Nature's Archive
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Nature’s Archive explores and reveals nature in all of its forms through interviews with ecologists, naturalists, educators, authors, and researchers.
You'll be inspired by each guest's unique journey and the amazing nuance of nature, which never ceases to challenge conventional wisdom.
Nature's Archive is part of Jumpstart Nature, an organization that seeks to empower everyone to support nature and the environment. Join me on this journey!
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#95: The Rare 2024 Cicada Double Emergence with Dr. Chris Simon
April 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB2024 is going to be another year of the cicada, with the emergence of two periodical cicada groups, or broods (Brood XIII and Brood XIX), at the same time, roughly in late April to early May. Now, throughout much of the world, cicadas serenade us in summer afternoons - you might be familiar with that, and wonder “what’s the big deal”. But in a few special locations, periodical cicadas emerge on a specific cycle, every 13 or 17 years. These emergences are like clockwork - somehow these inse...
#94: Secrets of the Octopus with Sy Montgomery and Warren Carlyle
April 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWhen it comes to understanding nature, it often seems like the ocean surface - that undulating reflective layer of water - is more like an impenetrable curtain than just a layer of water. There is just so much we don’t know about, and are too quick to dismiss, all because we can’t easily observe what’s going on down there. Thankfully, octopuses are having a renaissance in popular culture, and as a result, serve as sort of an ambassador to the oceans. And this is in no small part due to th...
#93: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant - Carnivore Ecology, Wild Life, and Environmental Justice
March 25, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBMy guest today is Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Dr. Wynn-Grant is the co-host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, is a wildlife ecologist and affiliated researcher at the UC Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental and Science Management. She’s also an author, with her new memoir entitled “Wild Life” coming out on April 2. Today we discuss Dr. Wynn-Grant’s unique and inspiring personal journey into wildlife ecology, her awakening to the world of environmental justice, triggered by Hurricane Katrin...
#92: Secrets of Beautifully Fuzzy Velvet Ants with Dr. Joseph Wilson (and a bit about native bees, too!)
March 11, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBHave you ever seen a fuzzy looking ant? Maybe it looked like a little pipe cleaner with fuzzy red or yellow hair? If so, you probably saw a velvet ant. And here’s the thing - it’s not even an ant at all. They’re wingless wasps, and they often turn up along hiking trails, roadsides, and sometimes even in your backyard! And if you haven’t seen one, hit pause and check out the show notes on naturesarchive.com for a few photos. What’s more, these wasps have quite the reputation and an amazing...
#91: Examining Tree Physiology with Dr. Lucy Kerhoulas: Insights into Drought Adaptation and the Carbon Smoking Gun
February 26, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBIn nature, tree physiology is like the engine that keeps forests running smoothly, similar to how human physiology keeps our bodies going. Just as we study how our bodies' metabolism, respiratory systems, and other systems work to keep us healthy, biologists can look at tree physiology to understand how trees grow, use energy, and cope with challenges in their environment. Today’s guest, Dr. Lucy Kerhoulas, is an Associate Professor of Forest Ecophysiology at Cal-Poly Humboldt. She speciali...
#90: From Invasive Species to Allergenic Pollen with Allasandra Valdez (The Happy Botanist Podcast) and Dr. Daniel Katz
February 12, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBYou’re in for a treat today - it’s like two episodes in one. My guest today is Allasandra Valdez, a botanist working on her PhD in plant physiology in Cornell University’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department. Allasandra also has a background studying invasive species, and is the creator and host of The Happy Botanist podcast. Today’s wide-ranging discussion touches on everything from studying plants' response to climate change through looking at carbon 13 isotopes, to invasive spe...
#89: Burning Questions: Understanding Fire Management with Lenya Quinn-Davidson
January 29, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBMany of you might recall the dramatic 2020 fire season in the western USA. In California alone, close to 4 million acres burned. Cities were clouded with smoke and unhealthy air for many weeks. I had ash fall at my home in San Jose, CA on several occasions. But did you know that based on pre-colonial historical estimates, 4 million acres burned would be considered “below average”. How can that be? Does that mean that every summer in the 1700’s had smoke filled air and devastating fires? Spo...
