A12, Part 2: There are a lot of distractions. I only have time to focus on the public lands items. The Roadless Rule Rescission Draft Environmental Impact Statement will soon be released. It would allow roads, logging, & mining in USFS wilderness areas. Attend a Roadless Rule Townhall. #ParkChat

A12. #ParkChat Book Club is about to discuss Ranger in Skirts by Shirley Sargent. The book details fictional adventures of the first female rangers in Yosemite National Park (Beatrice Babbitt). We meet twice on this book: Tues, Apr. 21st and May 19 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

This week #ParkChat is back with @pamportland.org as our special guest host. Her topic is “National Park Communities” and elaborates: “We rely heavily on the resources in the shoulder communities. Let’s explore the NPS sites through their nearby neighbors!” Please join us!

This week's #ParkChat has been canceled. No, this is not an April Fools joke. We'll return next week. In the meantime, enjoy the great outdoors. 🏕🥾🦬

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of the negative. 1. When you bring a new puppy home, you put it down, and it follows you everywhere. 2. Hiking above treeline in a national park when all the flowers are blooming. 3. My #ParkChat community

On my way home this afternoon, about to enter the fog. Yes, it was as hard to see as you can imagine.

We need a woman as president so desperately. In fact, we need an entirely matriarchal government for at least a few generations. Men have been running wild for a bit too long.

We're always ready to welcome new members to our conversations. This book is so good!

Who doesn't love a canyon? Join #ParkChat in a few minutes--at the top of the hour.

#ParkChat tonight!

A12: I'm pleased to announce the #ParkChat Book Club 2026 Book list. We span two months for each book. our next book starts in February. Please consider joining us. We'd love to have you. Meetings are by Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month from 5-6:30 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

Tonight at 8 pm Central Time. Join us! #ParkChat

Underrated post, and best use of a meme I've seen today.

@coolworks.bsky.social We’d really like to have you guest host #ParkChat. I have an opening for you on 3/18. Think you’d enjoy it and it would help your following. @naturetechfam.bsky.social

Q7 Announcements: The #parkchat book club is discussing "Defending Our Wildlife Herratage" by Terry Grosz.  Our meetings are a relaxed, no pressure zoom call the 3rd Tuesday of the month. We would love for you to join us! Contact @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social for details. #parkchat

Q4. Choose your winter holiday, tell us why: =Swimming in the Virgin Islands NP, island food =Cross-country skiing in Rocky Mountain NP, cabin with fireplace, turkey & trimmings =Stay in Las Vegas, New Mexico, with a national wildlife refuge, decorated historic old town, Mexican food #ParkChat

Q9. A favorite park is like an old friend, which we know well. But there's always something new to learn. Did you make a new discovery about one of your "old friends" this past year? Share a photo or a story. #ParkChat

Welcome to a special “Year in Review” episode of #ParkChat featuring several regular participants. Thanks so much for your help! Who’s ready to take a look at 2025?

Looking forward to hosting another great #ParkChat this Wed. night, 12/3! I’ll have a topic by then, I promise. This will be my first #ParkChat since being enshrined in the ParkChat Hall of Fame. I knew if I publicly begged for it long enough they’d let me in. That works for everyone, doesn’t it?

I can imagine my ancestors, before radio, TV, and internet, looking to the west after this cold, beautiful, sunny day, and saying "yep, snow's comin' in tonight." Livestock would have been brought closer to the barn, and more grain would have been brought into the barn's feed room.

Today I and everyday I am: Grateful for Vaccines Grateful for Science Grateful for Public Health Workers Grateful for Doctors Grateful for Nurses Grateful for Scientists Grateful for everyone whose job has been a little harder to do especially this year, yet who keep showing up. #Thanksgiving

5-8 inches of snow incoming. (Maybe) Turkey wants to know if we promise to keep the feeders full. #ParkChat pie not required.

A12.1: #ParkChat Book Club is reading Confluence by @zakpodmore.bsky.social. The book is more than just a story of the Colorado River and its tributaries. It touches on Indigenous stories, family, water rights, & adventures. Our second meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 18th at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

The books are good, and so is our discussion! #ParkChat

Please join me tonight at 9 PM ET for #ParkChat! I'll be hosting with Qs on “Lakes: More Than Nature’s Bowl of Soup?" Pull out some of your favorite lake photos to share. It's fun...and unlike some wildlife, we don't bite.😂 @naturetechfam.bsky.social @59nationalparks.bsky.social

Bringing in the harvest. Shelling corn in Illinois.

Was it colorful in the Adirondacks last week? Why, yes. Yes, it was. #ParkChat

QUOTE POST A PIC OF A NATIONAL PARK Autumn scenes from Saratoga National Historic Park, New York. #ParkChat #NationalParks #PublicLands

Hey friends! 👋 We know many in our #parkchat fam are hurting and feeling uncertain tonight. We send you big virtual hugs and hope you will come join the chat tonight, to distract from the news, remember the special places, and be with those who respect you. #ParkChat is happening right now. ❤️🫂

Join us tonight, 9 Eastern, 8 Central. Always a great discussion. #ParkChat

Waiting for autumn to color the trees? Just look down. At Labrador Hollow Unique Area, Fabius, New York. #ParkChat

bsky.app/profile/mtma... Reposting for the #parkchat bookclub: join us!

The #parkchat book club is starting the book "Confluence" by Zak Podmore. We meet over Zoom the 3rd Tuesday of the month. This should be a great fall reading book. See @ocparkbuilder.bsky.social for details - come join us!

@cnhamoab.bsky.social We at #ParkChat would love to invite you to guest host the chat sometime this year. We are starting the chat right now in fact. Hey y’all. Look what I found. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @mountainscalling.me @pamportland.org @yellowstonenpgeek.bsky.social

Hey there--join us in a few minutes for good conversation and interesting people on #ParkChat.

@laurendanner.bsky.social I'm not sure if this moss or moss-adjacent. From a trail in Sax-Zim Bog northwest of Duluth, MN

Slightly diminish a book: "A Tale of One City and a Village."

A12 #2: #ParkChat Book Club is just finishing Gathering Moss by Indigenous author Robin Wall Kimmerer. This wonderful book is teaching us about the intricacies of moss. Our second meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

Heads up #ParkChat. Let's flood them with constructive comments. I know you know how.

A12 #2: #ParkChat

Well, this seems like a bad idea. 🤔😡

The National Park Service just celebrated its 109th birthday. How is Donald Trump marking the occasion? By taking an axe to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS7IJaB5NDc

A12: #ParkChat Book Club is just beginning Gathering Moss by Indigenous author Robin Wall Kimmerer. There is still time to dive into this gem and learn about the intricacies of moss, its adaptations, and protective mechanisms. Our second meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 16 @ 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

Here in Central Illinois right now, it's 94° with a dew point of 80°. This combination can be dangerous. My lawn isn't going to be mowed until this crap is over.

This week #ParkChat Hall of Famer @tthrash.bsky.social joins as as our special guest host to “Ask Again”. Maybe. He could just be “bumped again” as frequently happens. Can’t wait to see what happens? Please join us on Wednesday at 9 PM ET. @naturetechfam.bsky.social

✊🏽 Please share far and wide! The Rangers of the Lost Park podcast is dropping (Wednesday) a really important episode for current federal agency employees and will help alleviate some confusion and stress! Find it at where you get your podcasts #nationalparks #parkchat #federalemployees