Susan Jennys (she/her)
@yellowstonenpgeek.bsky.social
Pastor; PhD anthro; author; hiker; historian; Yellowstone NP thermal geek; musician; beadworker; gardener. 🤎Windham Hill, Beegie Adair, John Denver, Brule’; NPR, Non-fiction, conservation, Indigenous sovereignty. Happily married to David since 1984. NO DMs
When you can hike in prairie lands only 30 minutes from your home!
Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 2w agoReminder! 📣 National Park Week 🏞️ is August 22-30 📅 This year's National Park Week theme is “Celebrate America’s Story” in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Make your own stories! ✨ When: Saturday, Aug. 22 thru Sunday, Aug. 30 📅 Where: All national parks in the U.S. #NationalParkWeek2026
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59nationalparks@59nationalparks.bsky.social · 2d agoWelcome to a special “incredibly unique nature of National Parks in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa” edition of #ParkChat featuring a return visit from our good friend @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social When you sign in please let us know where you’re participating from. If you’re in Hawaii, go see the host
Leave a legacy that matters for the next generation. Protect our public lands!
Thermal “theme-of-the-day” is TEXTURES. Here you go! #YellowstoneNationalPark #hydrothermalFeatures #ArtInNature #parkchat
Hey, #parkchat folks. Have you seen the new book “Fierce Country”by Heather Hansman? Just ordered a copy and looking forward to reading it!
Finished “Yellowstone Meadowlark” during my recent artist residency in the park. Photorealistic #artisan two-needle modified overlay stitch #beadwork. 13/o cut glass beads. Size: under 4”x4” #WonderlandBeadwork
The air quality has been so awful lately…but at least we get dramatic sunrises and sunsets. 🤷🏼♀️
#WonderlandBeadwork Inspired by Yellowstone artist. Photorealistic miniaturized artisan beadwork by me
Finished up two back to back “artist in residence” gigs at Yellowstone. Such an awesome-inspiring place!
Another amazing morning in Yellowstone. I caught first light on the Lower Falls - yay!! 🙂
Just another stunning morning in Yellowstone…
“The Lady of Old Faithful” made a brief appearance this evening… can you spot her?
Oh, I’m just out for a sunrise stroll in a geyser basin…
The renaming of everything and the removal of Trump’s name and face from it all will be a huge celebration after this administration.
Can i just say what a treat it was to meet @onwardandupward.bsky.social and his delightful folks in Yellowstone today? #parkchat Thanks for stopping by to say hello!
Finished reading book number 17 for 2026…
I watered my garden today (something I try to not do unless absolutely necessary). It’s a sure invitation for Mother Nature (who hasn’t given us serious rain in almost a month) to commence with the thundershowers overnight, right? 🤷🏼♀️🙄
Just one photo from our morning hike at Lake Herman SRA. It was misty and beautiful. Lots of birdsong, too. Glad we were able to hike today
A12 #ParkChat We do not have a guest host scheduled for July 29th. If you’d like for give it a shot, it’s easy and fun-plus we’ll give you plenty of help getting ready. Please express your interest by Sunday 7/26. First timers are highly encouraged. @naturetechfam.bsky.social
"Americans get a lot more money out of our parks than we put in." www.frommers.com/trip-ideas/n... #ParkChat #ProtectOurParks
The U.S. National Parks Bring In Much More Money Than They Take from…
You won’t “make America great again” if you destroy the greatest treasure our country owns: our National Park System. The math doesn’t work out, Pauline…
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Today we tracked down the simple gravesite of Scotty Philips, who is often regarded as the guy who saved the bison from extinction. When only a few hundred bison were left in the US, he made the decision to grow a herd to more than a thousan... https://rsjon.es/2026/07/22/today-we-tracked-down-the/
Trump, reviving another dark mark on our history continues his communist scare tactics. He rails against the progressive policies of food, shelter, healthcare, education, competition, peace & equity. He offers starvation, oligarchy, death, fascism, monopolies, war, serfdom, crime. Choose wisely
This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
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My friend @beckyjlomax.bsky.social wrote this great little guidebook for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. You really should get a copy of it if you’re trip planning! #yellowstoneNP #GrandTeton #camping #hiking #travel #parkchat #guidebook
🚨 ICE just published their recent numbers and it's worse than we thought. JUNE: ICE and CBP took 43,138 people. That works out to 1,474 of our neighbors every single day. JULY: 65,765 people are now inside US concentration camps.
ICE Quietly Arresting More People Than Ever According to Latest Data
NEW DATA ALERT 🚨 After months of data silence, ICE's new numbers show 65,765 people in immigration detention, deportations near 1,250 a day, and arrests now at 1,473 a day.
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