Sethers
@sethographer.bsky.social
Geographer, Traveller, Teacher. PhD Candidate at the University of Tennessee.
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Today, the Interior Department rolled out one of the biggest changes to national park access and fees in years, if not decades, and it will reshape how people—both U.S. residents and international visitors—get into places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon.
#nationalparks #parkchat
#nationalparks #parkchat
National Park Access and Fees Get Major Overhaul in 2026
Interior Department makes annual passes fully digital, increases fees for non-residents, and announces "patriotic fee-free days"
thenationalparksexperience.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Today, the Interior Department rolled out one of the biggest changes to national park access and fees in years, if not decades, and it will reshape how people—both U.S. residents and international visitors—get into places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon.
#nationalparks #parkchat
#nationalparks #parkchat
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While Trump may believe it’s ‘seditious’ for members of Congress to remind the US military that some orders might be illegal and shouldn’t be followed blindly, a survey of troops earlier this year found that most understand what the law requires buff.ly/Kq2TASq
Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands
A majority of service members understand the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
While Trump may believe it’s ‘seditious’ for members of Congress to remind the US military that some orders might be illegal and shouldn’t be followed blindly, a survey of troops earlier this year found that most understand what the law requires buff.ly/Kq2TASq
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Many members of the PASG attended the George Wright Society’s ParkForum 2025 workshop from October 20-23rd!
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Many members of the PASG attended the George Wright Society’s ParkForum 2025 workshop from October 20-23rd!
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
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Students and instructors from GEOG 200: Environmental Issues in National Parks and GEOG 345: People and Environment spent the day at Look Rock along the Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Students and instructors from GEOG 200: Environmental Issues in National Parks and GEOG 345: People and Environment spent the day at Look Rock along the Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
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From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
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PhD candidate Seth T. Kannarr recieved the Warren E. Roberts Graduate Student Paper Award at the ISLPMC Annual Meeting! His paper was titled “Public Memory in Your Pocket: Analyzing Coins as Everyday Geographies of American Identity.” Congratulations Seth!
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
PhD candidate Seth T. Kannarr recieved the Warren E. Roberts Graduate Student Paper Award at the ISLPMC Annual Meeting! His paper was titled “Public Memory in Your Pocket: Analyzing Coins as Everyday Geographies of American Identity.” Congratulations Seth!
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Check out @sethographer.bsky.social's review of Jonathan B. Jarvis & T. Destry Jarvis's "National Parks Forever: Fifty Years of Fighting and a Case for Independence," published in 2022 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist
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June 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Check out @sethographer.bsky.social's review of Jonathan B. Jarvis & T. Destry Jarvis's "National Parks Forever: Fifty Years of Fighting and a Case for Independence," published in 2022 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist
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As summer travel begins, Congress is considering a bill that could sell off parts of protected wilderness in NV & UT, threatening lands once called America’s “geography of hope.”
Writer Wallace Stegner once warned: lose wilderness, and we lose part of ourselves.
Writer Wallace Stegner once warned: lose wilderness, and we lose part of ourselves.
Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
Thanks to the power of writer Wallace Stegner, Americans have for decades been able to put words to the importance wilderness holds in the nation’s history and imagination.
buff.ly
May 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
As summer travel begins, Congress is considering a bill that could sell off parts of protected wilderness in NV & UT, threatening lands once called America’s “geography of hope.”
Writer Wallace Stegner once warned: lose wilderness, and we lose part of ourselves.
Writer Wallace Stegner once warned: lose wilderness, and we lose part of ourselves.
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Congrats to PhD candidate Seth Kannarr who was recognized with the Extraordinary Graduate Student Teaching Award at the Academic Honors Banquet!
April 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Congrats to PhD candidate Seth Kannarr who was recognized with the Extraordinary Graduate Student Teaching Award at the Academic Honors Banquet!
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@us.theconversation.com showcased Seth Kannar and Derek Alderman's work on what place names and renaming tell us about power. theconversation.com/from-greenla... #edusky #geosky
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From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@us.theconversation.com showcased Seth Kannar and Derek Alderman's work on what place names and renaming tell us about power. theconversation.com/from-greenla... #edusky #geosky
@derekgeographer.bsky.social @macalestercollege.bsky.social
@derekgeographer.bsky.social @macalestercollege.bsky.social