Extras
Learn about the changes to the national parks during the Great Depression and WWII.
The story of an idea as American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical.
Listen to park ranger, Shelton Johnson, as he discusses his arrival at Yellowstone.
The Civilian Conservation Corp worked on National Parks Service projects under FDR.
Explore Yosemite National Park and its early days under President Theodore Roosevelt.
Writer Ruth Kirk describes how the Grand Canyon leaves her awestruck.
Examine the proliferation of protected lands and the protection of predatory animals.
Learn about the changes to the national parks during the Great Depression and WW II.
Encounter the growing numbers of visitors to the parks.
Discover efforts to protect the parks and the fight over the Grand Canyon.