National Parks Panel Discussion at REI

Northwest Director of National Parks Sean Bill talks about the process for considering State Parks to be included into the National Park service.The National Parks panel discussion was held at the REI flagship store in Seattle on Oct. 1, 2009

Northwest Director of National Parks Sean Bill talks about the law that states that park rangers can carry guns and Chip Jenkins of the National Parks Service talks about the importance of park volunteers.The National Parks panel discussion was held at the REI flagship store in Seattle on Oct. 1, 2009

In Grant County (Washington), failing logging companies wanted to stock the rivers with rainbow trout, but National Parks policy forbade it. Karen Baldore of the National Park Service talks about how she came up with an alternative plan.The National Parks panel discussion was held at the REI flagship store in Seattle on Oct. 1, 2009

Sean Smith of the National Park Conservatory talks about Lou Whittaker, the mountaineer who has climbed Mount Rainier