With the great rush to the outdoors that we’ve seen since the Covid pandemic erupted, there have been many calls for more space in the National Park System. While there are places in the West that seem to be logical additions to the parks there, that's not always the case in the East.
So, if we want more park lands east of the Mississippi, how could we gain them? That’s a good question, and one that the Traveler has been working on. To help answer that question, we’re joined today by Pam Goddard, the Mid-Atlantic senior program director for the National Parks Conservation Association, and Michael Sparks, a writer based in New York City who’s been working on the story.
02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Introduction with Kurt Repanshek
:50 Shenandoah - The Sounds of Shenandoah - Randy Petersen
:59 Washington’s National Park Fund
1:33 Interior Federal Credit Union
2:10 Nova Scotia Tourism
2:41 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
3:13 A discussion focused on how to expand the National Park System in the East with Pam Goddard from the National Parks Conservation Association and writer Michael Sparks.
24:24 No’Easter - The Sounds of Acadia - Nature’s Symphony
24:42 Wild Tribute
25:10 Yosemite Conservancy
25:32 Potrero Group
25:59 Friends of Acadia
26:25 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
26:49 The discussion around eastern National Park System expansion continues
48:02 Blue Mist - The Sounds of Shenandoah - Randy Petersen
48:47 Episode Closing
49:15 Orange Tree Productions
49:47 Splitbeard Productions
49:58 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 30th, 2022 7:00am
