Wild Times: Live Event with Former Parks Director Jon Jarvis
Been camping or hiking in a national park this summer? It's pretty wild right now. In the midst of their busiest season, national parks and other public lands are under-staffed and facing massive budget cuts.Former National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis spoke with How Wild's Marissa Ortega-Welch about the threats to public lands right now and shared his insights from forty years of working within the agency.This interview was recorded live at KALW Public Media on July 22, 2025.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Wild Times: Rewriting History in National Parks
Noticed any changes to signs in your local national park?An exhibit at California's Muir Woods National Monument was recently edited because of a Trump executive order banning any types of content — like exhibits, signs, books in the gift shop — that "inappropriately disparage" people in American history.This isn't the first time that a national park exhibit has been affected because of Trump's policies though and park rangers and historians are speaking out.This interview first aired on KALW's Crosscurrents on July 31, 2025.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Wild Times: An Update On National Parks Under Trump
It's wild times, y'all. Just as we're getting ready to go hiking and camping this summer, national parks and forests are facing the biggest staff and budget cuts in history under the Trump administration. In this interview, How Wild host Marissa Ortega-Welch shares what she's been hearing from park and forest rangers, biologists, and custodians about how these cuts will impact the nation's public lands.This interview originally aired on KALW Public Media's Crosscurrents on May 15, 2025.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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How Wild Presents: The Wild with Chris Morgan
It may not be designated capital "W" wilderness, but the ocean is an incredibly wild place.We're sharing an episode about the ocean from The Wild with Chris Morgan, produced by our friends at KUOW. The Wild is about the wonders of our natural world and the people working to protect it. On this episode, Chris takes us to Biscayne National Park off the coast of Florida to see how scientists are trying to restore one of the world's largest coral reefs. If you like this episode, find more at https://omny.fm/shows/the-wild-with-chris-morganLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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How Wild Presents: "The New Space Race" from Outside/In
What if the next time you were in wilderness looking at the sky on a clear, dark night, you saw more visible satellites than stars? What if the Big Dipper and Orion were drowned out by a satellite traffic jam, criss-crossing through space?More satellites are being launched into space than ever before. And as they become more common, they're changing the experience of looking at the night sky and raising questions about who regulates the stuff we put up there. We think about how to protect the environment here on earth. Shouldn't that extend to how we think about outer space?We're sharing a story from Outside/In, a podcast that gets curious about the natural world. If you like How Wild, we think you'll like Outside/In, too. It's a thoughtful, fun show that tells fascinating stories about the outdoors. Everything from whether it's better to pick up your dog poop or bury it to how planting trees can be a tool of colonization. Check out more episodes of Outside/In here.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
How Wild hits trails around the country, exploring the meaning of wilderness. A century ago, the U.S. set aside the first official wilderness. You'll hear stories from rangers, scientists, hikers, environmentalists, and Tribal leaders as they grapple with the realities of wilderness on a changing planet, and whether the concept of "wilderness" has ever really existed.
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