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Our National Parks: America's Best Idea - A Concise and Insider History of the National Park Service In-Person

Join Greg Gnesios at this fascinating tour of the history of the National Park Service. This program, which is part of the ongoing monthly Oral History Meetings, is jointly sponsored by the Mesa County Public Libraries District and the Mesa County Historical Society. This event is open to the public at no charge. The Mesa County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of Mesa County history through meetings and programs about local history.


About the Presenter:

Greg Gnesios was a ranger/naturalist with the National Park Service for nearly 30 years in places such as Pinnacles National Park and Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California; Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico, and Canyonlands National Park in Utah. In 1999, he joined the Bureau of Land Management where he managed Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas before moving to Grand Junction, Colorado in 2001 as the first manager of the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area. He has served as Chairman of the Board for the Colorado National Monument Association and as Byway Coordinator for the Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway and is currently a member of the Historic Preservation Board.

 

Date:
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Time Zone:
Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Central Library Mesa Room, Central Library Monument Room
Library:
Central Library
Categories:
  Adult     All Ages  

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