#88: BLM Unveiled: A Journey with Josh Jackson into our Forgotten Lands
January 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBI bet you’ve heard of the National Park Service. Or the US Forest Service which manages all of our National Forests. But did you know that there is another land management agency that manages more public land than either the National Parks or National Forests? This overlooked agency is the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM. Josh Jackson has become one of the BLM’s top enthusiasts, with a huge following on his forgottenlandscalifornia instagram. He’s also a writer and conservationist, and ...
#87: California Condors with Tiana Williams-Claussen (Golden State Naturalist Crossover!)
January 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBToday’s episode is all about California Condors with Tiana Williams-Claussen, the director of the Yurok Tribe’s wildlife department. This episode is actually from my friend Michelle Fullner of the Golden State Naturalist podcast. If you don’t know Golden State Naturalist, I think this episode is pretty indicative of Michelle’s work. She travels around California to meet and interview interesting people in the field. There is a definite advantage to in-person interviews, and I wish I could do...
#86: Double Feature! The Yard of the Future and We Live in a 10% World
December 18, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBDouble the nature content in the same amount of time as a typical Nature's Archive? Well, I think we've come close today, and no, we're not playing an interview at double speed. Here's your chance to hear two episodes of the Jumpstart Nature podcast from our pilot season, covering the topics of treating your yard like a habitat (The Yard of the Future Full Show Notes), and how shifting baseline syndrome affects our perception of the health of the environment (We Live in a 10% World Full Sh...
#85: Life After Dark (Nocturnalia!) with Charles Hood and Dr. José Martínez-Fonseca
December 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBLet’s dive into the enchanting world of hidden wonders that come to life after dark! Our guests today are Charles Hood and José Martínez-Fonseca, authors of the new book “Nocturnalia: Nighttime Life of the Western USA" from Heyday Books. Charles is an author, poet, birder, and world traveler, and as you’ll hear, an exceptional naturalist, too. Jose has a PhD in Bat Ecology, and as a result, has extensive experienced studying animals of the night. Today we uncover the intriguing behavior...
#84: Dr. Marshall Shepherd - Weather is Your Mood, Climate is Your Personality
November 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWeather is like your mood, and climate is like your personality. Those are the words of today’s guest, Dr. Marshall Shepherd (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram). Despite the clear differences between these two concepts, there are many topics of confusion that persist. For example, is El Nino, which we discussed a few weeks ago on this podcast, a climate condition or a weather condition? And how can forecasters be confident in their long term climate predictions when it is so hard to predict ...
#83: If Trees Could Talk with Dr. Grant Harley
November 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBThere are living trees in the United States that are approaching 5000 years old - and I’m not talking about trees that clone (I’m looking at you, aspen). Imagine if those trees could talk! Well, in a way, they can! That’s where dendrochronologists like Dr. Grant Harley come in. And it turns out that the science of dendrochronology is so much more far reaching than I ever imagined. Dr. Harley tells us how he reads the trees, inferring things like climate patterns, wildfire history, and comm...
#82: Amanda Monthei - Life with Fire
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBAs you all know, I find wildfire to be fascinating. It’s complex, simultaneously necessary and at times devastating, and wildly misunderstood. And the landscape of fire is rapidly changing - literally and figuratively. So, I hope to continue to bring a variety of voices and perspectives on wildfire - including today. Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on the fire lines with a wildfire crew? Or what it takes to join a crew? Or the differences between crews, such as engine crews, ha...
#81: Dr. Emma Greig - From Fairywrens to FeederWatch
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBDr. Emma Greig is a behavioral ecologist who has been leading Project FeederWatch, a multi-decade community science effort led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada. Today's discussion could be broadly characterized as "how to take care of the birds that visit your yard" - and you might be surprised at some of the recommendations. Our discussion begins in Australia, where Dr. Greig did her dissertation. Her work studied the amazing behavior of the splendid fairywren, a small a...
#80: El Niño (ENSO) and Ocean Temperatures
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBHave you heard of El Niño? Some people call it the single biggest influence on winter weather in North America. But what is it, and how does it work? And we're in an El Niño event this year, and it's going to affect our weather (and ecology!) There is always much confusion about El Niño, what it is, why it occurs, and how it might alter our weather in the coming seasons. Today's episode looks at El Niño, which is one part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. Consider this a prime...
