Parks & Travel

Reta Rutledge: Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

Reta Rutledge, President of the Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, discusses the group’s volunteer work to help the Refuge restore and protect native Sonoran habitats and wildlife, and also provide wildlife-oriented education and recreation. Located an hour south of Tucson, Arizona, the refuge was created in 1985 to reintroduce the endangered Masked Bobwhite Quail back into the wild. More at: https://friendsofbanwr.com Song is "Strollin' and Singin'" from the Ted DeGrazia album "Please Remember Me," available at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, AZ - www.DeGrazia.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Schlett: National Park Photographer in Residence

This episode of Big Blend Radio features national park photographer Jim Schlett and Tanya Ortega, founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation. Since 2016, Jim has been selected as an Artist-In-Resident at 6 National Park sites, and has 2 more scheduled in the second half of 2019. See Jim's photographs and special Q&A here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/photographer-jim-schlett-national-parks-artist-in-residence-success-insider/Featured music is “Colors of the USA” by Doreen Taylor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Heritage Areas: Alan Spears, Yvonne Peach, Lowell Perry

Big Blend Radio panel discussion on National Heritage Areas featuring Alan Spears - Director of Cultural Resources in the Government Affairs department at National Parks Conservation Association; Lowell Perry Jr. - Executive Director of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area; and Yvonne Peach - Owner of Coronado Motor Hotel and Yuma Landing Bar & Grill, and Founder of the Yuma Historical Society Museum of Aviation Tourism. Featured music is "Colors of the USA" by Doreen Taylor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drew Devine and Vir Dolasa-Sahani - Collision Over the Canyon

Arizona National History Day is a program that makes history come alive for students and teachers by engaging them in the discovery of the historical, cultural, scientific, and social experiences of the past. Students Drew Devine and Vir Dolasa-Sahani discuss their project for this year, “Collision Over the Canyon”. Educator and ambassador Stacey Trepanier, along with parents Julie Devine and Navaz Dolasa, also join the discussion. This is a Love Your Parks Tour Youth Success Story assigned by Bobbi DePorter of www.SuperCamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lowell Perry - Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area

Lowell Perry Jr, Executive Director of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, discusses the history, sites and activities of downtown Yuma, Arizona’s Colorado Riverfront area including the East and West Wetlands, Territorial Prison and Colorado River State Park. More at www.YumaHeritage.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Epic Yellowstone - Tom and Shasta Winston on Big Blend Radio

Thomas Winston and Shasta Grenier Winston, the husband and wife directorial team behind EPIC YELLOWSTONE from Grizzly Creek Films, talk about the making of this eagerly anticipated Smithsonian Channel series, that offers a front row seat to the extraordinary spectacle of wildlife and dramatic seasonal extremes in the iconic crown jewel of America’s national parks. Hosted by renowned actor and Montana local Bill Pullman, and filmed over the course of three years, the series delivers stories from Yellowstone never told before. www.GrizzlyCreekFilms.comFeatured music is "Mori (The Forest Song)" by Yagull.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saguenay Fjord National Park - Stacey Wittig on Big Blend Radio

Travel writer, author, and outdoor adventurer Stacey Wittig shares her adventures in beautiful Saguenay Fjord National Park in Quebec, Canada. You could spend weeks exploring the vast 78,900-acre park while crossing back and forth over the convergences of sea and fresh water, traversing around edges of mind-blowing geological formations and crisscrossing the fine line of where culture has eked outposts in the Canadian wilderness over the past three hundred and fifty years. See her article: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/saguenay-fjord-national-park-spanning-boundaries/Featured music is "The Climb" by Evren Ozan - www.OzanMusic.comThis episode is sponsored by the International Food Wine Travel Writers Association - www.IFWTWA.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nancy Mueller: Parks of Newfoundland

Travel writer Nancy Mueller, publisher of www.WanderBoomer.com, talks about her Newfoundland park experiences including Derm Flynn Riverfront Peace Park, John Cabot Municipal Park and Dungeon Provincial Park. Featured music is "On The Bay" by the Walk-A-Bout Band.This episode is sponsored by the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association - www.IFWTWA.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.