Greg Gnesios, NPS and Orbridge Travel Naturalist, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim Merriman

About this episode

Tim Merriman and Bill Gwaltney discuss Greg Gnesios's extensive career in naturalist roles across various national parks and travel organizations.

Join Tim Merriman and Bill Gwaltney as they talk story with Greg Gnesios about his diverse career in NPS, BLM and Orbridge Travel. For 27 years Greg was a ranger/naturalist with the National Park Service in places such as Pinnacles National Park and Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California; and Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico. In the late 1970s he was a ranger in Canyonlands National Park. He moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 2001 as the first manager of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area. He has since served as Chairman of the Board for the Colorado National Monument Association and Byway Coordinator for the Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway. During the summer season, he leads tours throughout the west for various travel organizations. His award-winning photography has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, museum exhibits, calendars and books. #timmerriman #InterpretationMatters #HEARTApproach #NPSInterpretation #InterpretiveConnections #VoicesOfInterpretation #nps #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Merriman, Bill Gwaltney

Guest: Greg Gnesios

Topics covered

• naturalist career
• national parks
• travel
• interpretation
• storytelling

Keywords

• Greg Gnesios
• NPS
• naturalist
• travel
• interpretation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Park Service, BLM, Orbridge Travel, Colorado National Monument Association, Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway

Places: Pinnacles National Park, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico, Canyonlands National Park, Grand Junction, Colorado

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