Public Lands Podcast

This week we hear from Becky Rice, Executive Director of Blue Thumb, as well as James Wolfin, a landscape manager for Blue Thumb that is helping to restore habitat for the Rusty Patch Bumblebee, Minnesota's state bee. We spoke to James onstage at the Minnesota State Fair.

This week we travel to the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary to experience a bee survey led by Clara Costello of the Bee Squad.Image provided by By Sirley: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17643714

A live look in at an interpretive talk presented by Jeff Hodge of the NPS at American Camp on San Juan Island. Also, interviews with Lauren Kim and Celida Moran concerning their acoustics research in Moran State Park on Orcas Island.

A brief pause from the interview and report schedule to catch-up on some of the environmental news stories affecting public lands and health.

This week we sit down with Peg Carlson-Hoffman and Chuck Hoffman, Executive Directors of Holden Village above Lake Chelan in Central Washington State. They discuss recent mine remediation efforts in the tailings surrounding Holden Village and the Village's environmental sustainability, stewardship, and education work.

An exchange with the Friends of Moran State Park. Sandi Talt, Board President, shares her ideas and information about Moran State Park and FoM's stewardship activities as part of an exchange of music and conversation with members of the Friends and a public audience as part of a live event in the park. Singer-songwriter Tim Gustafson joins the podcast.

Joe Gaydos of the Sea Doc Society discusses his organization's scientific research and stewardship programs around the Salish Sea.

We take a short break from our line-up of guest interviews to discuss some of the latest news about public lands and public participation in environmental decision making.

Sorrel North, from the Southern Resident Protection group on Lopez Island, WA, explains her organization's efforts to put a whale watching measure on the ballot to protect orca whales from excessive boat noise. Photo courtesy of Gail Hampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K.

A brief news roundup featuring discussion of legislative debates concerning the US Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

Michele Mahoney, President of the Friends of Widewater State Park on the historic Potomac River near Stafford, Virginia, joins Paul Anderson, Park Manager, to discuss their brand new park and a collaboration with the Patawomeck Tribe.Photo of Patawomeck Chief Emeritus John Lightner courtesy of Mike Morones of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star.

An interview with Joanne Park, Education and Volunteer Program Director at the Marine Science and Technology Center (MAST) in Des Moines, Washington

An interview with legendary singer-songwriter Dana Lyons about his upcoming Rise for the Orca Tour

Today we hear from Geo Takach about his work as an environmental communication professional, scholar, and artist at Royal Roads University

A discussion with Brett Ramey, Director of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program about the role of education, collaboration and indigenous knowledge in stewardship

An interview with the dynamic Executive Director of the Friends of Lime Kiln Society (FOLKS), Erin Corra, on San Juan Island in Washington State. Photo credit: Dale Sitts (as it appears on the FOLKS website).

We take a pause this week from hearing from environmental stewards, leaders, live events, and musicians to turn to a "Roundup" of the news including some news about Roundup: a 2+ billion dollar award in damages levied against Monsanto's weed killer glysophate (if you have not guessed it yet, that's their Roundup brand of herbicide).

A conversation with Carly Cohen, Mackenzie Gerringer, and Billy Swalla, researchers at the Friday Harbor Labs.