About this episode

Scott Slade discusses the progress of elevating Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park to a national park with Tracie Revis.

Updating the effort to crown Georgia's first national park. This week, Scott's speaking with Tracie Revis, CEO of the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, to get a progress report on elevating the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park to a full-fledged national park. Along with the natural beauty and rich biodiversity of the area, Revis says human history there stretches back some seventeen thousand years. The park is just north of Macon and is open year-round. Admission is free. Legislation to declare Ocmulgee Mounds as a national park has cleared a Senate committee and is now waiting on a House of Representatives hearing. https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/index.htm

People in this episode

Host: Scott Slade

Guest: Tracie Revis

Topics covered

• national park
• Ocmulgee Mounds
• legislation
• biodiversity
• human history

Keywords

• Ocmulgee Mounds
• national park
• Tracie Revis
• Scott Slade
• legislation
• Macon
• biodiversity
• human history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative

Places: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Macon

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