An introduction to the Murie family's background in research, and an outline of their scientific accomplishments at the Murie Ranch.

The Murie Ranch: Scientific Contributions

A brief history of the Murie Family's efforts towards conservation and wildlife protection in the Grand Teton National Park.

The Murie Ranch: Inspiration

A history of the Grand Tuton National Park's establishment, and the role that the Murie family played in wilderness conservation.

The Murie Ranch: Wilderness Conservation

An introduction to the Murie Family &amp; Ranch, outlining their conservation efforts, public lives, and efforts to carry out meaningful study and discussion at their home.

The Murie Ranch: Introduction

Yosemite National Park: From a land grant created during the Civil War, to modern computer mapping, maps display the topography of Yosemite and also tell the story of the park’s protection.

Maps

Valley Forge NH Park: The history of the Valley Forge landscape is given. The clearing of trees by the Continental Army is discussed as well as the reforestation efforts of the late 1800’s, early 1900’s, and today.

Historic Landscapes

Derek Patton, Assistant Professor in the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi, discusses a National Science Foundation grant to advance the science of stone preservation.

NCPTT, University of Southern Mississippi and Hybrid Plastics Collaborate to Study Stone Strengtheners as Part of a New NSF Grant Project

Guy Sternberg

Guy Sternberg, a certified arborist and retired landscape architect, discusses how he rallied to save a historic tree in Kewanee, Illinois.

Guy Sternberg on Saving a Historic Tree

Richard Bash of the Clatsop tribe encourages visitors to make all efforts to preserve national parks.

Lewis and Clark: Preserve These Fragile Lands

Insider

Grand Canyon NP: Park ranger Peg Bohan discusses how climate change is impacting the park and what measures are being taken to reduce the park’s carbon footprint.

Video - Insider's Look - Climate Change and Climate Friendly Parks

Actions taken to conserve natural resources at national parks around the country are included in this collection. The actions are performed by a variety of groups, individuals, and tribes. Actions include removal of invasive species, revegetation, waterway cleanups, and much more.

Listen as a park ranger briefly discusses some mining history of the park and how the values have shifted to instead preserving the park and its beauty.

Audio - Insider's Look - Grandview Point - Changing Values of Landscape - June 1, 2008

Grand Canyon NP: Listen as three Native Americans from different tribes share their love of the Grand Canyon and the need to respect and preserve it.

Native American Perspectives

Glacier National Park: Why is it called “Lunch” Creek? What type of revegetation effort is going on at Lunch Creek? Listen in for the answers to these questions.

Going-to-the-Sun Road: Lunch Creek

North Cascades National Park: In this episode an environmental protection specialist shares his experience when he first visited the North Cascades. He then explains the Wilderness Act and shares what one might find when entering a designated Wilderness Area.

Episode 5: Roy Zipp

Natural Laboratory: What exactly are you pumping into your car each week? What is the relationship between fossils that took hundreds of millions of years to form and the products you consume daily? Tune in for answers to these and other related questions.

Burning Ancient Life: The Geology of an Oil Reserve

Kenai Fjords National Park: National parks are not immune to pollution because they are protected areas. Garbage still washes on to the shores of Kenai Fjords National Park. This video discusses a cleanup effort undertaken at the park.

Caring for the Coast

Everglades National Park: The process of executing a massive habitat restoration project in the Everglades called, "Hole-In-The-Donut" is shown. Acres of the nonnative species Brazilian pepper are effectively removed to allow native species to once again flourish.

Hole in the Donut Habitat Restoration

Everglades National Park: This video is a discussion of the Cape Sable Dam project. The reason the project was implemented, the process of construction, and the benefits of the project are included.

Cape Sable Dam Project

Watershed

Redwood NP: Park ranger Anica discusses efforts to restore the Mill Creek watershed in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park (part of Redwood National and State Parks). This area is a vital stronghold for the threatened Pacific salmon.

Restoring a Healthy Watershed

Denali NP &amp; PRES: The history of the challenges to ensure proper preservation of wildlife and the environment while allowing the maximum number of visitors to the park is discussed. Transportation is emphasized.

Access

Natural Resource Conservation

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