Friends Of Banff Park Radio Podcasts
Radio Programs from Banff's Very Own Park Radio 101.1fm

From the 2011 Parks Canada Research Update Speaker Series at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, here is Mike Sawaya with his presentation on Bears and Barbed Wires - Some Mysteries Unravelled.

Direct download: Mike_Sawaya.mp3
Category:On Tape -- posted at: 4:00 PM

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Michelle has a great one again this week!  This time we hear from Parks Canada Education Director James Bartrum on a really cool learning facility in Jasper National Park.  Steven Price from the World Wildlife Fund tells about the Connection between Parks Canada and the "Gift of Earth Award".

Direct download: Off_the_Beaten_TrackMay_26.mp3
Category:Off The Beaten Track -- posted at: 4:00 PM

From the 2011 Parks Canada Research Update Speaker Series at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, here is Rob Found with his presentation Fortune Favours the Bold...Sometimes. Join us in a look at Elk Personality!

Direct download: Rob_Found.mp3
Category:On Tape -- posted at: 4:00 PM

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In this episode, Claire Wilkinson, Planner with the Town of Banff talks with Ralphine Locke and Sarah Ramey about bears in Banff and the change in our interaction with them.

Learn more about the Old Crag Cabin at: http://www.banff.ca/business/heritage-program/landmarks/banffs_bears.htm

Direct download: Landmarks_and_Legends_Banffs_Bears.mp3
Category:Affecting You -- posted at: 6:00 AM

This week, Mike Grandy from Banff's resource conservation shop tells Michelle about Bears and what they're up to now that they're awake!  In Part two of the show Dave Verhulst talks about the pro's of prescribed burns in the natural mountian forest landscape.  

Direct download: Off_the_Beaten_Track_-_May_19.mp3
Category:Off The Beaten Track -- posted at: 4:30 PM

From the 2011 Parks Canada Research Update Speaker Series at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, here is Lyle Dick as he talks about Canada's National Parks, and the Parks Canada Centennial.

Direct download: Lyle_Dick.mp3
Category:On Tape -- posted at: 4:00 PM

Claire Campbell the author of 'A Century of Parks Canada' gives a presentation during the 2011 Parks Canada Research Update Speaker Series, at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, about Canada's Natural Parks, Historic Sites and Marine Conservation Areas.  Before hand, former Banff superintendent, Kevin Van Tighem will speak about the Parks Canada Centennial during his second last day on the job.

Direct download: Claire_Campbell.mp3
Category:On Tape -- posted at: 4:00 PM

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From the 2011 Parks Canada Research Update Speaker Series at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, here is Jesse Whittington with his presentation - Wolves, Caribou and other Prey: Feasibility of Caribou Translocations of Banff.

Direct download: Jesse_Whittington.mp3
Category:On Tape -- posted at: 4:00 PM

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From the 2011 Parks Canada Research Update Speaker Series at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, here is acBrad Himour with his presentation called Forgotten Dreams: A New Look at Ancient Rock Art.

Direct download: Brad_Himour.mp3
Category:On Tape -- posted at: 4:00 PM

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This week, Banff Field Unit Human/Wildlife Conflict Specialist Steve Michel talks about his career with Parks Canada, doing what one's meant to do, and what his hopes for the future are. Plus, we'll hear a new song Mountain WHIT. 

Direct download: Off_The_Beaten_Track_-_May_12_11.mp3
Category:Off The Beaten Track -- posted at: 2:00 AM