In order to protect parks and open spaces, we need more people who care enough to speak out and stand up for conservation. Jenny Mulholland Bearhs is leading a Coalition that is making that happen. 

Jenny is the Director University of California Berkely's Outdoor Engagement Coalition. 

The coalition is a membership-based group that works to give all Californians an opportunity to get outdoors. 

In this episode of the Park Leders Show, Jenny talks about the work her organization is doing and how other states can create a similar coalition to spread the work. 

After retiring as the Director of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis took on a new role. 

Director Jarvis is a Director again. This time, he is the first executive director of the newly formed Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity. 

Jarvis joins the Park Leaders Show again to discuss his time with the National Park Service and his new role. As a 40 year veteran of the park service, Director Jarvis is now using that experience to help build the next generation of leaders for conservation. 

Do veterans like Jarvis have a responsibility to give back to the up and coming leaders? We talk about that in this episode. Veterans have the unique ability to pass on stories, wisdom, and knowledge to people who can benefit from it the most. 

Director Jarvis has a new book available, The Future of Conservation in America. 

"What distinguishes the National Park System is the National Park Service." - Jon Jarvis