#79: Pollinator Friendly Yards with Leslie Inman
September 11, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBSubscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast! I started Nature’s Archive podcast in an effort to understand the stories of people making a difference for the environment. I needed to be inspired, wanted to learn how they did it, and share that inspiration and knowledge with anyone willing to listen. While we haven’t strayed too far from those initial aspirations, I do have many more topic-centric episodes than I did at the start. So today’s episode is a “back to my roots” episode. My guest i...
#78: Pirates, Trophy Fish, and Shifting Baselines: Unveiling Ecological Mysteries With Dr. Loren McClenachan
August 28, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBSubscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast! Ever wondered how scientists unravel the ecological mysteries of bygone eras, long before systematic record-keeping? Believe it or not, one part of the answer is in pirate journals. And no, I'm not joking. Today, I have the privilege of hosting Dr. Loren McClenachan, an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and History, and a Canada Research Chair in Ocean History and Sustainability at the University of Victoria. Throughout her career, Dr....
#77: Unraveling the Secrets of Road Ecology with Ben Goldfarb
August 14, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBSubscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast! It's hard to imagine a time without roads that connect us, facilitate commerce, allow us to reach hospital schools, family, and friends. And in plain sight, they grow in width, link density and traffic volume slowly and continually. Amidst to the sprawling network that shapes our lives. There's a realm often overlooked, but equally profound. A domain where the intersection between humanity and nature takes an unforeseen twist. Our guest today h...
#76: Nature Unleashed: Inspiring Passion for Nature with Griff Griffith
July 31, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBSubscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast! Griff Griffith is former host of Animal Planet’s Wild Jobs, current spokesperson for Redwoods Rising, and he’s a volunteer for Jumpstart Nature. Griff has dedicated his career to honing his expertise in effectively communicating and motivating people to care about the environment. From the youth he led in the California Conservation Corps, to people he engaged with at State Parks, to the 4 million people that watch his videos on TikTok. He’s also...
#75: Birding Under the Influence with Dorian Anderson
July 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBToday we hear from Dorian Anderson, who you might recognize from episode #1 of Nature’s Archive. Dorian has been a prominent figure in the birding world since 2014, when he bicycled nearly 18000 miles across the USA in what is known as a Big Year - an attempt to see as many bird species as possible. Dorian loves a challenge, so his Big Year was much more than just trying to find lots of birds. His was a bicycle powered trip that didn’t use fossil fuels. He maintained a strict budget, built...
#74: Just What is the Anthropocene? With Dr. Anya Gruber
July 03, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBHave you heard about the Anthropocene? Well, we're living in it right now, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Joining us is paleoethnobotanist, Dr. Anya Gruber, whose expertise uniquely positions her to guide us through the human relationship with the environment. We begin by learning about Dr. Gruber's world, where she skillfully utilizes plant remains to reconstruct the environments of bygone eras and decipher human interactions with nature. Building on this foundation, our conve...
#73: From Dirt to Life: How Regenerative Agriculture Rebuilds Biodiversity with Gabe Brown
June 19, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBI’ve been really lucky to have some amazing guests on Nature’s Archive. Guests who open my eyes, and hopefully yours as well, to new ways of seeing nature. Today’s guest opens our eyes to agricultural practices that work in harmony with our ecosystems. Why is this important? Well, by some estimates, as much as 44% of the land in the United States is used for some form of agriculture. And the principles of regenerative agriculture serve as a great primer for understanding important aspects o...
#72: The Nature of Viruses with Dr. Robert David Siegel
June 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBHave you ever been surprised to discover that something you thought you knew, like a milkweed or a bumblebee, actually encompasses a vast array of distinct species? Well, today we're diving into a world that's equally diverse and captivating: viruses. They may not be as readily observable as plants and animals, but they're an essential part of our natural world. Joining us today is Dr. Robert David Siegel, a renowned professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University. With his ...
#71: Wetlands Rediscovered - Exploring Nature's Hidden Gems and Restoring Their Glory with Tom Biebighauser
May 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBWetlands are phenomenally important to biodiversity, water quality, and flood control. Yet they are often overlooked and dismissed. Today's guest is Tom Biebighauser. Tom is perhaps the most enthusiastic wetland advocate that you’ll ever encounter. He’s been restoring and designing wetlands since 1979, and is widely regarded as one of the worlds experts in these endeavors. Today Tom sets the record straight for wetlands. We discuss the many types of wetlands that naturally occur, including...
