Latest Ecosystemrestoration Podcast Episodes
Episode 21. Rena Priest – I Sing the Salmon Home
NW Fish Passage - March 05, 2024 23:36 - 29 minutesIn this episode, Annika Fain interviews Rena Priest. Rena Priest is an enrolled member of the Lhaq'temish (Lummi) Nation. She served two years as Washington State's 6th Poet Laureate (2021-2023). Her work has been recognized with awards and fellowships from the Allied Arts Foundation, Academy o...
Episode 20. April McEwen-American Rivers
NW Fish Passage - December 18, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode, April McEwen, River Restoration Project Manager at American Rivers, talks about a variety of dam removal projects she is involved in. She discusses projects she has done since our last podcast about the Middle Fork Nooksack Fish Passage in 2020 (Episode 7). She talks in detail...
Episode 19. Emily Howe – Nature Conservancy – Aquatic and Estuarine Ecologist
NW Fish Passage - October 31, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode, Annika interviews Emily Howe, an aquatic and estuarine ecologist at The Nature Conservancy of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, with a focus on estuarine restoration and food web ecology in tidally-i...
Episode 18. Darrell Gray - Project Manager at Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
NW Fish Passage - May 03, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode, Annika Fain interviews Darrell Gray. Since 1995, Darrell has been a project manager at Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA). The NSEA team enhances river, creek, and riparian habitat while educating people of all ages to provide Pacific salmon and Steelhead the bes...
Episode 17. Debra Lekanoff – State Representative -Advocate for Salmon, Natural Environment, and People
NW Fish Passage - July 05, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutesIn this episode, Annika Fain interviews Debra Lekanoff, a Washington State Representative. Debra represents the 40th legislative district and is currently the only Native American woman that serves in the Legislature. She is part Tlingit, salmon people, and part Aleut, seal people, from Southeas...
Episode 16. Sea Potential – Savannah Smith and Ebony Welborn
NW Fish Passage - July 07, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode, Annika interviews Savannah Smith and Ebony Welborn, marine scientists and founders of Sea Potential. Sea Potential is a program that connects BIPOC youth to marine environments and maritime industry. Savannah and Ebony talk about what motivated them to study marine science, join...
Episode 15. Courtney Baxter – Floodplains by Design Communication Specialist
NW Fish Passage - June 10, 2021 02:45 - 23 minutesIn this episode, Annika interviews Courtney Baxter, Program and Communications Specialist for The Nature Conservancy. For over three years she has been a strategic communicator for Floodplains by Design. Floodplains by Design is a public-private partnership designed to re-think how we manage ou...
Episode 14. Cold Water Connection – Helping Salmon and Steelhead Return Home
NW Fish Passage - May 27, 2021 04:02 - 37 minutesIn this episode, Annika interviews three people involved in the Coldwater Connection Campaign. Mara Zimmerman, Executive Director for Coast Salmon Partnership and Foundation; Luke Kelly, Washington Coast Restoration Project Manager at Trout Unlimited, and Jess Helsley, Wild Salmon Center Washing...
Episode 13. Austin Rose and Eleanor Hines – Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee
NW Fish Passage - May 12, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, Austin Rose and Eleanor Hines from Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) talk about the goals and projects of the MRC. Austin Rose is the MRC Staff and Planner at Whatcom County Public Works. Eleanor Hines is the MRC Chair and North Sound Baykeeper, Lead Scientist at R...
Episode 12. Marisa Litz – WDFW Coast Ecology Leader
NW Fish Passage - March 24, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutesIn this episode, Dr. Marisa Litz, lead of the Coast Ecology and Life Cycle Monitoring Unit focused on Pacific Salmon and Steelhead at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). She shares her academic journey from a B.S. in Anthropology to a M.S. and PhD. in Fisheries. Her graduate s...
Episode 11. Liz Schotman - Surfrider
NW Fish Passage - March 12, 2021 09:01 - 27 minutesIn this episode, Liz Schotman, talks about her experiences working at Surfrider Foundation, a grassroots activist network dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches for all people. She supports Washington's 5 volunteer-run Surfrider chapters in their effor...
Episode 10. Brian Footen - EarthViews
NW Fish Passage - February 24, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode, Brian Footen, president and co-founder of EarthViews talks about his motivation for starting EarthViews (formerly FishViews) in 2013. Prior to co-founding the company, he had served as a Fish Research Biologist for over 20 years. Earthviews vision is to connect people to critica...
