CCERP Podcast

Roary joins us to discuss-his background-his fitness and MovNat journey-how he spends his mornings-the value of the outdoors-why you should get outside-tracking and foraging-living, enjoying, and surviving in the outdoors-human health and wellness-the upcoming MovNat Survival Retreat in Conifer, CO, August 26-28, 2022, that he will run.Learn more and sign up: https://www.movnat.com/event/movnat-survival-conifer-co/Episode contains a few curse words, but that's it. Nothing more "explicit" than that. About Roary: "Roary Kiah is a Level 3 MovNat Certified Trainer, survival expert, NOLS Wilderness First Responder, professional guide at Evergreen Wilderness Guides, and teacher of outdoor adventure camps for youth. Roary began practicing primitive skills at a young age and went on to study at Aboriginal Living Skills School to acquire a primitive and modern fire making techniques certification. A self-professed 'wannabe Neanderthal,' Roary is passionate about living a nature-immersed lifestyle and helping people reconnect to themselves through survival skills, Natural Movement, breathwork, and deep nature."From Danny Clark, MovNat Master Instructor: “Roary is a tidal force of nature and, truth be told, just to be in his presence is an epic experience in itself! His exuberance for Nature and practicing/applying survival skills is absolutely contagious. His teachings make becoming connected and comfortable in Nature a practice where toughness, rapture, and confidence merge effortlessly. I really look forward to attending this event as a participant and being a student of Roary's!”Contact Michael:1. Email: ccerppodcast@aol.com2. Education website: https://www.goldams.com 3. Fitness website: https://www.total-human-fitness.com4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ And follow on:1. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx2. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/3. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/And listen also to the ReasonRX Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcastJoin us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ccerpAnd visit the CCERP website! https://ccerp.orgShow notes:1. MovNat Survival Retreat: Conifer, CO, August 26-28, 2022Learn more and sign up: https://www.movnat.com/event/movnat-survival-conifer-co/Description: "This event will be an immersive, hands-on experience. You'll learn the skills necessary to survive from the perspectives of an ancient hunter gatherer scout and a modern minimalist backpacker caught in a 48+ hour survival situation."The skills that will be taught are situational, but can include:Primitive shelter buildingModern and primitive fire making techniquesWater collection and treatmentSpecies identification and useNatural navigation and land mappingEfficient movement and teamwork as well as discussions about environmental adaptations as a method of healing and a strength inducing practice"You'll walk away with the confidence and understanding of what it takes to be a part of the natural world in a simple, yet tough experience you will never forget!"2. "The Workout The World Forgot"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKGF-ErsJiI3. MovNati. Website: https://www.movnat.comii. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatiii. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Correhttps://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/4. Tracking resourcesi. Kim Cabrera's Animal Tracks Denhttps://www.bear-tracker.comii. Jonah Evans' Nature Trackinghttp://www.naturetracking.com5. Foraging resourcesi. Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen's Foraging Texashttps://www.foragingtexas.com/ii. Karen Stephenson's Edible Wild Foodhttps://www.ediblewildfood.com/edible-weeds.aspxiii. Debbie Naha-Koretzky's Wild Edibleshttps://wildediblesnjpa.com/iv. Green Deane's Eat the Weedshttps://www.eattheweeds.com/6. Helmets"Head Injuries Rising Despite Bike Helmets" by Michael Bluejayhttps://bicycleuniverse.com/head-injuries-rising-despite-bike-helmets/"But new data raise questions about that assumption. The number of head injuries sustained in bicycle accidents has increased 10 percent since 1991, even as helmet use has risen sharply, according to figures compiled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. With ridership declining over the same period, the rate of head injuries among bicyclists has increased 51 percent even as the use of bicycle helmets has become widespread."What is going on here? No one is very sure, but safety experts stress that while helmets do not prevent accidents, they are extremely effective at reducing the severity of head injuries when they do occur. Almost no one suggests that riders should stop wearing helmets, which researchers have found can reduce the severity of brain injuries by as much as 88 percent...."Specialists in risk analysis argue that something else is in play. They believe that the increased use of bike helmets may have had an unintended consequence: Riders may feel an inflated sense of security and take more risks...."But the most effective way to reduce severe head injuries may be to decrease the number of accidents in the first place."7. Dogs and Humans vs. Wild Animalshttps://www.ccerp.org/2022/05/24/fear-not-wildlife-fear-dogs-and-humans/8. Tom Brown IIIi. https://www.spreaker.com/user/11043023/episode-34-tom-brown-iii-on-tracking-movii. https://www.spreaker.com/user/11043023/30-tom-brown-iii-on-human-life-education-an9. Mirror Neuronsi. "Mirror Neurons After a Quarter Century: New light, new cracks" by JohnMark Taylorhttps://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/mirror-neurons-quarter-century-new-light-new-cracks/"What about the human brain allows a person to perform such feats as learning guitar through imitation, empathizing with anothers's pain, or intuiting where a fencer will strike next? Nearly twenty-five years ago, scientists discovered a special kind of cell called a mirror neuron that many both in science and the popular press came to believe might enable social skills like these, skills that underlie much of what makes us uniquely human. However, after a quarter century, dozens of experiments, and reams of popular articles, the true significance of these cells has become increasingly controversial. "Mirror neurons have begun to assume a humbler identity than was initially theorized, but it is important to remember that despite recent criticism, their activity may still play an important role in many behaviors. For instance, even Gregory Hickok, perhaps the most prominent critic of the hype surrounding mirror neurons, accepts that they probably play a role in enabling imitation, given that there must be some mechanism in the brain that converts an observed action to a series of muscle commands. Much research remains to be done; for instance, there has yet to be a study that specifically disables mirror neurons (an experiment that recent technological advances may make possible in monkeys), which would help to elucidate what exact behaviors rely on these neurons. Now that the hype around mirror neurons has begun to dissipate, it will be interesting to see what role remains for these curious cells."ii. "What Happened to Mirror Neurons?" Cecilia Heyes and Caroline Catmurhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691621990638"In conclusion, it turns out that mirror neurons contribute to complex control systems rather than dominating such systems or acting alone. Their contributions are at a relatively low level—for example, to body movement discrimination rather than intention reading. And rather than being immutable units from birth, mirror neurons acquire their mirror properties through sensorimotor learning and change them by the same route. Although disappointing relative to some early claims, we argue that these discoveries should not discourage further research on mirror neurons."10. Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonazalezhttps://www.amazon.com/Deep-Survival-Who-Lives-Dies/dp/0393353710/A good book, but it has some poor ideas about human psychology and human consciousness at the beginning, then sprinkled throughout.Bio and picture courtesy Roary Archibald.

