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
In this episode, we delve into the untold stories of the women who lived in the shadows of America's majestic landscapes, their lives intertwined with the national parks we cherish today. The wives of National Park Rangers played a pivotal role in the early days of the National Park Service, yet their contributions have largely gone unrecognized. As we explore the isolation, challenges, and the remarkable resilience of these women, we uncover how they not only supported their families in the most remote wildernesses but also served as de facto rangers, contributing significantly to the operations and development of the parks. From leading tours to pioneering educational programs, their legacy is an integral part of the national park experience.
Hosted by Jason Epperson
With Narration by Abigail Trabue
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Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Nature's Palette: Unveiling Arizona's Petrified Forest
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Dive into the heart of Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, a landscape where the Painted Desert's kaleidoscopic hues meet the ancient, stone-cast logs of the Petrified Forest. This episode takes you through the mesmerizing colors and geological wonders that define the park, from the brilliant reds and oranges sculpted by mineral sediments to the fascinating process that transformed wood into quartz over millions of years. Explore the rich tapestry of past life, the deep human history etched into the land, and the strict conservation efforts preserving this unique ecosystem.
By Lauren Eisenberg Davis
Hosted by Jason Epperson
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Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
In this month's national park news, new-to-science fossils have been uncovered at Mammoth Cave and John Day Fossil Beds, a rabies scare is taking hold at Saguaro National Park, a man gets convicted for diverting the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes, and more.
Hosted by Jason Epperson
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Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Stiltsville: An Offshore Hideaway at Biscayne National Park
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Set against the backdrop of Miami’s skyline, six structures rise from the turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay. Rugged and isolated, these houses on stilts are an unexpected site in the midst of a national park water world that was designated to preserve the coral reefs, seagrasses, mangrove forests, and other natural features. Cormorants and herons perch on the houses' roofs, railings, and pylons. Dolphins and manatees swim between them.
Together, these six structures are all that remain of Stiltsville's whimsical history, although none are among the original twenty-seven that formed this curiosity in the midst of a national park that is ninety-five percent water.
How did such a village come to exist and what does the future hold for these few relics that remain?
By Lauren Eisenberg Davis
Hosted by Jason Epperson
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Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Harboring History: The Salem Maritime Site and America's Cultural Treasures
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Salem Maritime is not just any National Historic Site; it’s the first place the National Park Service was tasked with preserving that wasn’t about nature, scenery, or wildlife. Over 160 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, It was time to preserve our history.
Hosted by Jason Epperson
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Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
In this month's news round-up, we take a look at some concerns about the ranks of National Park Service employees: morale is lower than that of other federal employees, and Park Service criminal investigators are down by nearly half. Plus, actor Pierce Brosnan has been busted for going off-trail in a thermal area of Yellowstone, a Mexican Wolf has been spotted in Valles Caldera after nearly 100 years away, and more.
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Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Denali, and the Effects of Gold Mining in the Kantishna Hills
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Gold Mining drew the world's eye to the wonders of Alaska. Some of our most treasured landscapes were explored in the first place in the effort to strike it rich. But what are the ramifications of gold mining in our national parks? Even in places where it ended a century ago? In this episode, we explore the effects of gold mining in the Kantishna hills of Denali National Park.
Find the Alaska Park Science Journal here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/alaskaparkscience/index.htm
Hosted by Jason Epperson
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