Today we talk with Abby Wines, Spokesperson for Death Valley National Park, about the recent heat waves and what can be learned from Death Valley when facing a future of increasingly extreme weather. 

Public Lands Podcast

Episode 107: July 23, 2001: Death Valley Nation Park and Climate Extremes

An interview with Chris Havel, Associate Director of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. After Portland hit 116 degrees on Monday, June 28, and a “heat dome” hovered over the Pacific Northwest, what did this weather event portend for Oregon's state parks and what does it portend for the future?

Episode 106: July 6: The Pacific Northwest "Heat Dome" Impacts Oregon State Parks

Patrick Kelly explores the Newton Horace Winchell Trail along the Mississippi River Gorge

Episode 105: May 2, 2021: Newton Horace Winchell Trail in the Mississippi River Gorge

Sean Quartz interviews Blair Libby. Libby has helped facilitate collaboration between Forest Managers belonging to the National Forest Service, Salish, Kootanai, and Pend d’Oreille tribes.

Episode 104: April 22, 2021: Indigenous Knowledge and Public Lands

Nicole Binder covers the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood of Raingardens project in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and interviews the Executive Director of Metro Blooms, Becky Rice

Episode 103: March 21, 2021: A Neighborhood of Raingardens

Dalicia Davis speaks to environmental justice organizer and teacher, Louis Alemayehu. Alemayehu teaches environmental sustainability at the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs in Minneapolis Minnesota and is a community organizer with Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM).

Episode 102: March 14, 2021: Environmental Justice: Organizing and Public Pedagogy

This week we visit Milltown State Park and the Four Dances Recreation Area in Montana as well as the Lower Paddock Trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It is a hopeful story of confluence, conservation, and restoration told at and across each of these beautiful parks and preserves. Photography and original sound produced on site. Additional sound files provided by the following Freesound contributors: sandyrb, ryanconway, AlanCat, Andune, fabianofa, waxsocks, InspectorJ Bansemer, Nivatius, and bevibeldesign.

Episode 101: March 7, 2021: Confluence and Restoration at Three Parks in Big Sky Country of Montana and North Dakota

An interview with Tim Morton about his book Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World, hosted by the Environmental Humanities Initiative at the University of Minnesota.

Episode 100: February 26, 2021: An Interview with Tim Morton

Grace Augustin interviews wildlife photographer, Ben Olson.

Episode 99: February 21, 2021: Wildlife Photography

Carynn Jo Randolph explores discrimination against LGBTQ communities, equity, access, and inclusion in outdoor recreation

February 14: LGBTQ Equity and Inclusion in Outdoor Recreation

Alexandra Barret explores the ecological roles played by urban parks and gardens and interviews Dr. Greg Pratt in regard to the effects of poor air quality on parks and gardens. Photo used by permission from Mactan Urban Demonstration Farm.

Episode 97: February 7, 2021: The Ecological Services of Urban Parks and Gardens

Valerie Lucas interviews Julie Van Stappen, Chief of Resource Management at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore about the islands, Lake Superior, and the environmental challenges they have been facing in recent years. Photo courtesy of Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Episode 96: January 31, 2021: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Grace Hiljus interviews National Park Service Ranger Hanna Schwalbe about the impact of air pollution at Joshua Tree National Park.

Episode 95: January 23, 2021: Joshua Tree National Park

This year will bring new interviews of environmental and public land experts each week, dropping on Mondays, starting January 25. This podcast kicks off the year by telling what's to come and reviewing the many environmental regulations rolled back during the Trump Administration, including in the waning days of his Presidency.

Episode 94: January 12, 2021: Kicking Off a New Year and Reviewing Environmental Policy Rollbacks Over the Past Four

Taylor Leapaldt interviews legendary singer songwriter about his performance for the Together Alone project (togetheralonemusic.net) and the role of music in relation to environmental justice, making place, and protecting public lands. Photo of Chuckanut Point used with permission: By Waterboy881 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76218539

Episode 93: December 7, 2020: Taylor Leapaldt interviews legendary singer songwriter Dana Lyons

A weekly podcast about public lands and waterways, mainly in the United States and North America, covering current developments and featuring the insights of rangers, scientists, and others working at our public land sites.