Parks & Travel

Big Blend Radio interview with Dan Chu, Sierra Club Senior Director of Our Wild America campaign and the importance of creating the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. The Our Wild America Campaign encompasses the Sierra Club's efforts to protect public lands and wildlife, keep dirty fuels in the ground, and engage a diversity of families and kids with exploring and protecting nature. See www.sierraclub.org/nps100 or content.sierraclub.org/ourwildamerica/ .

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Big Blend Radio interview with Jack Steward and Colton Smith, hosts of the Daytime Emmy Award winning, two-time Daytime Emmy nominated and two-time Parents’ Choice award-winning series “Rock the Park” (ABC). Together, the co-hosts and best friends tap into America's love affair with national parks, taking viewers on a journey to some of the most awe-inspiring places on Earth. From majestic geysers in Yellowstone to molten volcanoes in Hawaii to the tallest living trees in the world in Sequoia National Park, wherever they travel, there's always plenty of adventure. www.ThoseParkGuys.com.

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.