#71: Wetlands Rediscovered - Exploring Nature's Hidden Gems and Restoring Their Glory
May 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBWetlands are phenomenally important to biodiversity, water quality, and flood control. Yet they are often overlooked and dismissed. Today's guest is Tom Biebighauser. Tom is perhaps the most enthusiastic wetland advocate that you’ll ever encounter. He’s been restoring and designing wetlands since 1979, and is widely regarded as one of the worlds experts in these endeavors. Today Tom sets the record straight for wetlands. We discuss the many types of wetlands that naturally occur, including...
#70: Talaterra Crossover - Michael Hawk on Tech and Jumpstart Nature
May 08, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBToday's episode is a crossover episode from the Talaterra feed. Talaterra is a podcast for and about environmental educators, and host Tania Marien recently interviewed me about my tech background and how I've transitioned to form Jumpstart Nature. Jumpstart Nature is forming its first board of directors, just launched It's All Connected, our bi-weekly newsletter, and now has 10+ volunteers helping in a variety of ways. And we're hard at work on our inspiring short-form narrative podcast! ...
#69: Behind the Scenes of Bird Banding with Dr. Katie LaBarbera of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
April 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBHave you ever wondered how bird banding works? How the birds are captured, safely handled, and released? And why is it done at all? Thanks to Dr. Katie LaBarbera, Science Director for the Land Bird Program at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO), we have you covered. Banding is specifically the scientific technique used to study bird behavior, migration, and populations. By safely capturing and placing bands on birds' legs, researchers can track their movements and gain valuable ...
#68: Spring Galls: Nature's Master Geneticists, a conversation with Adam Kranz
April 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIf you're a long-time listener, you're already familiar with the remarkable world of galls and the “Gall Week” community science events that have taken place in the past. But today, we're taking a fresh look at galls with a specific focus on the importance of spring galls, which our guest Adam Kranz of gallformers.org, describes as the most scientifically interesting galls! OK, for those who haven’t heard those past episodes - that’s OK. The first 31 minutes of today’s episode is entirely n...
#67: Ancient Birds and Modern Migrations - Sandhill and Whooping Cranes with Bethany Ostrom
March 27, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBToday we dive into the captivating world of Sandhill and Whooping Cranes with wildlife biologist Bethany Ostrom from the Crane Trust. These majestic birds have a rich history, with fossil records showing them to be some of the oldest modern birds. Today, they continue to amaze us by congregating in massive numbers along their ancient migration route through Nebraska. In this episode, Bethany helps us understand the unique phenomenon of crane migration, and why the Platte River in Nebraska ...
#66: Krystle Hickman's Quest to Raise Awareness about Native Bees
March 13, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBToday’s guest is Krystle Hickman. Krystle is a TEDx speaker, artist, photographer, and community scientist. However, it is her passion for native bees that has led her to appear on Nature’s Archive today. Krystle has combined her tenacity and photographic talent to make a number of discoveries about native bees. She’s determined to raise awareness about the decline of native bees and their habitats, and she was recently profiled in the LA Times for these efforts. Today, we embark on a jour...
#65: Winged Wonders: Uncovering the Secrets of Bats with Wildlife Ecologist Dr. Dave Johnston
February 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBAre you ready to uncover the mysterious world of bats? Join us on an exciting journey as we explore the secrets of these enigmatic creatures with renowned wildlife ecologist and bat expert, Dr. Dave Johnston. Hailing all the way from Costa Rica, Dr. Johnston will guide us through the incredible diversity of bats, from tiny dragonfly-sized species to those with wingspans as large as eagles. But that's just the beginning! We'll discover astonishing bat behaviors, from echolocation to singing...
#64: Keith Williams - Deep Discoveries in Shallow Water
February 13, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBSnorkeling can be a life changing endeavor for those who take it up. A new world of aquatic life is revealed before your eyes - sometimes colorful, sometimes cryptic, and always changing. I’ll forgive you if you are thinking about ocean snorkeling, because as you’ll hear today, there’s magic waiting just beneath the surface of your nearby freshwater streams and rivers. Keith is a freshwater underwater naturalist, educator, writer and photographer. He has a BS in Environmental Biology and M...
