The Secret Lives of Parks Podcast
1) Parks and the Art of Paying Attention
It can take a strong will and a sense of purpose to unplug from our screens, put away our checklists, and enjoy time in nature. One award-winning writer did just that, taking four trips to Rocky Mount...Show More
2) The Bird Nerds of Big Ivy
North American bird populations have been in steep decline for decades, in part due to habitat loss. In one forest near the Blue Ridge Parkway, researchers have been putting special recording units in...Show More
3) Florida’s Untenable Alcatraz
Last month, officials hastily constructed a detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, on an airstrip in a remote part of the Everglades. This tiny jetport, surrounded by Big Cypress National Pres...Show More
4) The Sum of Its Parts
What does it take to care for a nation’s history, piece by piece? In a little-known building off a country road in West Virginia, a small team of experts restores and preserves some of America’s most ...Show More
5) Return to the Bat Cave
What is it like to be inside one of the wildest places on Earth? In a remote area of the Grand Canyon, explorers discovered two caves previously untouched by human beings, with thousands of ancient ba...Show More
6) Squeezed Thin: Park Staff in Upheaval
A series of staffing crises are squeezing a national park workforce that was already spread thin through years of underfunding. Now, a new reduction in force could put even more pressure on employees ...Show More
7) Bonus: On the Trail with Amy
We all have a place that feels like home. For park advocate Amy Hagovsky, that place has always been the woods. In this bonus episode, we're headed On the Trail with Amy.
8) On the Road Again... and Again
Taking a year to visit all the national parks is the stuff of bucket lists. It’s also a logistical puzzle and a lot of hard work, especially if you’re reporting stories for an Emmy-winning news magazi...Show More
9) The Angel of Glen Echo
Clara Barton was a trailblazer who devoted her life to helping people in need, and who revolutionized disaster response in the process. But the national historic site where she once lived and worked i...Show More
10) Save the Dinosaurs
Dinosaur National Monument preserves one of the richest collections of late Jurassic remains on Earth. But where there are fossils, there are often fossil fuels. Could a push for new drilling and mini...Show More