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Spread Out! A podcast about the pandemic, the national parks and people's place in nature.

Spehar, Morgan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650634943442731

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2022, Bachelor of Science (BS), Ohio University, Journalism.
Spread Out! is a podcast about the pandemic, the national parks and people's place in nature. Weaving together interviews with National Park Service employees and other experts, extensive research and the author’s personal experience, each episode illustrates how visitors have both impacted and been impacted by national parks throughout the course of the pandemic. The four-part series visits parks from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Grand Canyon to Denali National Park, including an entire episode about the newest national park: New River Gorge. Outdoor recreation increased substantially during the initial stages of the pandemic and overall park service visitation has been growing consistently since 2016. Spread Out! discusses why these changes matter and how we can take better care of the parks – while squeezing in more than a few fun facts and stories along the way.
Geoffrey Buckley (Advisor)
Bernhard Debatin (Advisor)
Environmental Studies; Journalism
COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; national park; national parks; national park service; podcast; journalism; environmental studies; public lands; place attachment; visitors; visitation

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  • Spehar, M. (2022). Spread Out! A podcast about the pandemic, the national parks and people's place in nature. [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650634943442731

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Spehar, Morgan. Spread Out! A podcast about the pandemic, the national parks and people's place in nature. . 2022. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650634943442731.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Spehar, Morgan. "Spread Out! A podcast about the pandemic, the national parks and people's place in nature. ." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650634943442731

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