Summary My guest in this episode is Dr. Yiwei Wang. Yiwei is the Executive Director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, or SFBBO for short (find SFBBO on FB and Instagram). Yiwei grew up in the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area and has called the Bay area her home for most … More #20: Dr. Yiwei Wang – Bird Observatories, Plovers, and Pumas, Oh My!
Chris Helzer is a renowned prairie advocate, photographer, author, and environmental educator. Check in today to hear why the idea that prairies are “just grass” is completely incorrect. … More #19: Chris Helzer – The Prairie Ecologist
Transcript Hi Again Everyone! Michael here. I’m recording this a few hours after receiving my first COVID vaccine! So far I feel fine, and I’m excited at the prospect of a gradual return to normalcy over the coming months. I’d blocked out today to relax and recover, and since I’m feeling good, I decided I’d … More BONUS Episode: How To Lead a Great Nature Field Trip
Lichens may seem mundane, but they are anything but trivial. This episode dives deep into the vibrant world of these colorful organisms with lichenologist Kerry Knudsen. Buckle up for a journey that reveals their complex biology, survival strategies, and the grave threats they face from wildfire devastation. Understanding lichens might just change how you perceive nature. … More #18: Kerry Knudsen – The Magic of Lichen
Summary My guest today is Alvaro Jaramillo. Alvaro is a highly regarded ornithologist and birder with a long list of authored books and published papers. Born in Chile, raised in Canada, he’s lived in California for the last several years where he operates “Alvaro’s Adventures”, a birding-centric tour company that specializes in combining birding with … More #17: Alvaro Jaramillo – Birding Your Best Life
Summary Today’s guests are Tora Rocha and Terry Smith, founders of the Oakland, California based Pollinator Posse. The Pollinator Posse creates pollinator-friendly landscaping and fosters appreciation of local ecosystems through outreach, education and direct action. They engage with municipalities, land owners, golf courses, garden groups, and the general public to help people become better stewards … More #16: Tora Rocha and Terry Smith – The Pollinator Posse Part 2 – What Landowners Can Do to Create Habitat
Summary Today’s guests are Tora Rocha and Terry Smith, founders of the Oakland, California based Pollinator Posse. The Pollinator Posse creates pollinator-friendly landscaping and fosters appreciation of local ecosystems through outreach, education and direct action. They engage with municipalities, land owners, golf courses, garden groups, and the general public to help people become better stewards … More #15: Tora Rocha and Terry Smith – The Pollinator Posse on Monarchs, Their Amazing Lifecycle, and Their Frightening Decline in the West – Part 1
Summary My guest in this episode is Brian Sullivan. Brian is a long-time leader at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, where he currently serves as Digital Publications Lead, managing the Birds of the World project, and he has previously served as project leader for eBird from 2005 to 2017. Brian has conducted fieldwork on birds … More #14: Brian Sullivan – eBird, Birds of the World, and the intersection of Technology, Birding and Ornithological Media
Summary My guest in this episode is Ashley Ahearn. Ashley is an award winning public radio and podcast journalist. She recently created and published the critically acclaimed podcast series called “Grouse”. Grouse explores life in rural America through the lens of the controversial Greater Sage-Grouse. The series also delves into Ashley’s own unique journey to … More #13: Ashley Ahearn – Creator of the Podcast Series “Grouse” on the Art of Storytelling and Science Communication
iNaturalist is an amazing and free tool that can help you identify virtually anything in nature. But it is so much more. Tony Iwane, outreach and community coordinator at iNaturalist, tells us about amazing ways that iNaturalist facilitates community. … More #12: Tony Iwane – Outreach and Community at iNaturalist
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