Dark Skies of Great Basin - Chapter 65 Meeting
Channel: NARFE Chapter 65
Date: 18/09/2021

San Francisco Chapter 65 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) creates videos of general interest and for specific purposes. This video of a Chapter 65 visit via Zoom with Great Basin National Park personnel, is one of a series designed to meet the needs of NARFE members, to increase their engagement with NARFE, and to attract new members to our organization. Explore the Dark Skies of the Great Basin National Park with us, and remember, NARFE protects and enhances earned benefits for ALL Federal employees and annuitants. Support NARFE, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

0:00 Intro by Pauline
1:25 Becky Mills, past Superintendent, current Board member
5:34 James Woolsey, Superintendent of Great Basin National Park
8:08 Goal of National Park Service
9:10 Dark Night Skies!
10:53 slideshow begins of Great Basin NP
13:43 MAP!!
16:08 Great Basin region
20:00 Pictograph
20:43 Great Basin Foundation
23:11 Dark Sky Connection
23:41 Observatory
28:26 Kids having fun!
30:28 Guardian of the Park
33:56 Leslie hosts Q&A
34:15 How do you get in?
36:57 Two visitor centers
37:43 Are there places to stay?
39:57 Are there water issues?
41:08 Aviva O'Neil, GB Program Manager
43:39 What do the pictographs mean?
45:39 Is there grazing in the Park?
46:30 Does it have ecological impact?
46:49 What changed the ranchers minds?
49:34 So that was the process...
52:06 Upcoming Chapter 65 programs