#63: Connecting Habitats and Hearts: The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative with Kelly Zenkewich
January 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBAre you ready for an in-depth look at the challenges and solutions of wildlife connectivity? The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, or Y2Y, is working on a grand scale to connect and protect habitats from Yellowstone to the Yukon, for the benefit of both people and nature. Today, we're joined by Kelly Zenkewich, Senior Communications and Digital Engagement Manager at Y2Y. We delve into the unique challenges of both the region and the scale of Y2Y’s vision. As you’ll hear, even i...
#62: Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht - Exploring the Fascinating World of Snowflake Physics
January 16, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBIf you're listening to this, chances are that you have seen a snowflake, or perhaps a few billion covering the streets or ski slopes. Maybe you’ve even caught one on your tongue. But despite being such a common part of nature, until recently, snowflake formation largely remained a mystery. Today, I’m thrilled to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht, a renowned expert in the field of snowflake physics. Dr. Libbrecht is a professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, where he...
#61: Strange By Nature Crossover!
January 02, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBToday’s episode is a special one. A few weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to fill in on the Strange By Nature podcast, and I’m cross-posting that episode here. Nature is amazing, and often a bit strange. And Strange By Nature presents curated stories of the weird and unbelievable side of nature. Kirk, Rachel, and Victoria, the hosts of Strange By Nature, are a ton of fun, and it shows in their production. In this episode, we cover such diverse topics as the demon core, poisonous bi...
#60: Dr. Sam Sandoval - Hydrology and Water Management
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBNo matter who you are or where you live, you depend on water. Often, water access is so reliable and ubiquitous that many of us rarely stop to consider the natural and human-made systems that capture, store, and transport water to where it is needed. But climate change and decades of growing consumption are forcing us to reconsider the ways of the past. Water management and hydrology are huge topics, and I couldn't have found a better guest than Dr. Sam Sandoval Solis to help us understand ...
#59: Alison Pollack - Finding and Photographing Slime Molds
December 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBSlime molds (Myxomycetes) are beautiful, weird, and amazing organisms. Often mistaken for fungi, they are actually single celled, yet they grow and efficiently move in search of food, can start and stop their life cycle based on environmental conditions, and even change colors several times during their brief life. They can be beautifully colored, frequently iridescent, and can be ornately shaped. And better still, they can be found in much of the world - maybe even in your yard. My guest t...
#58: Dr. Sarah Rose - Astounding Spiders!
November 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBToday we're going to discuss an animal that can make wind sails, cast nets, produce its own antifreeze, and is an A-list impersonator. Well, it's not one animal, but a category of animals - spiders! And my guest today, Dr. Sarah Rose, is here to tell us all about it. Dr. Rose is the author of a spectacular new field guide, Spiders of North America from Princeton University Press, is chair of the American Arachnological Society's Common Names Committee, and has a PhD in Restoration Ecology f...
#57: Allen Fish - Raptor Migration from Hawk Hill
November 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBThere are probably few better ways to learn about raptors, raptor behavior and migration, and identification than a hawk count! My guest, Allen Fish, Director of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, tells us all about their hawk count and banding operation, as well as some of the fascinating projects and partners that connect to this community science effort. These are things like satellite and radio telemetry and DNA barcoding. The GGRO is a long-term, community-science program of the Gold...
BONUS: Wildfire Ecology, DNA Barcoding Research, Nitrogen Deposition, Nature Conferences, and more!
October 24, 2022 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBHi everyone! This week's episode is not a traditional interview episode, but rather more of an update. But I still tried to pack some great nature content in it. Regular episodes return in two weeks, So what's on tap today? I have some fascinating updates and topics that I picked up from two nature conferences I attended over the last two weeks. This includes: - Complexities of nitrogen deposition and their impacts on land and water - Wildfire ecology including using burn scars to measur...
#56: Deb Kramer - Starting and Leading Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful
October 10, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBMy guest today is Deb Kramer, founder and executive director of Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful. I’ve come to know Deb and her organization over the past couple of years, and I can’t believe it has taken me this long to have her on the podcast! Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, in my opinion, is a model for how to start and grow a conservation organization. Today you’ll hear about Coyote Creek - a river that traverses open space, agriculture, and urban areas. In the San Jose area it is often oversh...