Today we are joined by Isaac Chilton, Personal Trainer and Structural Integrator, and Nick Burroughs, Physical Therapist, to discuss movement/fitness training and how to be true to human nature and true to nature. We discuss:-the importance of balance training-balance training progressions and regressions-when to be patient and when to just do it-teaching fitness, and the broader concept of human movement-ideas about fitness therapy on clients-being a student of fitness, and of the broader concept of human movement-mindset and mindfulness-integrating detail and the big picture: seeing both the trees and the forest-how long it takes to learn and make a habit, and why-specialized vs unspecialized training, and good technique-training outdoors-and moreEnjoy! Isaac's. bio: "Isaac Chilton is a Board Certified Structural Integrator (International Association of Structural Integrators) and Certified Personal Trainer specializing in Corrective Exercise and natural movement reeducation. He has owned Structural Elements LLC since 2004. Sparked by a fascination with Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture he launched into a study of the healing arts at an early age. Initially intended as a spring board into Acupuncture School he trained in and began to practice Therapeutic Massage in 1998. His foray into bodywork morphed into a discipline. Enthralled by anatomy and human structural behavior, Isaac has turned that discipline into a passion. "He holds certifications with ATSI (Anatomy Trains school for Structural Integration formally KMI), International Association of Structural Integrators, the Upledger® Institute in Cranial Sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation, CORE® school for Structural Integration (sleeve training only), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (with a specialization in corrective exercise), Stott® Pilates and TRX®. He holds a Level II certification as a MovNat® Trainer and is working on certifications in Animal Flow®. Isaac is a Massage Therapy Instructor and Continuing Education provider in the state of Texas. He has a background in teaching Anatomy & Physiology, various massage modalities, myofascial work and Corrective Bodywork both in workshop settings and at a massage school."Contact Isaac: http://structuralelements.net/call-usNick's bio: "Nick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from James Madison University in 1998 and then his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001. After graduation, Nick served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar in the Public Health Sector from 2001-2002. Nick has accumulated vast experience in physical therapy, working with a plethora of medical conditions in multiple settings over his 20 year career. His speciality within physical therapy is in the area of functional movement and is certified with Functional Movement Systems, both in Level I and II. He also holds a Level II MovNat Certification in Natural Movement and is very passionate about restoring movement can bring about healing, restore function and mobility, and decrease pain."Follow him on Instagram at @ironspinemovment. Contact Michael:1. Email: ccerppodcast@aol.com2. Website: http://www.goldams.com 3. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx5. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/6. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/7. Facebook Ecology: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/ccerp8. Education Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcastJoin us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. MovNati. Website: https://www.movnat.comii. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat2. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Correhttps://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/3. MovNat Certificationsi. Level 1: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-one-certification/ii. Level 2: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-two-certification/iii. Level 3: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-three-certification/4. "Tutorial: The MovNat 'Pop-Vault' | by Jerome Rattoni - YouTube"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiF0P9pQ-AoBios courtesy Isaac Chilton and Nick Burroughs.

Today, movement/fitness expert Danny Clark joins us to talk about the mental side of fitness/movement and being outdoors. This was a fascinating discussion. Danny discusses:-why we need this-what contemplation is and why its important-what might get in the way-education-science-ancient Greece-total focus-meditation, contemplation, awareness, trance-and moreDanny's Bio (expert from https://www.movnat.com/danny-clark/): "Throughout his youth Danny was recognized for his exceptional athletic talents. His training in wrestling and judo earned him a Division 1 scholarship to the University of Virginia. An injury abruptly ended his wrestling career, but fortunately instigated a transition into Brazilian jiu jitsu and MMA training. He would go on to win a bronze medal for Team USA at the UWW World Grappling Championships in Krakow, Poland in 2012. All along, Danny has immersed himself in many alternative arts, such as yoga and kettlebell training, in an effort to correct some of the imbalances and wear his body had accumulated from years of heavy physical stress. But nothing had a more profound or long-lasting effect than training first-hand with Erwan Le Corre. He learned that MovNat could heal years of abuse, neglect, and over-specialization. After he received his Level II Certification, he immediately started implementing the MovNat method into his coaching and classes and saw great results. Natural Movement® provided a solid movement, skill, and physical foundation for everyone while fixing many glaring issues of the fitness industry. Danny went on to complete his level III certification and is now a MovNat Master Instructor."Contact Michael:1. Email: ccerppodcast@aol.com2. Website: http://www.goldams.com 3. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx5. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/6. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/7. Facebook Ecology: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/ccerp8. Education Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcastJoin us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes.1. ""ALL men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves; and above all others the sense of sight. For not only with a view to action, but even when we are not going to do anything, we prefer seeing (one might say) to everything else. The reason is that this, most of all the senses, makes us know and brings to light many differences between things. " -- Aristotle (http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.1.i.html)2. In the book Galileo Galilei – When the World Stood Still, Atle Naess wrote:“Galileo's radical renewal sprang, nevertheless, from the Aristotelian mind set, as it was taught at the Jesuits' Collegio Romano: human reason has a basic ability to recognize and understand the objects registered by the senses. The objects are real. They have properties that can be perceived, and then ‘further processed' according to logical rules. These logical concepts are also real (if not in exactly the same way as the physical objects).”3. A quote of Galileo himself that shows the importance of Aristotle to science and all human reasoning, and that identifies a basic principle of reason and logic: they are based on the evidence of the senses. "I should even think that in making the celestial material alterable, I contradict the doctrine of Aristotle much less than do those people who still want to keep the sky inalterable; for I am sure that he never took its inalterability to be as certain as the fact that all human reasoning must be placed second to direct experience."From the Second Letter of Galileo Galilei to Mark Welser on Sunspots, p. 118 of Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo, translated by Stillman Drake, (c) 1957 by Stillman Drake, published by Doubleday Anchor Books, Doubleday & Co., Garden City, New York.4. "Here is a lesson that we're going to be taught again and again in the coming years: Most animals are not just animals. They're also collections of microbes. If you really want to understand animals, you'll also have to understand the world of microbes inside them. In other words, zoology is ecology." -- Ed Yong, “Gut Bacteria Allows Insect Pest to Foil Farmers.” ©2013 by National Geographic Society (as used on a Fall 2020 PSAT test)5. Epigeneticsi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigeneticsii. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/epigeneticsiii. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/iv. Reshaping the immune system: Moises Velazquez-Manoff at TEDxCibeles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoOscroun5Av. The epidemic of chronic disease and understanding epigenetics | Kent Thornburg | TEDxPortland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReCvreRPdeYvi. Epigenetics & Personal Health: Can We Control Our Own Future? | Matt Riemann | TEDxVeniceBeach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ3o5X2j3kYvii. Move Your DNA - Because You Are How You Move by Katy Bowman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVRg193Wa-M6. The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Harris: https://www.amazon.com/Deepest-Well-Long-Term-Childhood-Adversity-ebook/dp/B01N7HZ73B7. The Autism Revolution by Dr. Martha Herbert and Karen Weintraub8. Evolution, symbiosis and cooperationi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosisii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-operation_(evolution)9. "The Median Isn't the Message" by Stephen Jay Gouldi. https://people.umass.edu/biep540w/pdf/Stephen%20Jay%20Gould.pdfii. https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/gould10. Contemplation: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contemplationi. "concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion"ii. "an act of considering with attention"11. Trance: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trancei. "a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity"ii. "a state of profound abstraction or absorption"12. Meditation: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditationi. "a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation"ii. "the act or process of meditating"13. Meditate: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditate i. "to engage in contemplation or reflection"ii. "to engage in mental exercise (such as concentration on one's breathing or repetition of a mantra) for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness"14. "The Greek word that usually gets translated as “happiness” is eudaimonia, and like most translations from ancient languages, this can be misleading. The main trouble is that happiness (especially in modern America) is often conceived of as a subjective state of mind, as when one says one is happy when one is enjoying a cool beer on a hot day, or is out “having fun” with one's friends. For Aristotle, however, happiness is a final end or goal that encompasses the totality of one's life. It is not something that can be gained or lost in a few hours, like pleasurable sensations. It is more like the ultimate value of your life as lived up to this moment, measuring how well you have lived up to your full potential as a human being." From https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/15. MovNat announcementsi. The MovNat In Schools programii. Lifestyle events (to be announced on the MovNat website 15 Nov 2021)-Vic Verdier-Tom Brown III -Roary Kaihiii. MovNat L3Colorado Sept 2022 L3With Nate Smith, Final Frontier RanchPicture and bio courtesy Danny Clark.

