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Ranger PamPaw's Park Report

Ranger PamPaw's Park Report

Written by: Mark Tezel
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Ten minutes of news from America's national parks, and what it looks like from inside the ranger's hat. Hosted by Mark Tezel, a retired National Park Service ranger with nearly forty years on the job.


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Episodes
  • The North Rim, Bent's Old Fort, and the Arch.
    Oct 14 2026

    The Park Service is taking public comment on the Grand Canyon's North Rim and Bent's Old Fort, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has sent its comments on the triumphal arch, and the Chiricahua National Park Act still awaits a signature. Plus closures, Fat Bear Week, and a Ranger's Chair on Section 106.


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    10 mins
  • Big Bend Wall Blocked, Chiricahua Awaits, and $26 Million in Park Work Canceled
    Oct 7 2026

    A federal judge blocks border wall construction across the Big Bend region, including the national park. Chiricahua National Monument is one signature away from becoming America's 64th national park. And the Interior Department quietly canceled about 130 park partner projects worth nearly $26 million. Plus quick updates on MLB and Grand Teton and the collapse of Hawaiʻi's Hōlei Sea Arch. And from the ranger's chair: what a national park redesignation really changes, and what it doesn't.

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    9 mins
  • Border Walls, Backroom Deals, and a Park Service Reorg: Three Stories You Need to Know
    Sep 30 2026

    A federal pause on border wall construction inside Big Bend National Park expires this week, and it's not the only park unit facing new wall construction. A quiet land deal inside Yosemite is drawing bipartisan opposition in Congress — and MLB wants to build a ballpark inside Grand Teton. Leaked Interior Department documents describe a plan to reorganize how all 430 national park units are run. Plus, from the ranger's chair: why reorganizations handed down from Washington rarely deliver what they promise — and two park birthdays you probably didn't know about.

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    9 mins
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