#55: Denise Lewis - Raptors of the Raptor Woodland Refuge
September 26, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBMy guest today is Denise Lewis, Director of Programs and resident raptor expert at Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, Nebraska. Today Denise gives me a tour of the Raptor Woodland Refuge, which is an incredible public facility at the forest. Just envision this - a densely wooded hillside with an elevated boardwalk. But every 10 or 20 meters, there is a structure, almost like a cabin, each housing incredible owls, hawks, vultures, and eagles! Denise and I discuss each of the species of birds at ...
#54: Parker McMullen Bushman - Reaching New Audiences + The Inclusive Guide
September 12, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBI love getting feedback about the podcast, and within days of each other, I received some interesting and overlapping suggestions. One said "I enjoy the deep dives into different taxa or environments, but I also really enjoyed some of your earlier episodes where you had people with different ways of engaging with nature, such as the standup paddleboard guest". And a former guest gave me similar feedback, along the lines of wanting to hear from guests with "different relationships with nature...
#53: Michelle Foss on Forest Stewardship at Fontenelle Forest
August 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBToday's episode is really exciting and was a new experience for me - a field interview! And I couldn't have asked for a better guest than Michelle Foss, Director of Resource Stewardship at Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, Nebraska. Fontenelle Forest is not what most people would typically think of if they envisioned Nebraska. It is 2100 acres, with a mosaic of habitats. It's largely wooded, and much of it heavily forested. It is hilly, and also includes riparian spans, flood plains and hillt...
#52: The Golden State Naturalist Michelle Fullner, and Nature's Archive at 2 Years Old!
August 15, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBToday's episode is a bit unique. As I mentioned in my monthly newsletter a couple months ago, I've been very impressed with a new podcast called Golden State Naturalist. I've had the pleasure of speaking with its creator, Michelle Fullner, a couple of times, and thought it would be fun to discuss her rapid success, and expose more people to her work. One of my goals with Nature's Archive was to find inspiring people charting unique ways to help the environment, and Michelle fits the bill! A...
#51: Dr. Karlisa Callwood - The Combined Ecology of Parrotfish, Spiny Lobsters, and People in Coral Reef Systems
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBMy guest today is Dr. Karlisa Callwood. Dr. Callwood is the director of the community conservation education and action program for the Perry Institute for Marine Science, and an expert on the coral reef fisheries of the Bahamas, and has a PhD in Ecosystem Science and Policy from the University of Miami in Florida. Today we talk about about the coral reef systems of the Bahamas, how they function, their overall health, and a couple important species that call the reefs home - spiny lobster ...
#50: Dr. Brian Brown - Phenomenal Phorid Flies, Hyperdiversity, DNA Barcoding, and more
July 18, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBToday's guest is Dr. Brian Brown, Curator of Entomology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. A native of Toronto, Canada, Dr. Brown did his undergraduate and masters work at the University of Guelph. During the latter, under the tutelage of well known entomologist Steve Marshall, Dr. Brown took up the study of the fly family Phoridae. This is a phenomenally diverse family of extremely interesting flies that, of course, we discuss at length today. In 1990, Dr. Brown obtained ...
The Ladder of Environmental Care
July 11, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.83 MBIt’s mid-summer here in the northern hemisphere, and that means vacation season. So this week’s episode is a solo one, to give me a little space for my vacation. Don’t worry, regular episodes return next time, including topics such as Caribbean coral reef systems, the incredible diversity of flies (yes, flies are more incredible than even the experts know!), raptor ecology, and eastern North American deciduous forests. And that just covers episodes in various stages of development during th...
#49: Jessica Wolff - Coexisting With Urban Wildlife
June 27, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAs cities grow further into wildlands and natural habitats, and as animals attempt to adapt to these urban environments, it is inevitable that people and wildlife will come into more contact. My guest today, Jessica Wolff, works to help people and wildlife when these interactions occur. She is an Urban Wildlife Coordinator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. As an Urban Wildlife Coordinator, Jessica educates the public and fields calls from the public. These calls include questions about...