Find it where you listen to podcasts. So, today were going to be talking about landscapes and preservation and sort of how preservation unexpectedly changes the places we set aside as parks and protected areas. The intention here is really not only to sort of understand the history of the protective spaces but to make the process more visual, to make it easier to understand not only the history of parks and how they have changed over time but why they have changed over time. We think of some things staying the thing. This changes things. Thats the focus were going to aim at today. And im going to theres often a presumption that Public Ownership is the best way to protect ownership. We see the series on americas parks called americas best idea, that natural spaces that have trails and for hiking and sightseeing and so on are representative of pure pristine nature thats had some boundaries put around it and its been kept the same like a vase in a museum, just kind of static and never cha
The collaboration that is what iron to reduce risk to firefighters, communities, and resources and some of the emerging technologies that are changing the way that fires are managed. We are now well into the 2017 fire season. It is certainly a very active one. My friend from montana, i think, is going to share some of what is happening in his state this morning. I think it is appropriate to recognize the heroic acts of the men and women who fight these fires throughout the season. And to recognize the firefighter from montana. And to recognize the firefighter from montana. I will talk about it in my remarks but we lost a firefighter last night in montana. It is our second fatality in two weeks. Know that our hearts and our prayers are with the families but again, this speaks to the realities that we face with our wildfires and are fires around the country, that this is dangerous and unpredictable work. Our thoughts and our prayers are with those who are serving. As of august 1, nearly
Plenary. This sponsored Community Partnerships and the preservation of africanAmerican History sites and the National Park Services Second century. It is an honor to be here with plenary participants especially especially mr. Stanton and mr. , franklin. I would like to take this opportunity to underscore our enthusiasm for the park Service Partnership with the association for the study of africanamerican life in history. The park Service Needs this collaboration as we reach to more nuanced exploration of american stories, and sharing those stories with a wide audience in innovative ways. I hope you already know, or will discover, the National Park service is a good partner. Our civil rights initiative, begun this year, offers opportunities for collaboration, and in fact, the park Service Plans to create opportunities to help Park Services interpret interpreters research africanamerican stories associated with parks. The skills as researchers and historiography and teachers, our our ski
Thats facing all of the Museum Managers and people that are responsible for generating, producing, and collecting objects that would likely go into a museum sitting such as this is how much do we need to keep . How many things do we need to have to tell the american story and its the great conundrum of our protection. There are those who believe that maybe the time has come to start reducing the amounts of things we collect and be more judicious in how we collect them and what we collect. Is it inappropriate to use representative samples, say at an archaeological site, where things are left at the Vietnam Veterans memorial. Do we need to keep everything . And there are those in the professional field that think we need to keep everything and theres others who think sampling is the more judicious and longterm strategy. Because there is a point of diminishing return. It costs money. There is an inherent cost to storing all of these objects. In many cases the costs can be prohibitive and
Who treated prince in the days before he died. His onetime Medical Center saying he is no longer an employee. As Police Return to paisley park in search of more clues. And the rock. Surrounded by sharkinfested waters, alcatraz was once an island prison thought to be escape proof. One man has managed his way out, and hes on the loose today. Wednesday, may 11th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Al roker continues this tour of our National Parks. Exactly. Hes been to wte sands, now were sending him to prison. Hes in front of alcatraz this morning. Hey, al. Hey, guys. Thats right, one of the most feared prisons in the world, from 1934 to 1963. Alcatraz federal penitentiary. Ten years later, 1973, becomes a National Park. Now, its just unbelievable to see how popular it is. Well have a complete tour coming up a little later. Guys . Al,