Episode 9. James Rasmussen - Duwamish River
NW Fish Passage - January 13, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutesIn this episode, James Rasmussen, a Duwamish Tribal member and the superfund manager with Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition (DRCC)/Technical Advisory Group (TAG), talks about the history of the Duwamish Tribe and the Duwamish River Superfund Site. For over 30 years, he has been an important advoc...
Episode 8. Karen DuBose – Poop Smart
NW Fish Passage - December 16, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutesIn this episode, Karen DuBose, Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Coordinator at Skagit County Public Works, talks about her work with the County looking for poop in the water and coordinating with many different organizations. She spearheaded the “Poop Smart” campaign for Skagit Coun...
Episode 7. April McEwen – Middle Fork Nooksack Fish Passage
NW Fish Passage - December 02, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutesIn this episode, April McEwen, River Restoration Project Manager at American Rivers, talks about the Middle Fork Nooksack Fish Passage Project and other Pacific northwest dam removals that occurred during the summer of 2020 to restore over 100 miles of habitat. She emphasizes the importance of p...
Episode 6. Brian Stewart and Glen Kalisz – Habitat Connectivity
NW Fish Passage - October 28, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode, Brian Stewart and Glen Kalisz talk about habitat connectivity – providing a connected network of habitats to allow for the safe movement of wildlife. Brian Stewart is a Cascades to Olympics Program Coordinator at Conservation Northwest and Glen Kalisz is a Habitat Connectivity b...
Episode 5. Emily Derenne - Habitat Restoration in Skagit County
NW Fish Passage - October 06, 2020 23:20 - 20 minutesIn this episode, Emily Derenne, habitat restoration specialist at Skagit County talks about the recent – August 2020 – culvert removal at Maddox Creek and the immediate return of fish upstream. She discusses a recent Skagit Basin Barrier Culvert Analysis and the importance of prioritization and ...
Episode 4. Robbie Mantooth – Ennis – A Creek Worth Saving
NW Fish Passage - September 23, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode our guest, Robbie Mantooth, talks about Ennis Creek, a once productive salmon stream in Port Angeles. Robbie and her husband, Jim Mantooth, who live adjacent to Ennis Creek, founded Friends of Ennis Creek with the goal of working for better fish habitat and better spawning areas ...
Episode 3. Anna Toledo - Island County Marine Resources Committee and Shore Friendly
NW Fish Passage - September 09, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutesIn this interview our guest, Anna Toledo, talks about shoreline restoration efforts in Island County. She includes background on why bull kelp, forage fish, and removing bulkheads are critical for salmon restoration. She discusses the Shore Friendly mini-grant program, as well as other restorati...
Episode 3: Anna Toledo - Island County Marine Resources Committee and Shore Friendly
NW Fish Passage - September 09, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutesIn this interview our guest, Anna Toledo, talks about shoreline restoration efforts in Island County. She includes background on why bull kelp, forage fish, and removing bulkheads are critical for salmon restoration. She discusses the Shore Friendly mini-grant program, as well as other restorati...
Kit Crump - Habitat Restoration in the Stillaguamish Watershed
NW Fish Passage - August 26, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 2 of NW Fish Passage is an interview with Kit Crump, a Co-Lead Entity Coordinator for Snohomish County and the Stillaguamish Tribe. Kit Crump has been involved in habitat restoration efforts to improve salmon habitat in southern California and the Salish Sea for over 20 years. In this ep...
Episode 2. Kit Crump - Habitat Restoration in the Stillaguamish Watershed
NW Fish Passage - August 26, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 2 of NW Fish Passage is an interview with Kit Crump, a Co-Lead Entity Coordinator for Snohomish County and the Stillaguamish Tribe. Kit Crump has been involved in habitat restoration efforts to improve salmon habitat in southern California and the Salish Sea for over 20 years. In this ep...
Episode 1. Motivation and Culvert Case
NW Fish Passage - August 03, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutesAnnika Fain, hydrologist and owner of Fain Environmental, hosts Episode 1 of NW Fish Passage podcast. She talks about her motivation for starting the NW Fish Passage podcast and partnership. Annika presents a brief background on the Culvert Case and fish passage concerns. In upcoming episodes, ...
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