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Jody Maberry

The Value of a Night Sky to a Park

February 17, 2015 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

If you have ever worked a night shift in a park, you have experienced the beauty of night sky. Away from lights, campfires, and digital screens, a night sky is one of the true wonders of many parks. Not many people get to experience a truly wondrous night sky, but Chad Moore looks at night […]

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Communication in Parks Panel Discussion

February 10, 2015 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

A common theme from the People of Parks Project has been a frustration with communication between leadership, admin staff, and staff in the field. When I hear the same thing come up often I know we need to lean into it a little bit more. I know this isn’t a problem I could properly address on my […]

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Bringing Back the Passenger Pigeon

February 3, 2015 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

When I was young my father always had pigeons as pets. I spent plenty of time around his feathered friends. Perhaps that is where my interest in the passenger pigeon came from. I used to imagine what it must have been like to see the sky go dark when a flock of passenger pigeons flew […]

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Building a Tribe of Supporters for Your Park

January 27, 2015 by Jody Maberry 2 Comments

Jeff Goins has made his living with the support of a tribe.  The loyal following to his popular blog led to a successful self published book, You Are a Writer. Now, Jeff is making a living as a writer. His success has come from building a tribe. Jeff even teaches other writers how to build a tribe in […]

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Connecting People to Parks Through Writing

January 20, 2015 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

Park Rangers are great storytellers. Sean Smith, former National Park Ranger, used the storytelling gift to write a series of thrillers with a park ranger as the hero. In this episode of the Park Leaders Show, Sean talks about how his time as a ranger led to writing Unleashing Colter’s Hell and Lost Cause. Sean tells us why […]

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Making Park Visitors Feel Like Insiders

January 13, 2015 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

Phil Gaines, Director of South Carolina State Parks, returns to the Park Leaders Show to follow up on his first interview. In this second interview, Phil talks about the Ultimate Outside program. The Ultimate Outsider program turns visitors into insiders by getting them into all 47 State Parks in South Carolina. Phil Gaines knows once […]

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Why Your Park is the Most Important Park

January 6, 2015 by Jody Maberry 1 Comment

When I began my career as a park ranger at Riverside State Park, Jack Hartt would often tell me how lucky he was to the park manager. He convinced me Riverside was the best park in Washington State. I believed him. I followed his lead and proclaimed there was not a better park in the state. Then, […]

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Connecting to Wild Places Through Local Parks

December 30, 2014 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

When you think of City Parks, what comes to mind? I imagine you don’t think of 29,000 acres and 5,000 individual properties in a single City Park System. That is how much property New York city Parks is responsible for. In an environment that makes me think of skyscrapers and concrete, NYC Parks account for […]

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Saving the Hetch Hetchy with Robert Hanna

December 23, 2014 by Jody Maberry 7 Comments

December 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of John Muir. Muir passed away on December 24th, 1914. His last fight was to save the Hetch Hetchy valley. If you are not familiar with John Muir and the Hetch Hetchy Valley, I am going to spoil the story for you. The valley is under water. […]

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Why You Need to Write Great Email

December 16, 2014 by Jody Maberry Leave a Comment

As a leader you have a responsibility to continue to get better. There is one area in particular though, where I think you need to improve and you may not have considered it. If you are a leader, you need to write great email. Email? Isn’t Park Leaders about parks? Yes, of course Park Leaders […]

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