How eagles, bears and salmon keep Alaska wild
About this episode
The episode explores the wildlife of Alaska and discusses the challenges facing national parks.
At Eagle Beach outside of Juneau, Alaska, salmon, bald eagles, dragonflies and signs of bear are everywhere. Here & Now ’s Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley invite naturalists and wildlife experts along to learn more about the sights and sounds of this special place. Then, the National Park Service turned 110 this year. Jeff Reinbold, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation, explains how the expiration of a fund established to pay for maintenance projects is hurting the park infrastructure. And, writer Chris Ballard started by just writing about the growing sport of ice swimming. But before long, he was entrenched in the community. He explores it all in his book “The Plunge.” See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Hosts: Peter O'Dowd, Chris Bentley
Guests: Jeff Reinbold, Chris Ballard
Topics covered
- wildlife
- Alaska
- national parks
- ice swimming
- environment
- nature
Keywords
- eagles
- bears
- salmon
- ice swimming
- national parks
- Alaska
- wildlife
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Park Service, National Park Foundation
Books & works: The Plunge
Places: Eagle Beach, Juneau, Alaska
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