From canoeing the Green River to getting lost in Canyonlands National Park, Cari Taylor-Carlson, a Milwaukee-based author, writer, foodie, nature enthusiast and outdoor adventurer, talks about her outdoor guide experiences with her former company Venture West, as documented in her new memoir ‘Life on the Loose, My Journey from Suburban Housewife to Outdoor Guide’. www.LifeOnTheLoose.com

Bobbi DePorter discusses why nature and national parks are important components for youth education. Bobbi is the President of Quantum Learning Network (www.QLN.com) and co-founder of SuperCamp - the world leader in summer academic achievement programs (www.SuperCamp.com), and creator of the 8 Keys of Excellence Character Education Program - www.8Keys.org.

Travel writer Allen Cox discusses National Park Travel in the Northwest USA including Mount Rainier NP, Olympic NP, Glacier NP, Crater Lake NP and Denali NPAllen is the Editor of Northwest Travel & Life Magazine (www.NWTravelMag.com), author ‘Best Easy Day Hikes-Seattle’ and ‘Best Easy Day Hikes-Tacoma’, and Vice President of International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (www.IFWTWA.org). Photo: Allen Cox at the Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon.

Ben Montgomery, reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, discusses his New York Times best-selling and award-winning biography, ‘Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail’. www.Grangrey.com

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Steve Schneickert recalls the Hollywood History of Ellis Island, most specifically the 1917 Charlie Chaplin film "The Immigrant." A unit of the National Park Service, Ellis Island is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York and New Jersey.

Mark Woods, metro columnist for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, talks about being a recipient of the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship and his national park experiences documented in his new book ‘Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks’.

Nathan Hatfield, Chief of Interpretation, discusses the history, nature and visitor experience at Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwest New Mexico.

Big Blend Radio discussion about the Artist-in-Residence program at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Featured guests include: Tanya Ortega - Founder of National Parks Arts Foundation, artist Emma Stibbon, Laura C. Schuster – Division Chief of Cultural Resources for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and Elizabeth Fien - Executive Director of Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. www.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org.

Ben Sander, Travel Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), talks about their upcoming National Park Educational Group Tours that range from Alaska and Glacier Bay to Washington’s Olympic Wilderness, Hawaii, the Southwest, the Great Smokey Mountains, and beyond. Learn more at www.NPCA.org/travel.

Caroline McLaughlin, Biscayne Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, explains why there is a strong need for a marine reserve in Biscayne National Park, in southern Florida. Learn more and take action here> www.npca.org/advocacy/15-creati…ayne-national-park