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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

In late September of this year PBS will launch a new documentary film series by Ken Burns entitled
“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”



	Filmmaker Ken Burns (left), John Muir historian Lee Stetson (middle), writer Dayton Duncan (left)

The six-part film promises to tell the story behind the creation of some of our greatest national treasures and begin a vigorous dialog around the prospects of continuing their preservation into the future.
I had the opportunity to attend several promotional events in San Francisco and Yosemite Valley California that highlighted the cultural diversity of the National Parks.
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National Parks Diversity Conference photos
Yosemite Valley Tour photos



	Interpretive rangers Shelton Johnson (left) & Fredrik Penn
Ranger Fredrik Penn at the Buffalo Soldiers Memorial, San Francisco

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