NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conducted Trips

It is a pleasure to present Conducted Trips, the second of the series of National Park Service aids to interpretation. A logical sequel to Talks, Conducted Trips is based on many years of experience of a great many National Park Service interpreters. It incorporates ideas proven through practical field experience, and presents the consensus of the Information, History, and Natural History Divisions of the Service, working under Assistant Director Ronald F. Lee. Development of the general concept of the series, and the organization and writing of Talks and Conducted Trips, were the responsibility of Howard H. Stagner, Chief of Interpretation in the Natural History Division.

Conducted Trips is designed to assist those who conduct visitors afield to achieve a high standard of performance. It does not attempt to answer every question, or to describe every situation, nor will everything in this booklet apply to every area. Rather, its purpose is to establish a background of principle, method, and technique which may guide the individual interpreter in his own planning and presentation, and which may be drawn upon and adapted so as best to meet individual and local needs.

Interpretation in its broadest sense is an important and a very rewarding Service function, worthy of the highest quality of performance. May the booklets of this series assist in securing the highest standard of public service in this field of endeavor.

Conrad L. Wirth
Director