Season 13 Episode 269
VOC 217 | The Courage to Save Yellowstone | Megan Kate Nelson | Dave Cooper | Ken D Foster
Is Yellowstone National Park going to Erupt? Will it continue to be a National Park? Well most likely the greatest threats will be coming from from climate change, invasive species, mining outside the park, barriers to connectivity for bison and grizzly bears, and park finance. But there is more to learn about Yellowstone than the current issues and it starts with the history of the park… Show Summary What is happening in Yellowstone National Park? Find out as Ken D Foster interviews famed historian Megan Kate Nelson. Show Benefits: Find Out What is Happening to Yellowstone Park Who is Behind the Founding of Yellowstone Why the Federal Government was Invested in Mapping Yellowstone Broadcast Bio: Megan Kate Nelson is a writer and historian living in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She has written about the Civil War, US western history, and American culture for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, Preservation Magazine, and Civil War Monitor. Nelson earned her BA in history and literature from Harvard University and her PhD in American studies from the University of Iowa, and she has taught at Texas Tech University, Cal State Fullerton, Harvard, and Brown. Nelson is the author of Saving Yellowstone, The Three-Cornered War, Ruin Nation, and Trembling Earth. #VOC #voicesofcourage #KenDFoster #MeganKateNelson #DaveCooper #podcast Listen to the podcast here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/51S2... Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Like || Comment || Share ------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy & stay connected with us! ► Visit us: voicesofcourage.us ► Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/VoicesofCourageRadio ► Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/kendfoster_ ► Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/KennethFoster ► Contact us on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kendfoster
