by bill-youngs | Oct 4, 2022 | Fireside Talks, National Park
There is a movement afoot to “restore” Hetch Hetchy. Once a park has lost some of its grandeur, can it be recovered? These folks hope so: they advocate draining Hetch Hetchy Canyon and restoring its primitive glory. This web site provides some striking...
by bill-youngs | Nov 11, 2018 | Fireside Talks, National Park
Fireside Talk: Jackson Hole Journal, November 7-11. 2018 One of the things we learn in the History of National Parks is to recognize ways in which distinct park phenomena are part of wider patterns or topics. During the past four days, I have tested that...
by bill-youngs | Oct 8, 2018 | Fireside Talks, National Park
Click here to see the full talk: https://www.americanrealities.com/home-page/central-park-and-yosemite-park-the-olmsted-connection
by bill-youngs | Oct 5, 2018 | Fireside Talks
Click here to see the full talk: https://www.americanrealities.com/home-page/blake-island-a-hive-of-wasps-and-a-special-deer
by bill-youngs | Nov 14, 2016 | Fireside Talks
Fireside Talk: Jerusalem’s “Wailing Wall” — a Mingling of Past and Present Posted November 15, 2016 (Written and Photographed in Jerusalem, November 13-14, 2016) J. William T. Youngs This evening I beheld a remarkable site:...
