How eagles, bears and salmon keep Alaska wild

About this episode

At Eagle Beach outside of Juneau, Alaska, salmon, bald eagles, dragonflies and signs of bear are everywhere. Here & Now ’s Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley invite naturalists and wildlife experts along to learn more about the sights and sounds of this special place. Then, the National Park Service turned 110 this year. Jeff Reinbold, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation, explains how the expiration of a fund established to pay for maintenance projects is hurting the park infrastructure. And, writer Chris Ballard started by just writing about the growing sport of ice swimming. But before long, he was entrenched in the community. He explores it all in his book “The Plunge.” See…