People gather before the lecture on the National Parks Service in the Architecture building, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)

The audience takes their seats before a lecture on the National Parks Service in the Architecture building, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)

The audience takes their seats before a lecture on the National Parks Service in the Architecture building, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)

A man introduces Robert G. Stanton at a lecture on the National Parks Service in the Architecture building Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)

Former National Park Service director Robert G. Stanton seated before his lecture on the NPS in the Architecture building Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)

Architecture school Interim Dean Donald Linebaugh (left) gives the floor to a second man to introduce former National Parks Service Director Robert G. Stanton at a lecture on the National Parks Service in the Architecture building Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)

Former National Park Service director Robert G. Stanton at a lecture on the NPS in the Architecture building Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in College Park, MD. Former NPS director Robert G. Stanton spoke of how U.S. parks changed to serve more diverse populations. (JOUR370/Matt McDonald)