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

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

Species at Risk Act (SARA)Northern Myotis Bats/Little Brown Myotis BatsWhite Nose SyndromeCommon NighthawkAthabasca Glacier