When someone says the word, “Alabama,” what do you imagine? For most, the melody of “Sweet Home Alabama” pops into their head, or scenes from the movie by the same name. For me, most of what I pictured stemmed from the popular television show “Hart of Dixie,” centered around a young doctor moving to the…
Category: National Park Traveler
National Parks Traveler – Episode 9, Isle Royale’s Wolves And Caving In The National Parks
Dr. Rolf Peterson (interviewed by me!), a long-time wolf biologist at Michigan Tech University, discusses Isle Royale National Park’s wolf recovery program in this week’s episode, while host Kurt Repanshek reviews a book on butterflies you might encounter in national parks and another on marine life photography, and ends the program with a look at…
National Parks Traveler – Episode 8, Little River Canyon National Preserve
Dan Wenk, who spent four decades working for the National Park Service, shares his views on the current state of the agency and the National Park System. Host Kurt Repanshek discusses efforts to plan a restoration of the Tidal Basin at the National Mall and Memorial Parks with Katherine Malone-France of the National Trust for…
