We are on the cusp of having the first Senate-confirmed director of the National Park Service since Jonathan Jarvis retired at the end of the Obama administration in January 2017. Since then there’s been a revolving cast of individuals serving as acting director. But now the Biden Administration has nominated Charles F. Sams III to be the next director of the venerable agency.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee questioned Mr. Sams this past week during his confirmation hearing. When the full Senate will hold a vote on his nomination is yet to surface, but he’s an interesting nominee. He’s from outside the National Park Service, and if confirmed he would be the first Native American director of the Park Service.
To discuss his nomination, we’re joined by Phil Francis of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, and Kristen Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association. We’ll be back in a minute to discuss Mr. Sams’ nomination.
:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:10 Big Country - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
1:20 Yosemite Conservancy
1:43 Washington’s National Park Fund
2:17 Nova Scotia Tourism
2:49 Interior Federal Credit Union
3:10 North Cascades Institute
3:27 Phil Francis of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks and Kristen Brengel from National Parks Conservation Association discuss the nomination of Charles F. Sams III to be the next director of the National Park Service.
22:53 Torch - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Everglades
23:00 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
23:29 Western National Parks Association
23:50 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
24:12 Potrero Group
24:40 Friends of Acadia
25:12 Phil Francis and Kristen Brengel continue to discuss Charles Sams' nomination to be the next National Park Service director.
46:45 Otter Point - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
47:15 Episode Closing
47:58 Orange Tree Productions
48:32 Splitbeard Productions
48:42 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 24th, 2021 7:00am
