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The scientist behind one of the longest studied plots of land in a U.S.

National Park, a researcher who inspired dozens of students to study our

nation's most treasured sites, and the National Park Service's

oldest park ranger. What do they all have in common? They're all women. It's been over 100 years since the national park system in the United States was established.

During that time, women have played a huge, yet often unrecognized role in many of our nation's most illustrious

landscapes from the coast of Maine to the San Francisco Bay. I'm Jason

Epperson and on today's episode we'll discuss some women trailblazers that have shaped our national parks

We'll touch on their contributions and legacy and how their efforts helped pave the way for women connected to the National Park Service today. Oh, Our Our first individual is a celebrated botanist, Alpine Tundra ecologist, and the first female

member of the Council on Environmental Quality

in the Executive Office of the President of the United States,

Dr. Beatrice Willard.

Dr. Willard's curiosity for the great outdoors spans a lifetime.

Born in 1925, she spent her childhood surrounded by the Sonoran Desert in Palm Springs and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in California.

California greatly inspired her father who was a well-known landscape photographer.

He opened his first gallery in downtown Palm Springs in

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