Park Leaders Show

Have you ever stopped to wonder what kids want when they visit your park?

Tigran Nahabedian, known as Junior Ranger Tigran, joins the Park Leaders Show to give you an insight of how kids see your park. 

Junior Ranger Tigran is no ordinary kid, though. He tours National Parks collecting Junior Ranger badges. He knows more about parks, wildlife, and plants than most people three times his age. He volunteers at parks. 

Junior Ranger Tigran has even given a personal tour of a National Park to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. 

Tigran wants to be Director of the National Park Service. This kid is serious about parks.

Follow Tigran on Twitter.

Direct download: PL122_-_Junior_Ranger_Tigran.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:07am PDT

We are all interpreters. Whether it is in your title or not, if you work in parks, you are an interpreter.

Margot Carlock, Executive Director of National Association for Interpretation, joins the Park Leaders Show to talk about what makes a great interpreter.

The National Association for Interpretation represents individuals from parks, zoos, aquariums, theme parks, museums, and more. What is similar to interpreters in all of these fields?

Margot explains it is  "A sincere interest and passion for working with the public" and "A commitment to provoke action."

In this episode, you will find out what the National Association for Interpretation does, what interpretation is, and what makes a great interpreter. 

Margot also explains how park visitors are changing and what that means for interpretation. 

Direct download: PL121_-_Margo_Carlock.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00pm PDT

In October 2016 we did an episode of the Park Leaders Show about the ProRanger Program at Temple University. In that episode, Brennan McAuley gave us a look at the program from a student's point of view. 

Brennan returns to the Park Leaders Show to give us an update on what has happened with him and the ProRanger program since October. 

Brennan also gives leaders insight into how you can help a new ranger coming into a new park or the park system. 

You can follow along with Brennan on his ProRanger blog here.

It is important leaders keep talking to young rangers like Brennan. We need to invest in young rangers so they will be strong leaders. 

Direct download: PL120_-_Brennan_McAuley.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am PDT

Recently, I had lunch in Seattle with Alan Spears in Seattle. We talked about the great work the National Parks Conservation Association is doing. 

We also talked about the work we have done with Park Leaders. 

Then I had a chance meeting with Eric Watilo from Washington State Parks in downtown Seattle. 

Being around leaders in parks and conservation reminded me of the important work we are doing together. 

In this episode, I discuss the three years of Park Leaders and what might be coming in the next year. 

Direct download: Ep_119.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:47pm PDT

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