Public Lands Podcast

Taylor Leapaldt interviews Tim Woody, the Regional Communications Manager for the Alaska office of the Wilderness Society. Taylor and Tim talk about the past, present, and future of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.

Dmytro Hutsal interviews Kerry Morrison of the Ecomedia Compass about environmental threats to the Salton Sea and surrounding region.

Hadley Nellis talks to Tim Rogers, Trails Program Manager at the Santa Fe Conservation Trust. This is the 3rd and final episode in Hadley's series on trail conservation and access.

This week Hadley interviews Ken Ilgunas, author of "This Land Is Our Land: How We Lost the Right to Roam and How to Take It Back."

Hadley Nellis visits the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin and talks to Eric Sherman of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.

Rachel Presley discusses the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance movement, with special attention to the soundscape at Stand Rock during the coalitions' actions to oppose construction of the pipeline.

A conversation with the distinguished ethnomusicologist, Jeff Todd Titon, who discusses his conception of the "sound commons." Titon explains how the various ways we listen to, think about, and manage our soundscapes impact the lives of all living creatures, including humans.

Kicking off a new year with a preview of the upcoming guest reports and a report on controversial moves by William Perry Pendley, Nominee for Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to fulfill his dream of dismantling the BLM and privatize federally managed public lands. Shelley Silbert, Executive Director of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, explains why her group and 91 others signed a letter calling for Congress to reject Perry's nomination and the impending move of the BLM from Washington D.C. to Grand Junction, CO.

Wrapping up an exciting year of podcasting, a frightening year of public land policy, and moving toward bigger and better things in 2020

Stanley Chow covers the Climate Strike, 2019

Peyton Wood brings us an interview with Alec Felton about freshwater mussels in Minnesota and surrounding states.

Dave Dahl brings us a report on public land management in Queensland

Hadley Nellis presents a report on public libraries as public lands and public spaces, with a guest interview from the Verona Public Library in Verona, Wisconsin

Haley Cherry brings us entertaining and informative interviews with interpretive naturalists at William O'Brien State Park, MN and Interstate State Park, WI.

Jeremiah Michalik presents a report about the Pipeline 3 controversy in Canada and the USA, including interviews with Margaret Breen of MN350 and Frank Bibeau of Honor the Earth.

Ethnomusicologist Rebecca Dirksen (Indiana University) discusses her fascinating research with musicians in Haiti.

This week we visit Archeology Day at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park and hear from a variety of local environmental stewards.

Today we hear about the Mississippi River Gorge from National Park Service Ranger, Paula Swingley, an NPS steward that has worked with communities along the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and visitors to the area throughout her career.

We headed out to Brown's Creek Park and their annual celebration to interview Karen Kill and Cameron Blake about all the exciting work the BCWD is doing to improve water quality, habitat, and recreational opportunities in the region.

A roundup of news about public lands in the USA