Today, we talk with folks from the MovNat Level 3 Certification in Glorietta, NM, September 2021, about fitness, the broader idea of human movement, nature, culture, and being a good human animal. Joining us is Nate Smith, Nate Amado, Rock Hancock, Scott Southworth, and Mason Maas. Enjoy!Nate Smith: "Nate was raised in the mountains of front range CO. With the state land as his backyard his interests were shaped quickly by the landscape and culture of his mountain community. Today he serves as a Sacred hunting guide, Movnat L3 instructor, lifestyle coach, and works part time in the outdoor industry to fuel his passion for skiing, rock climbing, and hunting. "Rock Hancock: "Brian 'Rock' Hancock believes that exercise and physical activity should celebrate the body's capabilities. As a Level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer and a Certified Health Coach, Rock has over 12 years experience working with various fitness backgrounds. He has assisted a range of clients, from the United States Marine Corps to those in corporate settings. He practices what he teaches. A look into his home would prove that a 2x4 sits in the living room for balance practice. His favorite natural movement skills are lifting, carrying, and jumping. In his free time, he loves cooking for his wife and sons."Scott Southworth: "Scott is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, MovNat Level 2 Trainer (working on Level 3!), and CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. in his gym practice, he specializes in weight loss, strength training, bodyweight training, and back and joint pain. He believes that our bodies are meant to be extensions of ourselves. He comes from a background in wrestling and freerunning where he used his body to explore and define who he was as a person. Since then, he's gotten involved in obstacle course races, endurance challenges, rock climbing, and a host of other activities. His training focuses on preparing for what life might throw at us. Whether that's sprinting up stairs so we don't miss a flight, helping a family member move into their new place, or playing a pickup game of basketball, he believes in a useful type of fitness. He's been involved in fitness for thirteen years and professionally training others for over a decade. Everyday he makes it his goal to better himself and grow as a trainer just as he asks his clients to better themselves and move toward their goals every day."Nate Amado: "Nate grew up a fairly weak and skinny kid, and having asthma didn't help -- running out of breath trying to keep up with friends was discouraging. He didn't feel strong, good at sports, or capable enough to defend himself (never mind others). He only played on a sports team once growing up, basketball in 3rd grade, and only made the free throws. It wasn't until his senior year in high school when he intently started pursuing new physical & mental challenges, starting out with high school wrestling. It was great, he won his first match or two, and got his ass handed to me for the rest of them. He loved it, and only wished he had started sooner. Later, when he discovered MovNat from the video "The Workout the World Forgot", he realized, 'THIS IS IT!' He felt that it was everything in one, the most complete system. He knew, right then and there, that this is what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He went on to receive the MovNat Level 2 & Combatives Certifications (Mar & Jul 2016), The Human Path Scout Certification (Oct 2017), the Level 3 MovNat Certification (Oct 2017), a Purple Belt in BJJ (Dec 2017), the Primal Health Coaching Certification (Apr 2018), the MovNat Aquatics Certification (Sept 2018, officially earning all 5 MovNat certs and becoming a MovNat Master Trainer), the Gracie Combatives Belt Certification (twice - Jan & Jul 2020), and am currently on the path to becoming a certified Gracie Jiu Jitsu Instructor (July 2021), and a MeatRx Animal-Based Nutrition Coach (June 2021)."Mason Maas: "Mason is currently studying for a Doctorate in Acupuncture, He has a Masters in Acupuncture and a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science. He is working on his MovNat Level 3 certification, but has earned his MovNat Level 2 Certification. He is also an NASM Master Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a Performance Enhancement Specialist."Contact Michael:1. Email: ccerppodcast@aol.com2. Website: http://www.goldams.com 3. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx5. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/6. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/7. Facebook Ecology: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/ccerp8. Education Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcastJoin us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. MovNati. Website: https://www.movnat.comii. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat2. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Correhttps://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/3. MovNat Certificationsi. Level 1: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-one-certification/ii. Level 2: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-two-certification/iii. Level 3: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-three-certification/4. MovNat Level 3 Certification in Videoi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybCtHZG34kii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di5iAPIGZg8iii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmCcFHXqR1U5. The Primal Aspects Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nathanael-smith26. Scott Southworth's Catalyst Personal Training Studio: https://www.catalysthouston.com7. Rock Hancock's MovNat Madison: https://www.movnatmadison.com8. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/07352144849. LaSierra High School Fitness Programi. The Motivation Factor, a website and documentary about the program: http://motivationmovie.comii. a short video (1 min 11 sec) about the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQth3QEXtAiii. The Concepts Philosophy of the program, including standards for each level of achievement/shorts: http://motivationmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/7-1966-LPEPE-STUDENT-HANDBOOK.pdfiv. More videos here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lasierra+fitness10. SWAT testing i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jZBAADTdm4ii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq8UyaqPs3Q11. Jim Thorpei. https://www.biography.com/athlete/jim-thorpeii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpeiii. https://blog.genealogybank.com/jim-thorpe-sad-end-for-an-amazing-athlete.html12. Pfleuger Familyi. https://www.pflugervilletx.gov/for-visitors/history-of-pflugervilleii. https://siraustinmovers.com/forefather-pflugerville-henry-pfluger/13. American Sweetgum Treei. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liquidambar_styraciflua_MHNT.BOT.2006.0.1265.jpgii. https://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/08/sweetgum.htmliii. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/liquidambar-styraciflua/iv. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar_styracifluav. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jim-thorpe14, Barefoot resourcesi. Barefoot book by Dr. Daniel Howell: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Book-Great-Reasons-Shoes/dp/0897935543 ii. The Harvard Barefoot Lab: http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.eduiii. Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Your-DNA-Movement-Expanded/dp/1943370109iv. Whole Body Barefoot by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Barefoot-Transitioning-Footwear/dp/0989653986/Bios courtesy Nate, Nate, Rock, Scott, Mason.

Physical Therapist Nick Burroughs, a MovNat Brother of mine, joins us to discuss:-his professional background-his fitness background-how outdoor fitness has helped him personally and has helped him help others -the benefits of outdoor, natural fitness-how to be fit at 20 and fit at 80-his background in the MovNat fitness system-his experience at the recent (Sept 2021) MovNat Level 3 Certification event in Santa Fe, NM-what he recommends others do to be healthy-hello to Danny, Nate, Nate, Zack, Isaac, Collin, Scott, Mason, and Rock!Corrections:1. Nick said "frontal plane" when me meant to say "sagittal plane."2. He meant to say "Asheville, NC."Nick's bio: "Nick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from James Madison University in 1998 and then his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001. After graduation, Nick served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar in the Public Health Sector from 2001-2002. Nick has accumulated vast experience in physical therapy, working with a plethora of medical conditions in multiple settings over his 20 year career. His speciality within physical therapy is in the area of functional movement and is certified with Functional Movement Systems, both in Level I and II. He also holds a Level II MovNat Certification in Natural Movement and is very passionate about restoring movement can bring about healing, restore function and mobility, and decrease pain."Follow him on Instagram at @ironspinemovment. Contact Michael:1. Email: ccerppodcast@aol.com2. Website: http://www.goldams.com 3. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx5. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/6. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/7. Facebook Ecology: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/ccerp8. Education Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcastJoin us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. MovNati. Website: https://www.movnat.comii. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat2. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Correhttps://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/3. MovNat Certificationsi. Level 1: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-one-certification/ii. Level 2: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-two-certification/iii. Level 3: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-three-certification/4. MovNat Level 3 Certification in Videoi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybCtHZG34kii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di5iAPIGZg8iii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmCcFHXqR1UPicture and bio courtesy Nick Burroughs.

