Archive for October, 2010

African-Americans and the National Parks

In an article posted on CNN.com today, Shelton Johnson provides his personal perspectives and concern about the few number of people of color who visit the national parks.  To read the article,CLICK HERE.

Oprah Winfrey Highlights National Parks

Oprah Winfrey and her best friend Gayle will be seen visiting Yosemite National Park on Fri., Oct. 29 and Wed., Nov. 3, as the Oprah Winfrey Show airs Oprah and Gayle’s Big Yosemite Camping Adventure.  Click on the video screen below to see how Oprah became inspired to visit Yosemite.  And CLICK HERE for more about Oprah and Gayle’s Big Yosemite Camping Adventure.

[youtube]=eN5X86ZI0-E[/youtube]

Obesity and America

CLICK HERE to see how obesity has changed in America over the decades.

NP Adventure Visits Santa Monica Mountains NRA

[youtube]i3SVuvbEsEE[/youtube]

To see all the National Park Adventure videos, CLICK HERE.

Watch the Northwest Trailer

Here’s the northwest regional trailer from National Park Adventure.  CLICK HERE for more about the adventure.

[youtube]rjp0_eQNfOQ[/youtube]

Parks as Prescriptions

[youtube]ZfIT7kH_KQY[/youtube]

Parks as prescriptions are described in a new video presented at the America’s Great Outdoors conference.

NP Adventure gains views

National Park Adventure, a video road trip undertaken this past summer by a team of young videographers for the National Parks Promotion Council, has now posted 32 videos and achieved over 100,000 views.  The team’s exhuberant and unscripted personalities come across as they speak to other young people in encouraging their interest in visiting national parks.  Response from the audience continues to be positive with “awesome” being the most common compliment.  Now showing are  videos from a visit to the Channel Islands NP.  To see all the videos, CLICK HERE.