The Park Science Podcast. 4. How America's "Best Idea" Went Global
Bissmeyer K and Gjesfjeld C. 2025. The Park Science Podcast. 4. How America's "Best Idea" Went Global
The idea of national parks, which historian Wallace Stegner called "the best idea we ever had," is also one of America's most influential exports! Jon Putnam from the NPS Office of International Affairs discusses why with hosts Kass Bissmeyer and Cortney Gjesfjeld as he talks about the agency's global connections in science. A production of Park Science magazine, Summer 2022 issue (June 22, 2022); rebroadcast in Winter 2024-2025 issue (January 15, 2025), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/parkscience.
- Type
- Audio Recording
- Authors
- Bissmeyer, Kassandra; Gjesfjeld, Cortney
- Date of Issue
- 2025-01-15
- Units
- DENA , DRTO , GLBA , GRSM , NPS-OIA , YELL , YOSE
- Keywords
- international affairs, jaguars, migratory birds, Podcast, science, whales, wildlife camera
- Subjects
- NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science