In this episode, Teri MacArthur joins us to discuss invasive species, why the topic is important, why it matters to you, and what we can do about it. A great discussion recorded on 25 June 2021. About Teri: Teri MacArthur serves The Woodlands Township as an Environmental Education Specialist in the Environmental Services Department. Her specialty is water conservation. She also acts as the department's Volunteer Coordinator. She is currently recruiting volunteers to assist local Municipal Utility Districts operating in the Township with installations of storm drain markers to remind people not to put anything in the drains. Today she'll be talking to me about bacteria problems in local waterways and the relation to the storm drain project.Contact Teri about the Woodlands Township water conservation program, education programs, or volunteering:a. 281-210-3928b. TMacArthur@thewoodlandstownship-tx.govContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes (more to come):1. Texas Invasive Species Institute at Sam Houston State University: http://tsusinvasives.org/That is the new home of the Invaders of Texas program: https://texasinvasives.org/2. The digital guide to area invasive species:https://www.galvbayinvasives.org/3. Within The Woodlands Township, volunteers are helping to remove invasive species from public pathways and green spaces. You can help by joining the Invasives Task Force! Register to receive more information: https://environmentalservicesdepartment.wufoo.com/forms/zeogsxk0l8ecrj/4,. Invasive speciesZabra musselkudzuHogsChinese TallowElephant earAir potato vineJapanese honeysuckleJapanese climbing fernJapanese privetApple snailsEmerald ash borersNutria5. Non-native speciesEarthwormHoney bees6. Native speciesAgressives: Yaupon Holly, etc. 7. Ecosystems/ecologyImportant to life8. CCERP Episode 2: "2 UT Professor Jim Fordyce on Ecology and Its Importance"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/200313959. Minnesota's Natural Heritage bby John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca A. Montgomery, John J. Moriartyhttps://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Natural-Heritage-John-Tester/dp/1517903572/10. Lots of green not necessary good: top-down control11, Plants —> oxygen —> gemsi. "Oxygen and Our Mineral World" https://www.rockngem.com/oxygen-and-our-mineral-world/ii. "Minerals and Gems"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/minerals-gems12. MonarchsMilkweed13. Woodpeckers, Pines, and Rat Snakesi. "Red-cockaded Woodpeckers vs Rat Snakes: The Effectiveness of the Resin Barrier" by D. Craig Rudolph, Howard Kyle, and Richard Connerhttps://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v102n01/p0014-p0022.pdfii. "Gray Rant Snakes Versus Red-cockaded Woodpeckers: Predator-Prey Adaptations" by Jerome Jacksonhttps://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v091n02/p0342-p0347.pdf14. Chinese Tallow: quick-decomposing leaves, change soil acidity, exudates from rootsAllopathic Trees need certain mineralspH range matters15. Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up by Daphne Miller M.D.https://www.amazon.com/Farmacology-Total-Health-Ground-Up/dp/006210314816. Human-provided food not appropriateDon't feed bread to ducks! 17. Some Owls found dead — they fly to find a place to live, but forests cut18, Beauty berry19. Yaupon Holly20. Some put dollar value on ecological services (a few samples)i. "The Economic Value of Ecological Services Provided by Insects"https://bioone.org/journals/bioscience/volume-56/issue-4/0006-3568(2006)56%5b311%3aTEVOES%5d2.0.CO%3b2/The-Economic-Value-of-Ecological-Services-Provided-by-Insects/10.1641/0006-3568(2006)56[311:TEVOES]2.0.CO;2.fullii. "Economic Value of Ecosystem Services from Agriculture"https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Swinton-et-al.-Ch-3-Economic-value-of-ecosystem-services-from-agriculture-KBS-long-term-ecological-research-LTER-site-volume-synthesis-book-2015.pdf?pdf=book-chapteriii. "Valuation of Ecosystem Services"https://www.moore.org/materials/white-papers/Ecosystem-Services-Seminar-3-Valuation.pdf21. zoosSpecies-appropriateHuman healthSpace travelgorillas22. Change: elephants, beavers, prairie dogs, wolvesGood vs. bad23. Biolphilia and E.O. Wilsoni. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/biophiliaii. https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/practice-biophilia/iii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilsoniv. https://eowilsonfoundation.org/e-o-wilson/24. Lady Bird Johnsoni. http://www.ladybirdjohnson.orgii. https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/resources/affiliated-collections/lady-bird-johnson-wildflower-center25. I-Treei. https://www.itreetools.orgii. https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/tool/i-treeBio and picture courtesy Teri MacArthur

In this episode, Teri MacArthur joins us to discuss water quality, what compromises it, why it is important, why it matters to you, and what we can do about it. About Teri: Teri MacArthur serves The Woodlands Township as an Environmental Education Specialist in the Environmental Services Department. Her specialty is water conservation. She also acts as the department’s Volunteer Coordinator. She is currently recruiting volunteers to assist local Municipal Utility Districts operating in the Township with installations of storm drain markers to remind people not to put anything in the drains. Today she’ll be talking to me about bacteria problems in local waterways and the relation to the storm drain project.Contact Teri about the Woodlands Township water conservation program, education programs, or volunteering:a. 281-210-3928b. TMacArthur@thewoodlandstownship-tx.govContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes (material to help in your research; I have not read all these, and so cannot recommend or disrecommend):1. The webpage for Environmental Services with list of departmental Upcoming Events:https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Environment2. Registration information for:a. 2021 June 5 Invasive Species Workshop on Aquatic Invasive Plants (Online class) : https://environmentalservicesdepartment.wufoo.com/forms/z1v0mxue1rajwbm/b. 2021 July 17 Watershed Project discussion: The Pet Waste Problem (in person at Meadowlake Park): https://environmentalservicesdepartment.wufoo.com/forms/z1wehlyv1f766o6/c. 2021 August 14 Invasive Plants and Pests of our Region (online class): https://environmentalservicesdepartment.wufoo.com/forms/zcfllcg0oa5ik0/3. "Township designated a Monarch Champion by National Wildlife Federation"https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/civicalerts.aspx?AID=34384. Parks in the Woodlandshttps://www.thewoodlandstx.com/parks/5. HGAC Clean Rivers Program (reports, data, methodologies, etc.)https://www.h-gac.com/clean-rivers-program6. San Jacinto Watershed, of which Cypress Creek is parthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Creek_(Texas)#/media/File:SanJacinto_Watershed.png7. Dogs in the USa. https://financesonline.com/number-of-dogs-in-the-us/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_in_the_United_States8. "Common Fish in Precinct Four"https://www.hcp4.net/parks/fishing/#1563910377846-5e96ad4b-136c9. About River Musselsa. https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/Documents/R2ES/AUES_ctx_mussels_20171101.pdfb. https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/documents/r2es/5_central_texas_mussels_fact_sheet_2011.pdfc. https://www.fws.gov/warmsprings/FishHatchery/species/mussels.html10. Some River Mussels in Cypress Creeka. Yellow Sandshell: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=IMBIV21240b. Fragile Papershell: https://gf.nd.gov/wildlife/id/freshwater-mussels/fragile-papershellc. Giant Floater Mussel: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/giant-floaterd. Pimpleback (different species; I have not nailed down which yet)e. Pondhorn: https://mollusk.inhs.illinois.edu/field-guide-to-freshwater-mussels-of-the-midwest/freshwater-mussels-species-accounts/pondhorn/11. Some Mussels in Texasa. https://www.inaturalist.org/lists/66510-Texas-Freshwater-Musselss-Check-Listb. https://nri.tamu.edu/media/1109/status_of_freshwater_mussels_in_texas_tamu-irnr_05-2010_1.pdf12. "Common Freshwater Organisms"https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/bugs-bugs-bugs/common-freshwater-organisms13. River Ottersa. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/river-otters-appear-to-be-making-comeback-in-texasb. https://wildlifecenteroftexas.org/otters/14. Butterflies of Texasa. https://texasbutterfly.com/butterflies/b. https://www.butterflyidentification.org/butterflies-by-state-listing.php?reach=Texas15. Birds of Texasa. https://www.pbase.com/dadas115/txbirdsb. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_w7000_1673a.pdfc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Texas16. Cadmiuma. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmiumb. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/cadmiumc. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/cadmium/default.html17. Fertilizers as pollutantsa. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/fertilizers-pollutants-78452.htmlb. https://www.epa.gov/agriculture/agriculture-nutrient-management-and-fertilizerc. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nutpollution.htmld. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fertilizers-harm-earth/18. Pesticides and alternativesa. https://extension.psu.edu/pesticides-and-alternatives19. Biological inoculantsa. https://www.theenvironmentalblog.org/2018/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-biological-inoculants/b. https://www.ecofarmingdaily.com/build-soil/biological-inoculants-for-soil-health/c. https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C990d. examplesi. https://www.microlifefertilizer.comii. https://keystonebioag.com/biological-inoculants/Bio and picture courtesy Teri MacArthur

