We got to do our first ZOOM recording with our friend Luke who is a Ranger in Scotland! He tells us all about the different skills and tasks that are required of rangers there. He gets to work around castles and even the park by the palace that the Queen stays in! 

We chat with one of our faves! Ranger Brian! We have a fun discussion on what it means to introduce your young child to nature. Also a little bit about Crystal's cat Gidget! 

Ranger Jack sits down with us for a chat about the Three Sisters Garden he's growing at his park Historic Yates Mill County Park.  We discuss how to set up the garden and the history behind using the 3 sisters as the foundation of a garden.  If you have questions you can email Ranger Jack at [email protected]



Note: The original interview was done last year.  Since the interview, we have educated ourselves on the preferred terminology of indigenous people rather than the terms Native American or American Indian.    

Last year while in Reno Nevada for the Park Rangers Association of California’s annual meeting we sat down with Ranger David! He’s a park ranger at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. He tells us what it’s like being a Desert park ranger! 

Lake James State Park Superintendent Nora talks to us about what daily life is like running a park! 

Ranger Jamie gives us the 101 on birding! 

This month we chatted with Carolina Beach State Parks Superintendent Chris Helms. We discuss how unique the park is from the Venus fly traps to the movies that have filmed in the park! Add it to your 2021 travel list. 

This month we chat with Jess Taylor who is the Director of the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research! They have internship opportunities that will be posted on their website starting in January! Please enjoy this episode learning about Bottle Nose Dolphins and the steps that are being taken to gain more information on their populations off the coast of North Carolina. 🐬

We received a wonderful letter from one of the children of the Dr. Walton, someone James Johnson spoke of.  Mary provides us another slice of the history into what is now William B. Umstead State Park. 

James Johnson grew up in William B. Umstead State Park in Raleigh North Carolina during Jim Crow laws and Segregation.  At that there were two separate parks; Crabtree Creek State Park, and Reedy Creek State Park.  His father, James Johnson, was one of three African American Superintendents for the three segregated NC State Parks. This is a fascinating conversation on many levels.  James Johnson is a great historian and story teller of North Carolina Raleigh/Cary history.