The following are video excerpts from our recent celebration of America's national parks at Chautauqua. More than 900 people attended the screening event, presented by Rocky Mountain PBS in collaboration with eTown, the National Park Foundation and Colorado Chautauqua, National Historic Landmark.
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Excerpt 1 --DOUG PRICE WELCOME (1:19)
CEO Doug Price of Rocky Mountain PBS welcomes those who attended a free preview of the new Ken Burns film, "
The National Parks: America's Best Idea." The September 26 event, held at the Boulder Chautauqua Auditorium, also celebrated National Public Lands Day.
Excerpt 2 -- NICK FORSTER INTRO (3:40)
Nick Forster, host of the eTown radio program and emcee for the preview evening, talks about the original concept of the national parks in the U.S.
Excerpt 3 -- JOHN FIELDER (6:56)
Nick Forster interviews John Fielder, Colorado's nature photographer of world renown, who spent two years in Rocky Mountain National Park, visually documenting "every square inch of the place."
Excerpt 4-- NEIL MULHOLLAND-A (5:39)
Nick Forster interviews Neil Mulholland, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation. The NPF assisted in the film produced by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan.
Excerpt 5 -- NEIL MULHOLLAND-B (3:04)
Host Nick Forster "quizzes" Neil Mulholland about the first, the oldest, largest and smallest national parks in the United States.
Excerpt 6 -- GILMORE/ELK (6:44)
Nick and Helen Forster of eTown introduce Stacie Gilmore of Environmental Learning for Kids, a past winner of eTown's E-Chievement Award. Stacie points out the young people who spent September 26 doing volunteer maintenance work in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Excerpt 7 -- THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (3:40)
Lyrics by Woody Guthrie, music inspired by a gospel hymn. Performed by Nick and Helen Forster and the National Park Ramblers.
A special thanks to the
Brighton Astronomy Group for bringing their telescopes. More than 350 people stayed after the screening for stargazing – and a fabulous viewing of Jupiter!
Pledge your support of "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" today.