In this episode, Tim discusses:-his background-the importance, to a specific profession, of being a generalist -how he became interested in history-Native American history-the Apache and early Europeans-Native Americans of South Texas and Cypress Creek: the Karankawa, Akokisa, and othersBio: "Tim Seiter is a Ph.D. student in the Clements Department of History at Southern Methodist University. He is writing a history of the Karankawa Indians of Texas and is also working on a social history of Texas’s eighteenth-century presidial soldiers. In July 2021, the Southwestern Historical Quarterly is publishing his latest article, 'The Karankawa-Spanish War from 1778 to 1789: Attempted Genocide and Karankawa Power.' "Tim's Website Karankawas: https://karankawas.comContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notesA. Books mentioned by Tim1. Elizabeth A.H. John, Storms Brewed in Other Men’s Worldshttps://www.amazon.com/Storms-Brewed-Other-Mens-Worlds/dp/08061286902. Juliana Barr, Peace Came in the Form of a Womanhttps://www.amazon.com/Peace-Came-Form-Woman-Borderlands/dp/08078579043. Kathleen DuVal, The Native Groundhttps://www.amazon.com/Native-Ground-Colonists-Continent-American-ebook/dp/B00C3K6J824. Pekka Hämäläinen, The Comanche Empirehttps://www.amazon.com/Comanche-Empire-Lamar-Western-History/dp/03001511795. Matthew Babcock, Apache Adaptation to Hispanic Rulehttps://www.amazon.com/Adaptation-Hispanic-Studies-American-History/dp/11071213886. William C. Foster, Historic Native Peoples of Texashttps://www.amazon.com/Historic-Native-Peoples-William-Foster/dp/02927179387. Robert Ricklis, The Karankawa Indians of Texashttps://www.amazon.com/Karankawa-Indians-Texas-ARCHAEOLOGY-ETHNOHISTORY/dp/02927707748. Francisco Flores, Marcos de Zespeda, José de la Santa, et al., “Cabildo's petition to Governor to notify the Commandant General of deplorable conditions at Béxar,” 1781, BA.https://www.cah.utexas.edu/projects/bexar/gallery_doc.php?doc=e_bx_0035509. Dan Flores, Coyote Americahttps://www.amazon.com/Coyote-America-Natural-Supernatural-History/dp/0465093728/B. Education, Being a "Specialized Generalist," and Living1. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epsteinhttps://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/07352144842. Autism is an epigenetic condition. For detailed, scientific discussion refer to the book The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be, by journalist Karen Weintraub and Harvard Medical School researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herberhttps://www.amazon.com/Autism-Revolution-Whole-Body-Strategies-Making/dp/0345527208/3. A discussion with educator and philosopher Andrew Bernstein about modern education: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/184962814. A discussion with educators Gail Paquette and Kira Withrow, mother and daughter, on education: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/421734755. A discussion with Montessori Expert Charlotte Cushman on what Montessori education is and why we need it: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/186348826. Award-wining teacher Scott Harris on education.a. Part 1: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17685896b. Part 2: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17758518c. Another discussion with Scott: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/175564047. More here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcast8. Karl Friedrich Gaussa. https://www.storyofmathematics.com/19th_gauss.htmlb. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/karl-friedrich-gauss/c. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gauss/d. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss9. Richard Feynmana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynmanb. http://www.richardfeynman.comc. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-FeynmanC. Related information and books about S. Texas history1. Elusive Dreams: Early Exploration and Colonization of the Upper Texas Coast by James V Woodrick: Austin County: Colonial Capital of Texas by James V. Woodrick2. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann https://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059/3. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann https://www.amazon.com/1493-Uncovering-World-Columbus-Created/dp/0307278247/4. American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains by Dan Floreshttps://www.amazon.com/American-Serengeti-Dan-Flores-audiobook/dp/B0716FGZ81/5. Texas Archeology: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/6. Cabeza de Vacaa. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cabeza-de-vaca-lvar-nunezb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Álvar_Núñez_Cabeza_de_Vacac. "In Search of Cabeza de Vaca’s Route across Texas: An Historiographical Survey"by Donald E. Chipman: https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/cabeza/pdfs/the_route/route_survey.pdfd. "Pinon Pines and the Route of Cabeza de Vaca" by Donald W. Olson, Marilynn S. Olson, Russell L. Doescher, et. al.: https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/cabeza/pdfs/the_route/pinon_pines_route.pdfe. https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/cabeza/exhibits/show/cabeza-de-vaca/further-study/the-route7. The Atakapaa. https://www.atakapa-ishak.orgb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atakapac. http://www.carsonphotos.com/skylineoa/files/index.html8. The Akokisaa. http://sites.utexas.edu/tarl/2015/02/10/the-akokisa-and-the-atakapans/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akokisac. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/akokisa-indiansd. https://www.hcp4.net/parks/jjp/akokisa/9. The Bidaia. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bidai-indiansb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidai10. I think it was the Groce Family who took the last of the wild horses on the Katy Prairiea. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bernardo-plantationb. https://texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com/groce-family-plantations.htmlc. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=74265d. https://diverseeducation.com/article/12954/e. https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/artifacts/groce-family-portraitsf. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/groce-jared-ellisong. https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ricewrc/00137/rice-00137.html11. Deep Roots, Strong Branches: A History of the Klein Family and the Klein Community, 1840-1940 by Diana Severance: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Roots-Strong-Branches-Community/dp/0965499995Image and bio courtesy of Tim Seifert

