Parks & Travel

Parks & Travel

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Parks & Travel episodes

  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park & Heritage Area
    Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. Big Blend Radio panel discussion with: Arlene Gould – Executive Director of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rebecca Blankenbaker - Director of Communications of Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., and Carrie A. Mardorf, Superintendent of Cane River Creole National Historical Park. www.Natchitoches.com

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    55 min
  • National Parks Artist Programs for Veterans
    The National Parks Arts Foundation offers an artist-in-residency program in National Parks, specifically for artists who are military veterans. Big Blend Radio interview with Tanya Ortega - Founder of National Parks Arts Foundation; artist and US military veteran Nicholas Collier (who was named the first Veteran Artist in Residence for the National Parks system in 2016); and Chris Gwinn - Chief of Interpretation, Gettysburg National Military Park. www.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org

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    55 min
  • Hollywood History in National Parks
    Steve Schneickert recalls the Hollywood History of movies filmed in National Parks including: 'The Grapes of Wrath', 'North by Northwest', 'Spartacus', 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid', and 'The Quick and the Dead'. Hear more of Steve's Hollywood History segments here> http://blendradioandtv.com/index.php/listing/steve-schneickert-hollywood-history/

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    5 min
  • Glynn Burrows: National Parks in England
    Glynn Burrows, historian and owner of Norfolk Tours UK, talks about England's National Parks including the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Other guests in this special Big Blend Radio Anniversary segment include travel writer Linda Kissam, education expert Bobbi DePorter, and Spontuneous Rob Ridgeway!

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    49 min
  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana
    Nathan Hatfield, previous Chief of Interpretation for Cane River Creole National Historical Park discusses the Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, both within the national park unit. Part of the Cane River National Heritage in central Louisiana, this historic park is just a few miles from Natchitoches, the state's oldest town. This interview was recorded onsite in 2014, as part of the Big Blend Spirit of America Tour of National Park units.

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    17 min
  • Pecos National Historical Park
    Becky Latanich, Chief of Interpretation and Education at Pecos National Historical Park, talks with Big Blend Radio about the rich and diverse history and visitor experience at this historic national park unit in northern New Mexico. www.NPS.gov/peco

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    25 min
  • National Park Ranger Insider Story: The Sleznicks
    From Crater Lake to Pinnacles National Park, listen to our ‘Park Ranger Insider’ Big Blend Radio interview with James and Gayle Sleznick, who share their 55-year love story and adventurous life within the National Park Service. See their feature in the Winter 2017 issue of Spirit of America Magazine> http://en.calameo.com/read/003996566cdf73609fb6b?page=83

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Nick Lund: Pipelines, Oil & Gas in National Parks
    Nick Lund, Senior Manager for the Landscape Conservation Program at National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), talks with Big Blend Radio about the environmental impacts pipelines and oil and gas exploration has on National Parks and their surroundings. He also discusses how NPCA and other groups have partnered in a lawsuit to stop seismic testing, and oil and gas exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve, which would threaten the endangered Florida Panther and water resources. www.NPCA.org/energy
    52 min
  • Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona
    Big Blend Radio interview with Anita Badertscher, Chief of Interpretation and Education Public Information Officer at Tumacacori National Historical Park, a main site on the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historical Trail, in Southern Arizona. Hear about the park's rich and diverse cultural history, its mission and heritage orchard, and fall-winter 2016 events. Visit www.NPS.gov/tuma

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    1 hr 1 min

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A Big Blend Radio Travel Podcast covering Parks and Public Lands, Historic Sites and Landmarks, and their local communities, destinations, and recreational opportunities.

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