Nearly every conversation that includes the words "Yellowstone" and "winter" also includes the words "snowmobiles." Well, for a change, I'd like to present this short 3 minute journey into the snowy winter season in Yellowstone National Park, t

NPT 15 : Fran Mainella Speaks About Snowmobiles and Science

Nov 30th, 2007 4m 34s

SOUND: Snowmobiles in [url=http://www.nps.gov/yell]Yellowstone National Park[/url].KURT: At a time when politics in Washington truly are a “contact sport,” we shouldn’t be too surprised when we learn that science has been trumped when it come

NPT 14 : Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Nov 19th, 2007 3m 18s

A 3 minute video postcard from a recent visit to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. I had the privilege of visiting this unit of the parks recently. Park interpreters led a tour of the historic house and barn, followed later by

NPT 13 : Olympic National Park; Lake Quinault

Oct 24th, 2007 5m 6s

Take a few minutes out of your day and enjoy a 5 minute video tour of the Lake Quinault region of Olympic National Park. We start with a look at the historic Lake Quinault Lodge. Manager Dave Huber gives us a look around and describes some of t

NPT 12 : Port Chicago Naval Magazine as Park

Oct 2nd, 2007 5m 38s

Eugene Sayles survived the terrible explosion at Port Chicago on the night of July 17, 1944, but many of his colleagues did not. Located near San Francisco California, the Port Chicago Naval Magazine was a place where ordinance was transferred

NPT 11 : Soundscape : Bandelier's Frijoles Creek

Sep 7th, 2007 1m 31s

Take a minute to relax next to the cascading waters of Frijoles Creek in Bandelier National Monument. This short recording was made under the shade of the trees along the picnic road next to the creek. You'll be able to hear some birds chirping

NPT 10 : Voices from the Hill : Secretary Kempthorne on Centennial

Aug 24th, 2007 10m 50s

Secretary Kempthorne: "this is a giant leap for the National Park Service"You can hear it in his voice, can't you? Dirk Kempthorne is excited. The Secretary of the Interior announced today a list of 201 projects that are eligible for funding

NPT 9 : A Park Remark : Nancy Bandley and Park Passport Stamps

Aug 14th, 2007 18m 21s

At the new National Parks Traveler, Kurt Repanshek and I have as a goal to provide original multimedia content about our parks. It's an advantage of the web that we can bring you audio and video programs from time to time. As part of an ongoing

Audio From the Hill : Mary Bomar

Aug 3rd, 2007 9m 18s

Nearly one year ago, on the 90th anniversary of the National Park Service that Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, while visiting Yellowstone National Park, introduced a program which would bring upwards of $3 Billion dollars in new fund

Olympic National Park, Sol Duc Valley

Jul 17th, 2007 3m 43s

Sol Duc Valley is part 1 of a three part series about the West Side lowlands of Olympic National Park. Take a drive up the valley and stop at the Salmon Cascades, Sol Duc Hot Springs, and Sol Duc Falls along the way.

Haunted Hikes in the National Parks

Apr 26th, 2007 12m 28s

In this third edition of the Park Remark audiocast, I have a phone conversation with Andrea Lankford who is the author of the book Haunted Hikes: Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's National Parks. Andrea and I have some fun co

NPCA Discusses Storm Damage and Listening Sessions

Mar 22nd, 2007 11m 34s

Last week I had a chance to sit down and have an interview with Sean Smith, the Northwest Regional Director of the National Parks and Conservation Association. Sean was a lot of fun to talk to, I found him to be very knowledgeable about many pa

Washington State Plan to Abolish the FLREA

Mar 8th, 2007 10m 49s

I hope you find the topic for the first show interesting -- if you recreate on federal lands, including the National Parks, it's at least topic that your wallet is already familiar with: entrance fees. I had the opportunity to speak with Washin