The Park Science Podcast

National Park Service
The Park Science Podcast

Insightful conversations about science, nature, culture, and complex issues in our national parks. Hear the stories behind the headlines. Produced by Park Science magazine, a digital magazine of the National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.

Episodes

  1. JAN 15

    How America's "Best Idea" Went Global

    The idea of national parks, which historian Wallace Stegner called "the best idea we ever had," is also one of America's most influential exports! Jon Putnam from the NPS Office of International Affairs discusses why with hosts Kass Bissmeyer and Cortney Gjesfjeld as he talks about the agency's global connections in science. A production of Park Science magazine, Summer 2022 issue (June 22, 2022); rebroadcast in Winter 2024-2025 issue (January 15, 2025), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.

    22 min

  2. 12/29/2023

    Mosquitoes Are Key to Hawaiian Honeycreeper Survival

    Birds Not Mosquitoes project partners Chris Farmer, Luka Zavas, and Ryan Monello discuss a modern mosquito-control technique to save Hawaii’s forest birds from imminent extinction. This project is the first time this technique has been used to protect animals. Hosted by Jeri Stoller. A production of Park Science magazine, Winter 2023 issue (December 29, 2023), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.

    24 min

  3. 12/29/2023

    Tuning in to Science: How to Reach Remote Communities through Radio

    In vast, rural areas of the Southwest, where there’s no phone service or internet, radio rules. Science communicator Christopher Calvo, former host of “This Is the Colorado Plateau,” tells how community radio helped him share science over the airwaves. A production of Park Science magazine, Winter 2023 issue (December 29, 2023), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.

    19 min

  4. 12/30/2022

    Swept Away

    Barrier islands move constantly, but people build houses on them anyway. Cape Hatteras superintendent-scientist Dave Hallac explains why good data can only do so much. See the transcript for more about publications mentioned in the podcast. Hosted by Brooke Bauman. A production of Park Science magazine, Winter 2022 issue (December 30, 2022), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.

    18 min
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    Insightful conversations about science, nature, culture, and complex issues in our national parks. Hear the stories behind the headlines. Produced by Park Science magazine, a digital magazine of the National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.

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    • Creator
      National Park Service
    • Years Active
      2022 - 2025
    • Episodes
      4
    • Rating
      Clean
    • Copyright
      © Copyright 2025 NPS - For Personal Use Only
    • Show Website
      The Park Science Podcast

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