Parks on Record: Recent Episodes
Matt Noble
How do we prepare visitors for state park recreation when we have such limited resources and there's a literal pandemic going on out there? Matt talks to CommDiv's Jo Niehaus and Beth Wilson about what they've been doing to set visitor expectations for the "new normal" state park experience during this unprecedented time for the agency.
TIMECODES: 00:00 - Intro | 01:26 - Pod housekeeping notes | 02:50 - Interview | 22:29 - Outro
Matt talks to Justin Parker, North Coast District Manager, about the reasons behind the extended day-use closure of Fort Stevens MU, Nehalem MU and Cape Lookout MU. Justin also expands on the behind-the-scenes work he and his staff have been doing to prep their parks for reopened day-use and camping.
The interview starts around the 1:35 timecode.
Matt Noble has a virtual chat with Alexis Grambo, OPRD production coordinator, about the state of the park sign program. Alexis details the challenges she's faced so far and her planned improvements to streamline the sign ordering process (i.e. Amazon for park signs!)
TIMECODES
Intro 0:00 | Show updates 1:08 | Interview 3:09 | Outro 26:00
This is part 2 of Episode 4; listen to part 1 for context! Matt continues his Skype interviews with rangers, this time calling Kati Baker (Honeyman MU) and Brenda Chapman (Champoeg MU) to ask them about their experiences with the parks closure and pandemic safety precautions.
TIMECODES
Kati interview: 0:00
Brenda interview: 10:06
Outro: 21:23
Host Matt sits down (via Skype) with Matt Davey, Manager at Smith Rock, to chat about his MU's experiences with the parks closure and the new COVID-19 safety measures. This is part 1 of 2; part 2 features similar interviews with rangers from the Coast and Valleys region.
TIMECODES
- Intro: 0:00
- Housekeeping notes: 2:03
- Interview: 3:38
- Outro: 24:55
Matt Noble is joined by MG Devereux, Deputy Director, via Skype to talk about the operations side of the agency response to COVID-19. MG expands on the financial outlook, how realistic the May 8th target open date is, and just how we plan to re-open the parks system. Matt also has some positive news to share about the future of the podcast.
TIMECODES:
1:35 - COVID resource updates | 2:03 - Podcast news | 5:03 - Interview | 31:43 - Outro
Host Matt Noble is joined once again by OPRD Director Lisa Sumption for another update on the agency response to COVID-19, including more specific questions about the strategy for the potential financial impact to the agency. He also asks her some questions sent in by field and HQ staff. Additionally, Matt gives a rundown of recently-added resources to the COVID-19 folder on G Drive.
The interview with Director Sumption starts around the 6:00 mark.
Matt Noble, bedroom podcast host, conducts a virtual interview with Lisa Sumption, OPRD director, and MG Devereux, OPRD deputy director, to talk about OPRD's response to COVID-19. Matt also runs down some weekly COVID-19 updates and other news tidbits from around the agency.
Note: you may hear Lisa or MG "interrupting" Matt during the interview; this is due to technical issues with the recording and unfortunately the issues couldn't be fixed. Don't worry, everyone was very polite in the real conversation! :)
Interview starts at 6:12 in the episode.