Being a park ranger is an admirable job. Many people grow up dreaming of becoming a park ranger. Yet, too many people leave parks, and walk away from their dream, because of poor leadership or an unhealthy culture. Dylan Mroszczyk-McDonald, a park ranger at Acadia National Park, joins host Jody Maberry on the Park Leaders […]
A Ranger About to Enter the Academy
Brennan McCauley returns to the Park Leaders Show to give an update on where he is in his park ranger career. Over the past two years, Brennan has been a guest on the show several times as he has moved through stages of his early park ranger career. Beginning when he was a student at […]
Why Did You Become a Park Ranger?
This episode of the Park Leaders Show digs into the audio vault and shares an audio file from the Ranger Rendezvous in 2015. I talk to 4 different park ranger about their experience with the National Park Service. One question I asked all the ranger is why they became a park ranger. It is inspiring […]
Creating a Magic Culture with Dan Cockerell
Dan Cockerell had a successful 26-year career with Disney, working his way from parking cars to the Vice President of the Magic Kingdom. Before his career at Disney, Dan spent a summer as a volunteer at Rocky Mountain National Park. Recently, Dan left Disney to make a transition into full time speaking and consulting. Like […]
Dealing with Homelessness in Parks
David Gustafson is a lead ranger with the City of Boulder. With city parks, or parks close to cities, problems you see in cities can also spill over into parks. Homelessness is one of those problems. When a park has to deal with a homeless population, you also have to deal with the other problems that […]
A Disruptive Approach to Conservation with Christian Beckwith
Christian Beckwith is not a traditional conservationist. He will admit, he is a climber, not a conservationist. Yet, Christian founded and leads an organization in Jackson Hole, WY that focuses on conservation. But Christian doesn’t take a traditional approach to conservation. In fact, he is disrupting conservation. Through SHIFT, a live event, and the emerging […]
Giving More People Access to the Outdoors with Jenny Mulholland Beahrs
In order to protect parks and open spaces, we need more people who care enough to speak out and stand up for conservation. Jenny Mulholland Bearhs is leading a Coalition that is making that happen. Jenny is the Director University of California Berkely’s Outdoor Engagement Coalition. The coalition is a membership-based group that works to give all […]
Do Veterans Have a Responsibility to Give Back? with Jon Jarvis
After retiring as the Director of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis took on a new role. Director Jarvis is a Director again. This time, he is the first executive director of the newly formed Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity at the University of California Berkeley. Jarvis joins the Park Leaders Show again to […]
Do Parks Have a Responsibility to Interpret? with Cem Basman
Cem Basman has interpretive roots that go deep. From his time with Illinois State Parks, to his role with the National Association for Interpretation (NAI). Cem is a former President of the NAI and retired professor with Indiana University. On this episode of the Park Leaders Show, we discuss interpretation in parks and conservation.
Building Friends Groups and Partnerships with Krista Muddle
Building friends groups and partnerships is essential for a modern park. Krista Muddle from the National Park Service joins the Park Leaders Show to discuss partnerships. Krista Muddle is a Regional Partnership Coordinator at Intermountain Region Office with the National Park Service. Krista divides her time between a program working in partnership with Mexico on border-related issues […]