FriYAY is a podcast and webinar series that covers a variety of topics spanning practical things like how to stay motivated, ways to expand your creativity, connect with others, and tips to keep you grounded!

HPTC partners with the Stewards Individual Placement Program to provide training & hands-on experience in the preservation trades.

Employee-led groups advancing relevancy, diversity, and inclusion throughout the NPS. Find and join a group!

Want to experience what the new program Leadership Revolution (L-REV) has to offer? Immerse yourself in some of the content with these leadership tutorials.

Remember the Tina Turner song, “We Don’t Need Another Hero”? Well, apparently there’s some truth to that song title. Learn more in this TED Talk.

Landscape Culture is a quarterly newsletter publication for landscape stewards prepared by the NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program. You can find past issues here!

Interested in the GOAL Academy program? Read some of the feedback GOALies and their colleagues and supervisors are saying about the program.

This is the archive page for the FriYAY Podcast series from 2020. To check out recent episodes, visit The FriYAY Series page. To check out episodes from 2021, visit the 2021 FriYAY Podcast Archive page. Archived Episodes 2020: Episodes 1 – 22 Episode 1: Home Office Tips for Everyone with Jill Fleming Jill Fleming, Owner

This is the archive page for the FriYAY Podcast series from 2021.

In this resource, new employees can find opportunities for personal and professional development opportunities.

In this HBR article, John Beshears and Francesca Gino explain that we can encourage good decision making by changing the environment in which they're made.

Getting to White Grass If you enter “White Grass Ranch” into Google Maps, the directions will identify the correct location. When you reach the Moose, you may lose cell phone reception and access to Google Maps navigation. Follow steps four through six below to navigate the gate, parking, etc. upon arriving at the ranch. Directions

The National Park Service has many training centers as well as connections with partner training centers. Learn more about each one in this resource.

In this Harvard Business Review article by Amantha Imber, the host of the How I Work podcast, explore 5 tips that will help you convey your ideas more clearly and with greater impact to the world.

To Request Lodging Are you wanting to make lodging reservations at Albright Training Center? Please complete the Lodging Request form. Are you attending NPS Fundamentals? Please contact the coordinator at nps_fundamentals@nps.gov. A block of rooms for this course has been reserved you. First, all lodging requests are subject to approval and availability. Consequently, lodging requests

Visitor Center Futures is a workgroup whose members explore opportunities to reimagine visitor centers and challenge our assumptions to better meet visitor needs.

Answers to your questions about the new NPS National Chainsaw Safety Program (NCSP) and Chainsaw Safety Maintenance and Operations (CSMO) training.

Learn the 5 NPS core values, understand why different values exist for different organizations, and recognize how core values are distinct drivers of organizational culture.

This resource will introduce you to the international component of the NPS mission and what you can do to help support the international goals of the NPS.

More than one-third of all workday injuries are caused by poor ergonomics.  In this article, learn how to improve your work space and keep your body healthy.

There are huge amounts of little tips to help you go through the corridor of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

As dedicated employees who love their work but struggle with good work-life balance, NPS employees might be prime candidates for work-related burnout.

John Day Fossil Beds (JODA) didn’t take the task of celebrating National Junior Ranger Day during the spring of 2020 lying down. They rose to the challenge of COVID lockdowns and travel restrictions by creating fun, engaging digital content for Junior Rangers of all ages to explore this remote park. In the process, they reached

Rangers at Golden Gate National Recreation Area worked with partners to create a climate change training with inclusion and diversity in mind.

Learn more about the virtual program Tadaima! and how it can be used as a case study for park units to connect people to their parks.