California University of Pennsylvania
Eberly College of Science & Technology
Department of Earth Sciences
Parks & Recreation Management Program

• The National Parks: America's Best Idea PBS website
  (Click to go to the PBS National Parks website)
  Find out more at the PBS companion site Http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/

• To see an extended preview (approx 25 min.) Click HERE!

• Visit the National Parks & Conservation Association's National Parks website Click HERE!
  Six Episodes (Click here for more info)

• Go to the National Park Foundation's Website Click HERE!

• Go to the Sierra Club's National Parks Site Click HERE!

• Read the NRPA's Parks & Recreation Magazine article/interview with Ken Burns
  http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nrpa/200909/#/66

History of the Parks (1851-1980)
Park Timeline

1. "Scriptures of Nature (1851-1890)" Sun, Sept. 27 @ 8PM
   Featured National Parks: (click on the park name to visit the park website)
   Hawaii Volcanoes
   Denali
   Yellowstone
   Sequoia
   Petrified Forest
   Statue of Liberty
   Yosemite
   Mount Rainier
   General Grant (later renamed Kings Canyon)
   Civil War Battlefields (then choose "by Topics" and "Civil War" and select area of interest from list)

2. "The Last Refuge (1890-1915)" Mon, Sept. 28 @ 8PM
   Featured National Parks: (click on the park name to visit the park website)
   Mesa Verde
   Chaco Culture
   Devils Tower
   El Morro
   Grand Canyon

3. "The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919)" Tues, Sept. 29 @ 8PM
   Featured National Parks: (click on the park name to visit the park website)
   Hawaii Volcanoes
   Mt McKinley (later renamed Denali)
   Wind Cave
   Rocky Mountain
   Glacier
   Acadia
   Zion
   Great Basin
   Bryce Canyon

4. " Going Home (1920-1933)" Wed, Sept. 30 @ 8PM
   Featured National Parks: (click on the park name to visit the park website)
   Lassen Volcanic
   Hot Springs
   Great Smoky Mountains
   Grand Teton

5. "Great Nature (1933-1945)" Thurs, Oct. 1 @ 8PM
   Featured National Parks: (click on the park name to visit the park website)
   Yorktown
   Antietam
   Castillo de San Marcos
   Appomattox Court House
   Mount Rushmore
   Lincoln Memorial
   Everglades
   Big Bend
   Death Valley
   Carlsbad Caverns

6. "The Morning of Creation (1946-1980)" Fri. Oct. 2 @ 8PM
   Featured National Parks: (click on the park name to visit the park website)
   Olympic
   Isle Royale
   Biscayne
   Dinosaur
   Redwood
   Guadalupe Mountains
   North Cascades
   National Seashores
   National Lakeshores
   All Alaska parks
   Little Rock Central High
   Andersonville
   Vietnam Veterans
   Sand Creek
   Manzanar
   Flight 93

National Parks: America's Best Idea Series Companion Web Site
Topics:
History of the National Parks
Park Timeline
Park Heroes: People Who Made a Difference
Park Profiles of National Parks featured in the series

Dr. John Confer
Office: EBE 265 2^nd floor, Eberly Sciences & Technology Center
California University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2010 Office Hours:
  TBA or by appointment (E-mail for appointment)
Phone: (724) 938-4211
E-mail: confer@calu.edu
Dr. Confer's Home Page: http://workforce.calu.edu/confer/