Tom Brown III is back. In this episode, we delve into the importance of nature to our well-being and into how to live and thrive as the human animal that we are. Tom's bio: Tom, otherwise known as “T3”, has been a practitioner and teacher of primitive living skills, wilderness survival, tracking, and nature observation from an early age. Growing up in New Jersey at the Tracker School, he was raised with deep reverence and respect for wild places and the skills our ancestors used to live close to the land. After graduating high school, he spent a few years wandering the country, practicing the skills he learned as a child in both urban and wilderness environments. He eventually returned to Tracker School and after a few years became head instructor and director of operations. In 2009 he left Tracker School to start the Primitive Arts Collective, an outdoor education program that sought to teach people in small groups in many different states across the country. In 2016 Tom moved to Oregon and now works with Trackers Earth. Tom’s role at Tracker’s Earth involves being both the land steward and an adult educator. His unique insight and first-hand knowledge about how large groups of people interact with the landscape help him and the Tracker’s team ensure healthy land management practices. These pratices will benefit not only the students but also the wild things that are the centerpiece of these rural locations. Tom loves all things wild and free. During his downtime, you can find him on a river somewhere fly-fishing for steelhead with his Spey rod and exploring all the beautiful things the PNW has to offer. He is also the Foraging/Homesteading Coordinator and contributor for Anchored Outdoors. Tom's bio on Trackers Earth: https://trackerspdx.com/staff.phpTom's Instagram: Tom_brown3Tom's Website: www.tombrown3.com Contact Michael:1. ccerpodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.facebook.com/EpistemeRx/4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/External links to what we discussed and to further research:1. Biophilia: our love for and connection to naturea. "Humans have always been drawn to, dependent on, and fascinated by the natural world. Biophilia, which literally translates to “love of life,” is the idea that this fascination and communion with nature stem from an innate, biologically-driven need to interact with other forms of life such as animals and plants." (from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/biophilia)b. "a hypothetical human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature " (from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biophilia)c. the biophilia hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_hypothesisd. The book Biophilia by E.O. Wilson will give you more information if you want to dig deeper: https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-Biophilia-Diversity-Naturalist-Library/dp/1598536796/2. Our need for naturea. "What is Nature-Deficit Disorder?" by Richard Louvhttp://richardlouv.com/blog/what-is-nature-deficit-disorder/b. "No More 'Nature-Deficit Disorder' " by Richard Louvhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/people-in-nature/200901/no-more-nature-deficit-disorderc. Nature Deficit Disorderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_deficit_disorderd. The book "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv will give you more information if you want to dig deeper: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/e. The book "The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative" by Florence Williams will give you more information if you want to dig deeper: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/3. Health and Fitness"Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic diseases" by Boothe, Roberts, and Layehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241367/4. Aristotle and biologya. the stars for ancient Platonists seem to be like modern technology for too many moderns: it distracts them from and pulls their attention from life, the earth, and reality. Aristotle calls us to focus on life and this earth, and to be real. b. A quote about Darwin and Aristotle: "Charles Darwin's famous 1882 letter, in which he remarks that his ‘two gods’, Linnaeus and Cuvier, were ‘mere school‐boys to old Aristotle’, has been thought to be only an extravagantly worded gesture of politeness. However, a close examination of this and other Darwin letters, and of references to Aristotle in Darwin's earlier work, shows that the famous letter was written several weeks after a first, polite letter of thanks, and was carefully formulated and literally meant. Indeed, it reflected an authentic, and substantial, increase in Darwin's already high respect for Aristotle, as certain documents show. It may also have reflected some real insight on Darwin's part into the teleological aspect of Aristotle's thought, more insight than Ogle himself had achieved, as a portion of their correspondence reveals." (https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199287956.001.0001/acprof-9780199287956-chapter-15)c. . Prof. Armand Marie Leroi (Imperial College London), who wrote "The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science," talking about Aristotle and biology (a beautiful and fascinating video):i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8ortM4M3oii. same as above, but in four parts starting with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW77zp-1Onsiii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYro4kkPxiAd. Aristotle and biology (article for philosophers or the "intelligent, studied layperson"): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-biology/5. Health and COVIDa. "Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Odds for Severe COVID"https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200925/low-vitamin-d-levels-tied-to-higherb. "Obesity And Covid Death Rate Closely Linked In New Study"https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/03/04/obesity-and-covid-death-rate-closely-linked-in-new-study/?sh=4b606fa46436. Some info on social media and suicide.a. "Social media, internet use, and suicide attempts in adolescents" by Sedgwick, Epstein, et. al. https://journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/Fulltext/2019/11000/Social_media,_internet_use_and_suicide_attempts_in.12.aspxb. "Suicide and Social Media" by Libby Mitchellhttps://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2017/08/suicide-sm.phpc. "Social media use can be positive for mental health and well-being" https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/social-media-positive-mental-health/?fbclid=IwAR30NPrm6xKKludWyssYkwCf0WyEikExyTqrE88n58ysWxxrLYMuFFPOQagd. Suicide in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_States7. Embracing the cold -- in a smart mannera. The dialogue in "ICE SWIM | Feeling the power from the cold" is deep, beautiful, and poetic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEDmZlVCCzcb. "Explained: How Tibetan Monks Use Meditation To Raise Their Body Temperature" by Jessica Bush: https://www.buzzworthy.com/monks-raise-body-temperature/c. "Harvard Study Confirms Tibetan Monks Can Raise Body Temperature With Their Minds" by Alex Kasprak: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harvard-study-confirms-tibetan-monks-can-raise-body-temperature-with-their-minds/d. "Wim Hof, The Iceman Cometh | HUMAN Limits"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6XKcsm3dKse. Wim Hoff's Website: https://www.wimhofmethod.comf. Wim Hoff bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Hof8. "The Science of Wool" https://weatherwool.com/pages/the-science-of-wool/9. Breathinga. How to breathe | Belisa Vranich | TEDxManhattanBeachhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sgb2cUqFiYb. box breathing: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321805#takeawayc. another about box breathing: https://www.healthline.com/health/box-breathing#getting-startedd. How to breath properly:i. https://www.coreexercisesolutions.com/belly-breathing/ii. https://yurielkaim.com/belly-breathing/10. Walking and running wella. "Kelly Starrett & the 12 Steps to Running without Pain" (podcast episode)https://lifeafterpain.com/info/posture/kelly-starrett-pain-free-running/b. "How Kelly Starrett and Japan Fixed My Running Form"https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/how-kelly-starrett-and-japan-fixed-my-running-form-w209367/c. The podcast "Foot Function with Mobility Wod’s Kelly Starrett" (The Barefoot Movement Podcast 16 July 2019) is interesting and good. https://overcast.fm/+OOePzyCXMd. "Ready to Run" by Kelly Starretthttps://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098e. "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starretthttps://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performance/dp/1628600837/f. The podcast "Natural Running with Dr Brett Hill" (The Barefoot Movement Podcast 28 June 2019) is interesting and good. https://overcast.fm/+OOeO-qNmUg. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seenby Christopher McDougall, Fred Sanders, et al.: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307279189/h. Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Heroes-Mastering-Endurance/dp/0307742229/11. Rewildinga. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewilding_(conservation_biology)b. https://rewildingeurope.com/what-is-rewilding/12. The ecological role of mosquitoesa. https://animals.mom.com/mosquitoes-valuable-ecosystem-8494.htmlb. https://science.thewire.in/environment/the-ecological-importance-of-mosquitoes/c. https://www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/full/466432a.htmlImage and bio courtesy Tom Brown III

