About this episode

The episode features stories about rangers and discusses the current state of public lands with guest Liz Crandall.

Today’s stories all have a theme - rangers! We are joined by former US Forest Service field ranger Liz Crandall to chat between the tales about the current state of public lands, what challenges they are facing - and more importantly, how we can help and keep hope alive. Rangers of the Lost Park: Instagram Rangers of the Lost Park: Website Get involved with Conservation Lands Foundation: Here Resistance Rangers Instagram Take Action for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Take Action to Save the Boundary Waters Take Action for Big Bend For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials: Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdark Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page! Thank you to this week’s partners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: National Park After Dark

Guest: Liz Crandall

Topics covered

• public lands
• rangers
• conservation
• environmental challenges
• community involvement

Keywords

• rangers
• public lands
• conservation
• environment
• US Forest Service
• community action
• National Park After Dark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Forest Service, Conservation Lands Foundation, Resistance Rangers, Rangers of the Lost Park

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