8 episodes
A Sense of Place: Stories of Stewardship from the National Park Service National Park Service
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This podcast introduces you to the people who take care of America’s parks. You’ll see parks in new ways. As experiments in social reform. As places where interpretive rangers and visitors contemplate big ideas. As spaces where the NPS aspires to hire an inclusive workforce. Each episode dives into the Park History Program’s rich oral history archives to find stories that are moving, funny, and wise. Come join us.
Episodes, transcripts, & photos also available at: https://go.nps.gov/sense-of-place-podcast
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A Park as Home
In conversation with Laurel Munson Boyers. What’s it like to spend most of your life in Yosemite National Park, from childhood to wilderness manager?
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Maps
In conversation with Nancy Haack. Who makes sure you can find your way around a national park?
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The Changing Face of Conservation
In conversation with Dick Martin. How have ideas and policies about how we take care of park resources evolved since the 1960s?
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The Evolution of Interpretation in the NPS
In conversation with Rebecca "Becky" Lacome. How do interpretive rangers create safe spaces to explore challenging issues of our times?
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The Helpers - Life, Death, and Safety in Our Parks
In conversation with Butch Farabee and JD Swed. Who do you call when you’re in trouble in a national park?
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The Hidden History of Park Publications
In conversation with Ed Zahniser. Why do national park brochures have a distinctive look?