In this episode, Dr. Mark Elbroch joins us to discuss:-his background-how he became interested in nature-the professional work he has done-what he has learned in studying Mountain Lions-the nature of Mountain Lions (aka Cougar, Puma, Panther)-what you can do do protect yourself from predators -- in the extremely rare even you encounter one-Kyle Burgess, "The Cougar Guy," and his Mountain Lion encounter that went viral-myths, fictions, truths, and facts about Mountain LionsAbout Mark: "Mark Elbroch serves as the Director for Panthera's Puma Program, for which he designs conservation research for mountain lions in North and South America. He has contributed to mountain lion research and conservation in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, California, Mexico, Chile, and now in Washington and Argentina. His research is contributing radical changes to what we thought we knew about mountain lions, especially with regards to their social lives and their keystone roles in ecosystems. His work has been covered by the BBC, NatGeo Wild, New York Times, National Public Radio, the Washington Post, among others. He received a 2011 Robert and Patricia Switzer Fellowship for his past and potential environmental leadership, and was the recipient of the prestigious Craighead Conservation Award in 2016, an award honoring individuals whose work has achieved 'lasting conservation outcomes.'"Mark was awarded a Senior Tracker Certificate by CyberTracker Conservation in Kruger National Park, South Africa in 2005, after successfully following lions across varied terrain. He was the 17th person to receive one and the first non-African. He is the Initial Evaluator for CyberTracker Tracker Evaluations in North America (http://trackercertification.com/), where they have been used to test observer reliability in wildlife research and as an educational tool by nonprofit organizations. Mark received an honorary Master Tracker Certificate in 2015 for significant contributions to the conservation of tracking knowledge and the trackers themselves. He has authored/coauthored 11 books on natural history, including The Cougar Conundrum: Sharing the world with a successful predator. More can be found at

"Griff" Griffith joins us to discuss:-his background and how he became interested in nature-the flora, fauna, land, and First Peoples of Northern California-how First Peoples influenced their local ecologies-the importance of fire to some ecosystems-Kyle Burgess, "The Cougar Guy," and his Mountain Lion encounter that went viral-books Griff recommends-the importance of predators to keep ecosystems healthy for humans-habitat fragmentation-and moreAbout Griff: "As the host of Animal Planet’s online show 'Wild Jobs,' and a lifetime wildlife conservationist, John 'Griff' Griffith believes in the importance of relationships: wildlife to earth, wildlife to plants, wildlife to people, and people to people. This philosophy has led to many rewarding collaborations, including being selected by Earth Island Institute as one of four Americans to serve as low-impact ecotourism advisors to Siberia, being featured in the celebrated documentary 'Diversity and Inclusion in Our Wild Spaces,' and having his work introduced twice in the book, When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors. "His lifelong commitment to wildlife and people also includes a seventeen-year career as a supervisor in a youth development program called the California Conservation Corps, where he led groups of young adults, often from distressed communities, to restore natural areas and wildlife populations in a process he calls 'rewilding.' He often made videos with these Corps members, a few of which have gone viral. His most famous video 'Boss Dances Like a Boss' has 7 million views on YouTube alone and was featured on The Today Show, Headline News, Good Morning America, various international programs, and MTV’s Ain’t That America and Ridiculousness. Several of his other videos have been featured on the show RightThisMinute."In 2014, he also created the BioBlitz Dance for National Geographic and their BioBlitz events. The dance spread worldwide, with BioBlitz Dance videos coming from over 10 different countries. Two years after he created the dance, National Geographic flew John and two of his Corps members to Washington, D.C., to do the BioBlitz Dance onstage with Gary Knell, CEO of the National Geographic Society, and Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior. The BioBlitz Dance is still being enjoyed at outdoor events all over the world, and became the official dance of several schools, kids’ camps, and P-22 Day Festivals, in Los Angeles. "When John is not writing, presenting, or making videos for his own online platforms, he’s helping people connect to the redwood region as a natural and cultural resource interpreter for California State Parks."Contact Griff:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GriffWildInstagram: @TheNatureNutYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TotemMagicGoingMADWild Jobs: https://www.facebook.com/watch/AnimalPlanet/341870596689084/Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes1. Griff dance videosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKNhCjA0pdUb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxDQHPvlD7A2. BioBlitz dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNpKrHgW9ow3. Animal Planet's Wild Jobs program: https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/wild-jobs/4. Doug Tallamya. Bioi. https://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/experts/douglas-tallamy/ii. https://www.udel.edu/canr/departments/entomology-and-wildlife-ecology/faculty-staff/doug-tallamy/iii. https://www.humansandnature.org/doug-tallamyb. Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamyhttps://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Nature-Home-Wildlife-Expanded/dp/0881929921/c. Nature's Best Hope by Douglas W. Tallamyhttps://www.amazon.com/Natures-Best-Hope-Approach-Conservation/dp/1604699000/d. "Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard" by Jerry Adlerhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/5. E.O. Wilsona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilsonb. https://eowilsonfoundation.org/e-o-wilson/c. Some of his booksi. Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by Edward O. Wilsonhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZAT8VNE/ii. Tales From the Ant World by Edward O. Wilsonhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZAT8VNE/iii. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by E. O. Wilsonhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P5557DK/6. Eel River a. https://www.rivers.gov/rivers/eel.phpb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel_River_(California)7. Sinkyone Wilderness State Parka. http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=429b. https://www.stateparks.com/sinkyone_wilderness.htmlc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkyone_Wilderness_State_Park8. Humboldt Redwoods State Parka. https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=425b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Redwoods_State_Park9. Yuroka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurokb. https://www.yuroktribe.orgc. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yurok10. Wiyota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiyotb. http://www.wiyot.us11. Hupaa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hupab. https://factcards.califa.org/cai/hupa.html12. Tribes of California: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/California_tribes_%26_languages_at_contact.png/1200px-California_tribes_%26_languages_at_contact.png13. The Ecological Benefits of Fire (a bit to get some idea about it and start looking into it)a. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/ecological-benefits-fire/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ecologyc. https://learnforests.org/sites/default/files/EcologicalRoleofFire.pdfd. https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/BF03400628e. http://pacificbio.org/initiatives/fire/fire_ecology.html14. Before the Wilderness: Environmental Management by Native Californians by Kat Anderson and Thomas C. Blackburn: https://www.amazon.com/Before-Wilderness-Environmental-Californians-Anthropological/dp/0879191260/15. