Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cameron Sholly and Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins discussed the state of the country’s national parks during the Western Gover…
98 viewsJohn Jay College criminal justice professor Erin Thompson provided a history of America’s public monuments and examines the current debates over whether they should remain standing. This was…
431 viewsMike Reynolds, National Park Service deputy director for external and congressional affairs, testified on challenges to accessing and managing parks before the House Natural Resources Subcom…
139 viewsMike Reynolds, National Park Service deputy director for external and congressional affairs, testified on challenges to accessing and managing parks before the House Natural Resources Subcom…
345 viewsProfessor Laura Watt talked about the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argued that this approach often obscures the ways humans have al…
1,312 viewsLee Whittlesey, Yellowstone National Park historian and author, shared some of his experiences from a long career working in the park and provided insight into Yellowstone’s impact on the re…
524 viewsMegan Kate Nelson looked at the federal debate and passage of the 1872 Yellowstone Act, which established the world’s first national park. This was a virtual program hosted by Smithsonian As…
404 viewsAuthor Dean King chronicled conservationist John Muir’s 19th century efforts to save Yosemite National Park.
228 viewsPresident Biden signed a proclamation on-site in Coconino County, Arizona, to designate nearly 1 million acres of land as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni -- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Cany…
5,361 viewsKristen Brengel from the National Parks Conservation Association talked about access to and the state of U.S. national parks.
545 viewsSeveral federal and state officials, including Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spoke before President Biden at a ceremony designating a new national mo…
324 viewsThe Buffalo Bill Center of the West hosted a talk by native Wyoming resident Bob Richard on the 150 year history of Yellowstone National Park, where he led tours for nearly 40 years. The cen…
688 viewsAuthor Hugh Howard talked about the collaboration between Frederick Law Olmsted, architect Henry Hobson Richardson, and horticulturist Charles Sprague Sargent and their impact on American ci…
196 viewsHow did Frederick Law Olmsted and his son, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., contribute to the preservation of public lands -- especially national parks? That was the focus of a conference at the U…
110 viewsWashington Post’s Lillian Cunningham discussed her podcast “Field Trip” about America’s National Parks.
522 viewsPresident Biden delivered remarks on his administration’s land and water conservation efforts. He spoke of the threat from mining companies to Alaska’s Bristol Bay, but said that his adminis…
950 viewsLoved to Death was one of the second-prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Brianna Johnson and Katie Schmidt, juniors at Troy Athen…
198 viewsWitnesses from the National Park Service and other organizations testified at a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on overcrowding at national parks…
749 viewsHow did Frederick Law Olmsted and his son, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., contribute to the preservation of public lands -- especially national parks? That was the focus of a conference at the U…
361 viewsCurator Wendy Ikemoto explored the New York Historical Society’s exhibition that addresses the debate over historical monuments. This was a virtual program hosted by the New York Historical …
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