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Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit
Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, Trace exhibit

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Press Coverage

Topic List - Press Coverage
Visitors to Nation's Parks Need to Represent the New America
New America Media

New America Media, in its mission to "expand the news lens through ethnic media," covers the "Parks For All" conference on April 22 and highlights ongoing efforts to reach out to communities that historically have not visited the national parks and to tell their untold stories.

Bay Area Parks Receive Millions in Stimulus Cash
KTVU

Responding to news of stimulus money tabbed for Golden Gate National Parks, KTVU visits Dias Ridge in the Marin Headlands???site of future trail and habitat work. The segment includes on-site interviews with Sharon Farrell of the Parks Conservancy and Steve Griswold with the National Park Service.

Audio: Diversity and National Parks
KQED Forum

Michael Krasny of KQED Forum chats with filmmaker Ken Burns and other featured speakers at "Parks For All," a conference that looked at diversity issues in the national parks, in conjunction with outreach related to Burns's upcoming documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."

Burns Aids Effort to Make Nature Appeal to Kids
San Francisco Chronicle

The Chronicle previews a visit by filmmaker Ken Burns and co-producer Dayton Duncan for "Parks for All," a conference on engaging all communities in national parks. Hosted by the Parks Conservancy and KQED, the event launches "Untold Stories," an outreach initiative to support Burns's forthcoming documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."