On the April 2024 episode, we delve into how best to support the environment through charitable giving. We hear from Tom Wheeler, Executive Director of EPIC in Arcata, CA, and from Lawyer Paula Goodwin of Perkins Coie, as well as take a closer look at a number of nonprofits. Check out our Primer for Giving! The show also features music from artist and activists Diane Patterson and Alice Dimicele, featured here with their express permission.

Join us for a follow up on a past episode on residential decarbonization., with some state forest news starting the hour:
Segment 1: Richard Gienger on the Board of Forestry:

• www.savejackson.org
• www.pomolandback.com
• www.mendocinotrailstewards.org

To send comments to the Board of Forestry:

Publiccomments.@bof.co.gov

Segment 2: Sonoma Clean Power Resources for improved home efficiency:

• https://sonomacleanpower.org/programs/diy-toolkit
• https://scpadvancedenergycenter.org/
• https://switchison.org/

Evan Mills’ resource sheet here and his full, updated report, Kermit Was Right.

A net zero community in Vermont here.

Segment 3: Matt Simmons on Wind Power and the Grid in Humboldt:

~The Environmental Protection Information Center Blog

We learn about Elephant Seals from Dr. Heather Liwanag, Associate Professor in the Biological Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She studies the physiological adaptations of animals to their environment, and Elephant Seals provide her with many remarkable features to study.
The largest and deepest-diving pinnipeds in the world, Elephant Seals can be found on certain California beaches during their breeding season, when the males put on spectacular battle displays. At other times they are occasionally found hauled out when they molt. The rest of their lives are spent at sea, where they are only occasionally spotted as they come up for air between dives; they even sleep under water.

Gray Whales have recently been spotted off Mendocino. On The Ecology Hour this week, we replay a great discussion from June 2022 with Dr. James Harvey of the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, who gave us a great overview of their lives and their fantastic migrations.

Tim Bray and Dr. Robert Spies take a deep dive into the world of squid, with Dr. Sarah MacAnulty, Executive Director of Skype a Scientist. Jet-propelled and able to change color at the speed of thought, they are both predator and prey in every ocean, and the subject of the world's largest fishery. Surprisingly complex, with an evolutionary history going back hundreds of millions of years, they are endlessly fascinating creatures.