The WildeBeat

Fri, Sep 28, 2007

More on Ranger Laurel Boyers

Posted at 10:55

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Among the ways in which Yosemite Ranger Laurel Boyers has been an inspiration to people, she's the role model for the protagonist in a series of spy novels. This week's edition of our show is a tribute to Ranger Boyers.

We asked our friend Tom Mangan, newspaper hiking columnist and author of the Two Heel Drive hiking blog, to look into any interesting history about Ranger Boyers' career.

Thanks Tom!

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Posted at 08:30

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We're delighted to welcome Wilderness Press Books as new supporters. They are sponsoring editions of the WildeBeat by providing promotional copies of their books for us to give to WildeBeat members as thank you gifts.

If you join as a full member ($48/yr.), or above, we'll thank you by sending you a copy of one of these books:

• Joy of Backpacking by Brian Beffort
• Wild Soundscapes by Bernie Krause
• Afoot & Afield San Francisco Bay Area by David Weintraub
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• Best Snowshoe Trails of California by Mike White

Higher levels of supporting membership will get you more of these books. A $250 donation will net you all five! Our quantities are limited, so if you want one title in particular, join soon.

Thu, Sep 27, 2007

Thanks Ranger Boyers!

Posted at 09:00

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This wild places program is a thanks and tribute to Yosemite National Park's wilderness manager, Ranger Laurel Boyers. Ranger Boyers is retiring from the park after 31 years of service on October 1st.

We hear from Mike Tollefson, the superintendent of Yosemite National Park. Mike comments on Ranger Boyers' Career. Steve interviews Laurel Boyers, who talks about her experiences in the span of her career.

We understand that Laurel Boyers and her husband, also a park service employee, will soon be taking some time to visit other national parks. We thank her for her service in the interest of preserving Yosemite's wilderness, and wish her the best in her future adventures and endeavors.

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Thu, Sep 20, 2007

It's Soup

Posted at 09:00

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This skills program is a guide to cooking and dehydrating a gourmet bouillabaisse soup for your backcountry trips. A lot of people think you can't take food this good on the trail.

Steve visited the kitchen of backcountry cooking author Linda Frederick Yaffe. Ms. Yaffe is the author of the books Backpack Gourmet, Solar Cooking for Home and Camp, High Trail Cookery, and The Well Organized Camper.

Our guest backpack gourmet gives us an introduction to dehydrating our own meals from gourmet recipes and ingredients. Listen to this show, and learn how to make four servings of delicious soup fit in a small plastic bag weighing four ounces per serving.

Follow the supplemental information link, below, to get the complete recipe, and pictures of the soup.

We'll hear more from Linda Frederick Yaffe in a future program. WildeBeat members can download a longer extended version of the interview from the WildeBeat Insider web site.

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Thu, Sep 13, 2007

Ranger Changes, part 2

Posted at 09:00

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This wild places program is part two of an exploration on how the job of wilderness rangers is changing. (Listen to part 1 first.) Many people who worked for parks and forests when the Wilderness Act went in effect are still working.

Last week, we started out by getting a look at the traditional skills and duties of a wilderness ranger. This week, we find out about the greatest changes affecting their jobs, and changes in the way we interact with them.

We hear from:

• Gregg Fauth, Wilderness Coordinator for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
• Laurel Boyers, Wilderness manager for Yosemite National Park.
• Don Mason, seasonal patrol ranger for the Lassen National Forest.
• Steve Zachary, the education specialist for Lassen Volcanic National Park.

What do you expect from wilderness rangers? You can share your opinions with your fellow listeners anytime using our toll free comment line at 866-590-7373.

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Thu, Sep 06, 2007

Ranger Changes, part 1

Posted at 09:00

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This wild places program is part one of an exploration on how the job of wilderness rangers is changing. Many people who worked for parks and forests when the Wilderness Act went in effect are still working.

We start out by getting a look at the traditional skills and duties of a wilderness ranger. We hear from:

• Gregg Fauth, Wilderness Coordinator for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
• Laurel Boyers, Wilderness manager for Yosemite National Park.
• John Roth, Chief Ranger for Lassen Volcanic National Park.
• Brian Palmentier and Michelle Minnehan, experienced hikers and climbers from San Francisco, visiting the Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Office in Yosemite.

Next week, in part two, we find out about the changes in government, in environmental threats, and in the wilderness users are affecting the job of wilderness rangers.

What do you expect from wilderness rangers? You can share your opinions with your fellow listeners anytime using our toll free comment line at 866-590-7373.

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