Yosemite National Park: Have you ever experienced, “The Wild?” What exactly is wilderness and what benefit do wild environments have for mankind? This video offers interesting perspectives on how spending time outdoors, particularly at Yosemite, positively affects people.

Personal Stories

Wilderness

Grand Canyon NP: A communications officer at a Canadian national park visits the Grand Canyon and discusses her appreciation of the park with ranger Patrick Gamman.

Video - Insider's Look - Communication Officer Laurie Schwartz from Banff National Park of Canada, Compares USA and Canadian Parks

Grand Canyon NP: Patrick Gamman interviews authors with books related to the Grand Canyon.

Video - Insider's Look - Interviews with Grand Canyon Authors

Grand Canyon NP: Park ranger Patrick Gamman interviews artist Sally Hall about her exhibit and her connection to the park.

Video - Insider's Look -Interview with Artist Sally Hall

Grand Canyon NP: Park ranger Patrick Gamman interviews a number of artists at the Celebration of Art 2009. The painters discuss their experience painting at the Grand Canyon.

Video - Insider's Look - Plein Air Painters at Celebration of Art 2009

Three park rangers passionately discuss what is involved in their line of work.

Audio - Insider's Look - Canyon Ranger Jobs 2009 Podcast

Denali NP & PRES: In July 2011, a group of 35 deaf visitors from a half-dozen different states chartered a bus into Denali. This is what they had to say about their experience. ASL used by the Deaf visitors is translated by voice in English.

Of the Beholder

Denali NP & PRES: From hometowns as far away as Sylacauga, Alabama to as near as Healy, Alaska, six young people each describe what it was like for them to work in the National Park Service for a summer in Denali.

New Generations

Denali NP & PRES: An excerpt from the book Trapline Twins by Miki and Julie Collins is read by Ingrid Nixon, Chief of Interpretation. This recording was first produced as an audio exhibit for the Eielson Visitor Center which opened to the public in June 2008.

Trapline Twins

North Cascades National Park: In this episode an environmental protection specialist shares his experience when he first visited the North Cascades. He then explains the Wilderness Act and shares what one might find when entering a designated Wilderness Area.

Episode 5: Roy Zipp

North Cascades National Park: Park employee Paula Ogden-Muse shares her emotional connection to the North Cascades and urges people to visit national parks and bring their children in order to keep nature relevant in the lives of younger generations.

Episode 2: Paula Ogden-Muse

In this collection, moving personal stories are shared by students, park patrons, park employees, and artists-in-residence. A deep appreciation for national parks is the predominant motif of the podcast.

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