San Antonio Conservation Society Lecture Series; DAVID VELA, "Hola Ranger: My Journey Through our National Parks" Retired National Park Service Director David Vela discussed his new book, “Hola Ranger: My Journey through the National Parks.” In the book, Vela, the NPS first Mexican American director, talks about growing up in southeast Texas, his first visit to a national park as a child and the influence that both had on his life. This is the inaugural lecture of the Conservation Society of San Antonio's Amanda Cartwright Taylor Distinguished Lecture Series.
Deputy parks director of the U.S. National Park Service, David Vela s, new book ‘Hola Ranger: My Journey through Our National Parks’ reflects on his four decades with the service, writes Elaine Ayala.