Prof. Watt today we are going to be talking about landscapes and reservation and how preservation unexpectedly changes places we set aside as parks or protected areas. The intention is not only to understand the history of these kinds of protected spaces but also to make the process of preservation more visible, to make it easier to understand not only the history of parks and how they have changed over time, but more importantly, why they have changed over time. Most of us when we think about preservation, we think about something staying the same, and yet preservation actually changes things. That is the focus we will aim at today. There we go. In the context of open space lands in the u. S. , there is a presumption often that Public Ownership is the best way to protect the landscape. We even see it in the miniseries by ken burns on way back, on National Parks, and it was called americas best idea. That natural spaces that have trails and hiking and sightseeing and so on, are represe
Understand the history of these kinds of protected spaces but also to make the process of preservation more visible, to make it easier to understand not only the history of parks and how they have changed over time, but more importantly, why they have changed over time. Most of us when we think about preservation, we think about something staying the same, and yet preservation actually changes things. That is the focus we will aim at today. There we go. In the context of open space lands in the u. S. , there is a presumption that a Public Ownership is the landscape. We see the miniseries by ken burns on National Parks, it was called americas best idea. That natural spaces that have trails and hiking and sightseeing a representative of pristine nature that had some boundaries put around it and has been kept the same, like a vase in a use them, static and never changing. Set aside unchanging for generations. That literally is part of the founding legislation for the National Parks servic
You guys are always wearing dresses. All right. We are looking outside right now we have a lot of construction out there, no action right now, we will talk about that in a little bit. Jims trying to pick fights this morning. Always freezing. You know, wear something warm. Is there a vent aimed at poor rahels head and im sure the air is timed to go on at 4 30 a. M. Yes. Trials and tribulations on this shift. Lets take a look outside as we get outside to storm scan three. You can see that little expect that will shows up. Dont worry about that, we do have quiet conditions but there is a frontal boundary warm front specifically lifting n hear word warm front and you start to think warmer air. That will take place, warming trend business to get underway , not today, however, frost advisory back into maryland but also south central, new jersey and just across river in gloucester, camden counties and berks, lehigh also included. I dont think that means that the places that arent in the advis
Thaw are smiling, laughing already we had construction, no accidents, knock on wood im knocking on wood everything is looking nice. Yes ill have what she is having. Yes, seriously. And, definitely, comes all the way across the desk here that positivity. All and all it is looking like a decent day. We have cloud, areas of fog as well. We are sitting in between front. We do have ample moisture to draw upon but you will not find any hint of wet weather today. Note is what is happening a few little speckles on the radar not amounting to much on the surface but that indicates we did have, do have moisture that is out there. Look at the difference in the temperatures it is so warm even in mount pocono. You are in the 20s, yesterday , you are now at best or at worst i should say in the 50s. It is incredibly warm up that way, cold spot of the bunch is in lancaster and outlining suburbs. We are off to a mild start at our National Weather Service Regional headquarters in mount holly. We are Stil
Remember that . Yes. Black and blue all over. Let me give you a shout out julie brandt it is her birthday too, it is her birthday too. Happy birthday. Great to have you with us, it is weekend, lets check on the forecast. First weekend of november to day isnt going to feel like in but by tomorrow it will. So enjoy another day. First friday. First friday, we have got the first week end of the month, you know, on sunday, you pay as you wish to the Philadelphia Museum of art for sun day and monday event. We have a nine again out of 10 with some fog out there, dense fog advisory in effect for most of the south jersey and New Castle County delaware but fog in other places as well, looking up to the north and west we will see rain with the cold front that will come through later this afternoon with maybe a shower or two, threequarters of the mile visibility in wilmington. Now that the if you go has spread to lancaster, trenton, wildwood, Atlantic City all experiencing some dense fog this morn