Episodes

  • Dylan Tomine, Producer of the film `Artifishal` and Patagonia Fly Fishing Ambassador

    Dylan Tomine, Producer of the film `Artifishal` and Patagonia Fly Fishing Ambassador
    May 15 2019
    We are joined by Dylan Tomine, a producer of the film Artifishal. We talk about the film and explore how fish hatcheries, once thought to be a safe supplement to wild fish, actually threaten wild fish populations. Links * Sign the Petition (https://www.change.org/p/hatcheries-and-open-water-fish-farms-are-driving-wild-fish-to-extinction-around-the-world-protect-wild-fish-and-the-species-and-communities-that-depend-on-them) to stop wasting money on failed plans and invest in science-based solutions: reduce hatchery production, remove dams and change how we harvest salmon * Watch the trailer (https://www.patagonia.com/artifishal.html#trailer) * Upcoming screenings (https://www.patagonia.com/artifishal.html#screenings) of the film
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    49 mins
  • Episode 13: Colleen Weiler from Whale and Dolphin Conservation

    Episode 13: Colleen Weiler from Whale and Dolphin Conservation
    Apr 25 2019
    We talked with Colleen Weiler from Whale and Dolphin Conservation (https://whales.org) about how Free Willy led her to a career in orca conservation. We also talk about orca behavior, the differences in orca groups, what threats they are currently facing and what we can do to help Orca Month Orca Action Month (https://orcamonth.com/) Orca Network (http://www.orcanetwork.org/Main/) Orcas Love Rain Gardens (http://orcasloveraingardens.org/) Movies Free Willy (https://amzn.to/2IzadCl) Blackfish (https://amzn.to/2ViZW38) Damned to Extinction (http://www.dammedtoextinction.com/) Books Orca the Whale Called Killer (https://amzn.to/2DuTGLq) by Eric Hoyt The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins (https://amzn.to/2XuI6Yi) by Hal Whitehead and Luke Rendell Beyond Words (https://amzn.to/2UWb4DS) by Carl Safina The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One (https://amzn.to/2Dsg4VZ) by Sylvia Earl
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    48 mins
  • Episode 12: Stewardship of Nature with Yoko Silk

    Episode 12: Stewardship of Nature with Yoko Silk
    Oct 25 2018
    We talked with Yoko Silk who is a Stewardship Coordinator with Portland Parks and Recreation about her life, her work and her passion for sharing nature. Portland Parks & Recreation (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/38279)
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    28 mins
  • Episode 11: Creating Backyard Habitats with Susie Peterson from the Columbia Land Trust

    Episode 11: Creating Backyard Habitats with Susie Peterson from the Columbia Land Trust
    Jun 28 2018
    We talk with Susie Peterson, the Backyard Habitat Certification Program (https://backyardhabitats.org/) Manager for the Columbia Land Trust (https://www.columbialandtrust.org/) about the benefits of creating a native backyard habitat. Links * Grow Smart Grow Safe (https://www.growsmartgrowsafe.org/) * Bringing Nature Home (https://amzn.to/2yYU59p) by Douglas Tallamy
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    38 mins
  • Episode 10: Ilan Kayatsky from the Goldman Environmental Prize

    Episode 10: Ilan Kayatsky from the Goldman Environmental Prize
    May 30 2018
    Ilan Kayatsky joined us to talk about the work the Goldman Environmental Prize. He tells us about the strength, resolve, and ultimately the humanity of the most recent cohort of Prize recipients. Ilan shares some stories of his experiences with a few of this year's recipients and how that has affected him. Find out more about the Goldman Environmental Prize (https://www.goldmanprize.org/)
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    35 mins
  • Episode 9: The Bike More Challenge with Tia Sherry and Romain Bonilla from The Street Trust

    Episode 9: The Bike More Challenge with Tia Sherry and Romain Bonilla from The Street Trust
    May 20 2018
    This episode we're joined by Tia Sherry and Romain Bonilla of The Street Trust. We talk about the Bike More Challenge and other initiatives that the Street Trust has to improve safety and accessibility of bicycling in Oregon. The Street Trust (https://www.thestreettrust.org/) Bike More Challenge (https://www.thestreettrust.org/bikemorechallenge/)
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    26 mins
  • Episode 8: Talking Wolves with Rob Klavins of Oregon Wild

    Episode 8: Talking Wolves with Rob Klavins of Oregon Wild
    May 15 2018
    Rob Klavins (http://www.oregonwild.org/about/staff/rob-klavins) is the Northeast Oregon Field Coordinator for Oregon Wild (http://www.oregonwild.org/). We talk with him about his journey this far and learn a lot about wolves, their benefit and their place on our public land. Find out more about Oregon Wild's work with wolves (http://www.oregonwild.org/wildlife/wolves). If you want to see the landscape Rob describes, you can check out his bed and breakfast in Northeast Oregon (https://barkingmadfarm.com/).
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    42 mins
  • Episode 7: Ryan Rittenhouse from Friends of the Columbia Gorge - Part 2

    Episode 7: Ryan Rittenhouse from Friends of the Columbia Gorge - Part 2
    May 8 2018
    We spoke with Ryan Rittenhouse, about his background, and recent work that Friends of the Columbia Gorge are doing to help restore the Columbia Gorge in the wake of the Eagle Creek Fire. Ryan gives us some great ways to get involved in the restoration.
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    33 mins