On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Download Radio Show The February 12th show featured a conversation with returning guest Simon Hook. Our conversation focused on Simon’s experience working as a guide for visitors to Antarctica during the southern spring (November and December) last year. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment … Read more
Download Radio Show The January 29th show featured a conversation with Brian Buma. Originally recorded and aired in fall 2021, in this conversation we spoke about his work on cedar decline, landslides, and some of the challenges understanding ecological processes over broad distances and long time scales. Learn more about his work at brianbuma.com His … Read more
Download Radio Show The January 15th show featured a conversation with Lauren Bell. Lauren has spent the past several years studying kelp ecology in Sitka Sound as part of her PhD program at UCSC. We spoke about what she’s learned, including cycles of growth in kelp forests, the impacts of grazers, and potential effects of … Read more
Download Radio Show The January 1st show featured a conversation with Brooke Schafer and Paul Norwood. We spoke about their explorations and adventures in the southern part of Southeast Alaska during 2022. Later in the conversation we also talked about iNaturalist our on-going progress observing species, and some of our ambitions for the future. If … Read more
Download Radio Show The December 18th show featured a conversation with Barth Hamburg, who was a landscape architect with the Forest Service for decades. We spoke about a few of the many trails planned and designed in Southeast Alaska, focusing on ones around Sitka. We also spoke about some of the difficulties Southeast Alaska presents … Read more
Download Radio Show The December 4th show featured a conversation with Victoria Vosburg and Jen Cedarleaf. We spoke about the upcoming Christmas Bird Count, got an update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza challenge we spoke about earlier in the year, and about how susceptible Bald Eagles are to lead poisoning. If you have questions … Read more