The government shutdown has been record-setting in terms of its length. So, too, has been the time that many employees of the National Park Service have been furloughed without pay.
How has the shutdown affected the parks, and how have the friends groups that support the parks responded? We’re going to discuss that today with Chris Lehnertz from the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Jacki Harp from Smokies Life, Eric Stiles from Friends of Acadia, and Cassius Cash from the Yosemite Conservancy.
0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:28 No’Easter - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
0:47 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
1:06 Washington National Park Foundation
1:30 Smokies Life
1:52 Friends of Acadia
2:16 NPT Promo
2:33 Episode 349 - Park Friends Under Pressure
58:54 The Horsemen - Randy Petersen - The Spirit of South Dakota
59:18 Episode Closing
59:38 Orange Tree Productions
1:00:11 Splitbeard Productions
1:00:22 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Jess Repanshek - November 10th, 2025 2:35pm








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