On this episode of the Park Leaders Show, John Griffith shares the story of creating the Bioblitz Dance with the encouragement and support of Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro. John explains the reason for the Bioblitz Dance and the steps of the Bioblitz Dance. John Griffith challenges you and your park to do a Bioblitz […]
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Interpreting the Flight 93 Memorial with Steve Clark
Fort McHenry National Monument is one of Steve Clark’s favorite National Parks. It is not for the obvious reasons either. It is because of baseball. Steve got his connection to the outdoors through baseball. Of course, the national anthem is sung before every baseball game. The Star Spangled Banner was birthed at Fort McHenry. Steve’s […]
Greening Youth Foundation with Angelou Azeilo
In recent episodes of the Park Leaders Show, both Alan Spears and Jon Jarvis mentioned the Greening Youth Foundation. When two people I respect both mention the same organization, I know I have to look deeper. Angelou Ezeilo joins the Park Leaders Show to share her story and explain the work of Greening Youth Foundation. […]
Parks Canada with Alan Latourelle
Alan Latourelle served as CEO of Parks Canada from 2002 to 2015. Alan joins the Park Leaders Show to discuss Parks Canada. In this episode, Latourelle talks about his experience as CEO. He also discusses Parks Canada Centennial, the growth of Parks Canada, and getting more Canadian youth into parks. We also explore the relationship […]
The National Park Service with Jon Jarvis
Jon Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, join the Park Leaders Show. Director Jarvis discusses his career, the National Parks Centennial, and the one thing National Parks offers you can find nowhere else. I was at a conference with Director Jarvis, and we were able to sit down for a face to face interview. […]
Canadian Parks Council with Dawn Carr
Dawn Carr is the Executive Director of the Canadian Parks Council. The Canadian Parks Council is an organization that unites national and provincial parks all across the country. Canadian Parks Council offers a Park System Leadership Course focused on developing excellent leaders in parks. Dawn offers that humility is the one common trait of leaders who […]
Ten Park Ideas
Episode 80 of the Park Leaders Show is ten random park related ideas. Individually, the ideas did not make a full episode. Collectively, the ideas create an episode of 10 ideas in 10 minutes (11 minutes, actually, but 10 in 10 sounds better). I recently attended the Ranger Rendezvous and the Inspiring a New Generation Summit. […]
Cultural Resources in Parks with Alan Spears
Alan Spears is the Cultural Resources Director for the National Parks Conservation Association. Alan Spears and I had the opportunity to sit down together and talk about cultural resources at the Ranger Rendezvous, the annual conference of the Association of National Park Rangers. Alan got his start in the outdoors chasing frogs at Fort Dupont […]
Parks First with Cam Sholly
Cam Sholly joins the Park Leaders Show to offer a look at the National Park Service from a Region perspective. Cam is the Region Director for the Midwest Region of the National Park Service. In this episode, Cam explains how the Region offices offer support to parks throughout the region by putting Parks First. Cam […]
GeoTours and Geocaching with Jenn Seva
Geocaching has been a popular outdoor activity for 15 years. It is in your park, or near your park. People will travel for miles to find a Geocache. Now, GeoTours can help parks create a deliberate, curated experience for visitors. A GeoTour is a collection of geocaches that take people on a tour of a specific […]