History of the National Park Service Podcast
1) Establishing The Park
A history of the Pipe Spring National Park. The video relates several of the political, geospatial, and economic hurdles that were overcome in establishing the park.
2) Iron Works House
Saugus Iron Works NHS: Are you curious about the history of the Iron Works house at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site? If so, this audio file is for you.
3) Museum Building
Saugus Iron Works NHS: A tour of the Museum Building is given along with the building’s history.
4) Going-to-the-Sun Road: The Loop
Glacier National Park: The history of Going-to-the-Sun Road is discussed. Challenges and the labor that went into building the road are emphasized.
5) Going-to-the-Sun Road: East Tunnel
Glacier National Park: Listen to details about the extensive labor required to construct the East Tunnel along Going-to-the-Sun Road. What was being done in 2007 to fix damaged portions of the tunnel ...Show More
6) Going-to-the-Sun Road: Triple Arches
Glacier National Park: Want to know how the Triple Arches were built and what they are made of? Listen in to find out.
7) Going-to-the-Sun Road: West Tunnel
Glacier National Park: A brief history of the creation of the West Tunnel is given as well as the tunnel's current status.
8) Roaming Rocky: Wilderness Celebration-Captioned Version
Rocky Mountain National Park: Join speakers Ken Salazar, Michael Bennet, Mark Udall, Wayne Allard, and Betsy Markey at the Wilderness Celebration of 2009 commemorating the park’s wilderness designatio...Show More
9) Access
Denali NP & PRES: The history of the challenges to ensure proper preservation of wildlife and the environment while allowing the maximum number of visitors to the park is discussed. Transportation is ...Show More