This is Yell Parks Pod, a podcast where your hosts yell about the parks, nature, and beauty of the world that surrounds us. Due to scheduling conflicts, we’re taking a break this month from discussing specific parks, and instead hosts Ole and Nic are taking you along on a little research dive! Both hosts secretly picked an animal without conferring beforehand and then discuss their animals’ scientific classifications and what their most recent ancestor might have been.Next Episode: Petrified Forest National ParkContact Us: [email protected], @YellParksPod on twitter, or yellparkspod.tumblr.comThis Episode’s Hosts:Nic (they/them)Ole (e/em or they/them)Credits:Our intro and outro music is the song Elsewhere... courtesy of Furgat. Ey can be found at twitter.com/furgatResearch assistance provided by HawkEditing by ElloryTranscript by AdamEpisode description by NicTranscripts and sources for each episode are hosted on our Google Drive. You can find links and the transcript for this episode hereMore Information:Sperm Whale [03:50]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whaleRaccoons [08:42]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon Final Answer? [14:14]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferungulatahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaurasiatheriaShout OutsNational Congress of American Indians: https://ncai.org/Current nature eventsFeeder Watch https://feederwatch.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Yell Parks Pod, a podcast where your hosts yell about the parks, nature, and beauty of the world that surrounds us. Welcome to our Halloween episode! This time we’re discussing the beautiful Jasper National Park. Our topics include Dark Sky Parks, a couple of endangered bat species, and the Athabasca Glacier melt.Land Acknowledgement:Jasper National Park is on First Nations land that belongs to the Nakoda, Cree, Secwépemc, Métis, and Dane-zaa. Listeners are encouraged to learn more at native-land.caNext Episode: Petrified Forest National ParkContact Us: [email protected] or @YellParksPod on twitterThis Episode’s Hosts:Ellory (they/them)Hawk (she/her)Nic (they/them)Ole (e/em or they/them)Credits:Our intro and outro music is the song Elsewhere... courtesy of Furgat. Ey can be found at twitter.com/furgatResearch assistance provided by HawkEditing by ElloryTranscript by AdamEpisode description by NicTranscripts and sources for each episode are hosted on our Google Drive. You can find links and the transcript for this episode hereDark Sky Parks (06:04)What is a Dark Sky Park?Why do Dark Sky Parks matter?Jasper Dark Sky FestivalCorrection: at 18:00 Ellory says “Cree mythology.” They flagged this during editing and after discussing it, we believe it would be more accurate and appropriate to say “Cree beliefs.” My apologies! –EEndangered Bats/Threatened Nightjar Feature (21:25)Species at Risk Act (SARA)Northern Myotis Bats/Little Brown Myotis BatsWhite Nose SyndromeCommon NighthawkAthabasca Glacier (47:23)Glacial MeltCause of Glacial MeltGlobal ImpactPictures Showing Extent of Glacial MeltShout OutsKeepers of the Water: https://www.keepersofthewater.ca/ Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: https://rasc.ca/lpa/resources  Vote! US elections are November 8th, 2022: vote.govCurrent nature eventsGlobal Bat Week: https://batweek.org/Aotearoa Bird of the Year Contest: https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Yell Parks Pod, a podcast where your hosts yell about the parks, nature, and beauty of the world that surrounds us. This episode we’re discussing the effervescent Katmai National Park. Our topics include Fat Bear Week, astronauts in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, and the Artemis Program.Land Acknowledgement:Katmai National Park lies on the homeland of the Yup’ik/Cup’ik and Alutiiq (Sugpiaq). Listeners are encouraged to learn more at native-land.caNext Episode: Spooky tales from Jasper National Park in AlbertaContact Us: [email protected] or @YellParksPod on twitterThis Episode’s Hosts:Bears (she/her)Ellory (they/them)Nic (they/them)Ole (e/em or they/them)Credits:Our intro and outro music is the song Elsewhere... courtesy of Furgat. Ey can be found at twitter.com/furgatResearch assistance provided by HawkEditing by ElloryTranscript by AdamEpisode description by BearsSandhill Crane call by NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer JerrettTranscripts and sources for each episode are hosted on our Google Drive. You can find links and the transcript for this episode hereFat Bear Week (02:05)Bear Cam’s Humble OriginsWatch the Bears and Brook FallsApollo Astronauts train in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes (15:25)Novarupta and the creation of the Valley of Ten Thousand SmokesField Training AstronautsArtemis Program (22:45)General InformationWhy return to the moon? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Yell Parks Pod, a podcast where your hosts yell about the parks, nature, and beauty of the world that surrounds us. This episode we’re discussing the eponymous Yellowstone National Park. Our topics include the geological formation of Yellowstone and its history, the ecological efforts to reintroduce wolves into the region, and the park’s world renowned geysers.Land Acknowledgement:Yellowstone National Park lies on the homeland of the Eastern Shoshone, Apsáalooke (Crow), and Tséstho'e (Cheyenne). Listeners are encouraged to learn more at native-land.caNext Episode: Katmai National ParkContact Us: [email protected] or @YellParksPod on twitterThis Episode’s Hosts:Ellory (they/them)Nic (they/them)Ole (e/em or they/them)Credits:Our intro and outro music is the song Elsewhere... courtesy of Furgat. Ey can be found at twitter.com/furgatResearch assistance provided by HawkEditing by ElloryTranscript by AdamEpisode description by BearsTranscripts and sources used for each episode are hosted on our google drive. You can find links and the transcript for this episode herePark History (01:55)The Natural Formation of the Park The History of Humans in the ParkThe Founding of the National ParkWolves (15:35)Specific Information on the 1995 ExperimentThe Ongoing Effects of Reintroducing WolvesGeysers (23:08)Geysers, How Do They Work?Cool GeysersShoutout Zone:Geyser Cam: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.