EPISODE · Oct 31, 2023 · 41 MIN
Indiana Dunes National Park Superintendent: Paul Labovitz
from Who Runs This Park · host Unknown Media Group
Paul Labovitz, former Superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park, walks us through his career and his time in the National Park Service up until his final position before retirement at Indiana Dunes. Paul is a self-proclaimed city kid whose transformational experience outdoors changed his life and charted his course to work in the outdoors. In his interview, he surprises us with a career change to the National Park Service due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, shares insights about "sister parks" where National Parks partner with other National Parks internationally (learn about Costa Rica & Poland) and shares his appreciation for the accessibility of Indiana Dunes to the Greater Chicago Area.
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Paul Labovitz, former Superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park, walks us through his career and his time in the National Park Service up until his final position before retirement at Indiana Dunes. Paul is a self-proclaimed city kid whose transformational experience outdoors changed his life and charted his course to work in the outdoors. In his interview, he surprises us with a career change to the National Park Service due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, shares insights about "sister parks" where National Parks partner with other National Parks internationally (learn about Costa Rica & Poland) and shares his appreciation for the accessibility of Indiana Dunes to the Greater Chicago Area.
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Indiana Dunes National Park Superintendent: Paul Labovitz
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