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Dear Friend:
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This past week brings great news for National Parks. On Tuesday, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell signed the memorandum formally establishing our 414th unit in the National Park Service, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York.
Yesterday, President Obama designated three new national monuments honoring our country’s civil rights history. The new monuments will protect historic sites in Alabama and South Carolina that played an important role in American history stretching from the Civil War to the civil rights movement. President Obama also expanded the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southwestern Oregon and Northern California, and added six new units to the California Coastal National Monument -- protecting critical biodiversity, important cultural resources and vital wildlife habitat. |
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In This Edition:
National Parks in England – Glynn Burrows highlights the history, natural beauty and recreational opportunities in England’s parks.
Birds of Louisiana – Birding notes and an online jigsaw puzzle of a Green Heron in North Toledo Bend State Park.
Brownie Fix – Pastry Chef Mary Kropelnicki shares her decadent yet easy-to-make brownie recipe.
Blues Festival in Yuma, AZ – Rockin’ the Colorado River delta, the Yuma River Daze Boogie, Brews & Blues Festival is just a month away!
Unemployable! Author and entrepreneur David Thomas Roberts explains why this may be the best time in history to start a business.
Win at Losing – Sam Weinman’s new book covers how our biggest setbacks can lead to our greatest gains.
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Listen Live or On-Demand to Upcoming Big Blend Radio Shows:
Jan. 13: The Arts & National Parks: Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Tanya Ortega - National Parks Arts Foundation, artist Nicholas Collier, Tom Forsyth & Chris Gwinn – Gettysburg National Military Park. Artist Victoria Chick discusses Historic Artists of The Cascades, Steve Schneickert recalls Hollywood History of Movies Filmed in National Parks!
Jan. 15: Champagne Sundays Radio: Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Dr. Jacqueline Eubany - author of ‘Women & Heart Disease’; photographers Joe Sonderman & Jim Hinckley – co-authors “Route 66 Roadside Signs & Advertisements”; photographers Jeroen & Maggie Boersma who document America’s historic signs, highways, and national parks.
Jan. 18: San Francisco to Louisiana: Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Marie Sutro – author of Dark Associations. Arlene Gould – Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rebecca Blankenbaker - Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., and Carrie A. Mardorf - Cane River Creole National Historical Park.
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Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith
Big Blend’s mother-daughter publishing, radio and travel team; along with Priscilla - Big Blend’s pink sock monkey travel mascot. |
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