Jon Jarvis: Are Our National Parks Being Set Up To Fail?
Jon Jarvis: Are Our National Parks Being Set Up To Fail?  
Podcast: The Wild Idea
Published On: Thu May 29 2025
Description: In this bonus episode of The Wild Idea, we sit down with Jon Jarvis, the 18th Director of the National Park Service, for a wide-ranging and urgent conversation about the future of America’s public lands. Drawing on his 40-year career in the Park Service—from backcountry Alaska to the corridors of D.C.—Jarvis offers a sobering look at current threats, including budget slashing, forced retirements, and what he calls a calculated push to privatize the parks.Learn more and find the links and resources mentioned in this episode at our website, thewildidea.com.