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mannhttps://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059/16. Kyle Burgess and the Mountain Liona. Original videoi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pg2CDCm34wii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xu3FBGQ2Eoiii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ktRhBcHza4b. Griff's interview of Kyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmIkU6Et4Ac. Griff talking about Mountain Lions and Kyle's incident: https://www.facebook.com/NorthCoastRedwoods/videos/347371733000314d. "Cougar Experts Weigh In On That Viral Video" by Sara Tabinhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/saratabin/2020/10/15/cougar-experts-weigh-in-on-that-viral-video/e. " ‘I don’t feel like dying today’: Utahn describes how he survived 6-minute cougar encounter" by Katie McKellar: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/12/21513450/utah-cougar-mountain-lion-encounter-viral-provo-slate-canyon-attack-stalk-survive17. Kyle Burgess's "I Am the Cougar Guy" website: https://www.iamthecougarguy.com18. Cougar Conservancy: https://cougarconservancy.org/19. Mountain Lion Foundation: https://mountainlion.org/20. Wolves of Yellowstonea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4F7yvMlAMb. https://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/predators/experts/yellowstonewolves.html?fbclid=IwAR0cuFEBV9alZ-0xg28Nv6yr5vALGl27q2EJTeOs8G3czK2JnoIH6v_wvtMc. "How Wolves Change Rivers:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q21. The importance of predators (a bit to get some idea about it and start looking into it)a. "The Crucial Role of Predators: A New Perspective on Ecology" by Caroline Fraserhttps://e360.yale.edu/features/the_crucial_role_of_predators_a_new_perspective_on_ecologyb. "The Ecological Importance of Predators" https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/predatorimportance.pdfc. "The Importance of Predators"https://www.predatordefense.org/predators.htmd. "Top Predators Key to Ecosystem Survival, Study Shows" by Bjorn Carey https://www.livescience.com/4171-top-predators-key-ecosystem-survival-study-shows.html22. Keystone speciesa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGg5it5FMIb. "Robert Paine, UW ecologist who identified ‘keystone species,’ dies at 83:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/robert-paine-uw-ecologist-who-identified-keystone-species-dies-at-83/c. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_T._Paine_(zoologist)d. "The Ecologist Who Threw Starfish" by Sean Carroll: http://nautil.us/issue/34/adaptation/the-ecologist-who-threw-starfish23. The Kaibab: a need for predators and good ecologya. "The Lesson of the Kaibab"https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/kaibab.htmlb. "Was Aldo Leopold Right about the Kaibab Deer Herd?" by Binkley, Moore, et. al. http://www.rmtrr.org/data/Binkleyetal_2006_Ecosystems.pdf24. Habitat Fragmentation (a bit to get some idea about it and start looking into it)a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_fragmentationb. "Negative and positive effects of habitat fragmentation on animals"https://www.animal-ethics.org/negative-and-positive-effects-of-habitat-fragmentation-for-animals/c. "Causes and consequences of habitat fragmentation in river networks" by Fuller, Doyle, et. al. http://www.jlakes.org/config/hpkx/news_category/2016-03-22/Fuller_et_al-2015-Annals_of_the_New_York_Academy_of_Sciences.pdfd. "Ecological Responses to Habitat Fragmentation Per Se" by Lenore Fahrighttps://www.glel.carleton.ca/PDF/webDump/17FahrigAREES.pdfBio and picture courtesy John "Griff" Griffith.

In this episode, local Naturalist Rose Holmes joins us to discuss:-her background and her interest in nature-the Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve (KMP)-what she and the other Naturalists do there-what programs the KMP has -what plants and animals are thereAbout Rose: "Rose Belzung Holmes developed a love and appreciation of nature through an upbringing in the Texas Hill Country, in the Twin Sisters area just south of Blanco, Texas. Spending time exploring the landscape and collecting bugs, plants, snakes, and fossils encouraged her interest in exploring careers that had roots in the environment. She received a B.S. in Rangeland Ecology and Management (2008) and a M.Ed. with a teaching certificate (2011), both from Texas A&M University in College Station. Her favorite part of education was the hands on applications, and she discovered a passion for teaching and sharing what she learned as well. After graduation, she moved to the Spring area with her new husband and spent a few months working part-time for the Texas A&M Forest service at the W.G. Jones State Forest office in Conroe as a program outreach coordinator. While only with the Forest Service for less than six months, she made connections with other enthusiastic professionals in the Forest Service as well as other industries that would continue to build and grow knowledge and networks up to the present day. It was during this time that she developed a new passion for trees and began the process of learning and studying to become a Certified Arborist. One thing she continued to learn is that there is always something to learn! "Rose began working for the Harris County Precinct 4 Parks department in 2012, and began her career as an education programmer stationed at Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center in Humble, TX. During her time here, she continued to study trees, birds, bugs, aquatic science, and any new information she could glean from other experienced naturalists. Over time, she has fulfilled other roles in the parks department including Forester, Naturalist, KMP Director, and Assistant Superintendent. Rose moved over to Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve after its opening in 2017 to grow and lead the educational programs offered to the public at KMP and other nearby locations. She enjoys the beauty of the area and exploring wild places when the time allows; and while she doesn’t get to lead programs as often any more, educating and interacting with the public is still her favorite part of the job. Her favorite programs to teach include topics of trees, plants, birds, bugs, and aquatic sciences. "When not at work, Rose enjoys sewing, quilting, crafting, baking and spending time with her two young kids (2 and 3 years old) and husband. A favorite family activity is walking down to the neighborhood pond to visit the turtles (and the playground of course)."Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes.1. KMP Website: www.hcp4.net/kmp2. KMP Facebook: www.facebook.com/KickerilloMischerPreserve/ 3. HCP4 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC704BVwMNvBrB9UceZMLjIw4. HCP4 digital resources: www.hcp4.net/learning 5. Videos we discusseda. Poison Ivy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e-alq1friA&t=4sb. Turtle Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ms8XeWpPWcc. Insects Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQxuu0PNqTId. Water Quality Video: (to come)f. History of KMP: https://youtu.be/kMv8Coj9r8w6. Potency poison ivy: some are not at all allergic, some are severely allergic, some are only mildly or only moderately allergic.a. https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/education/usm/2018/07/24/poison-oak-ivy-what-you-should-know-most-common-allergies-us/778441002/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_ivy7. Turtlesa. Common Musk Turtlei. https://www.texasturtles.org/eastern-musk-turtleii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternotherus_odoratusb. Box Turtlesi. https://www.texasturtles.org/ornate-box-turtleii. https://www.texasturtles.org/three-toed-box-turtleiii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_turtlec. Red-eared Slideri. https://www.texasturtles.org/red-ear-sliderii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-eared_sliderd. Mud Turtlei. https://www.texasturtles.org/mississippi-mud-turtleii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinosternone. Snapping Turtlei. https://www.texasturtles.org/eastern-snapping-turtleii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelydridaeiii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snapping_turtlef. Alligator Snapping Turtlei. https://www.texasturtles.org/alligator-snapping-turtleii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtleg. Soft Shell Turtlei. https://www.texasturtles.org/smooth-soft-shellii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trionychidae8. North Houston Astronomy Cluba. http://astronomyclub.org/nhacwp/b. https://www.facebook.com/NorthHoustonAstronomyClub9. Houston Audobon Society: https://houstonaudubon.orgPicture and bio courtesy Rose Holmes.

Dan joins us to discuss-our nature as fission-fusion rational, social animals-how that nature informs how we react to COVID -how that nature has allowed us to survive through history-what "fission-fusion" means-human history in North America-some history of human-animal interactions in North America-human culture-what science is-the importance of "interdisciplinary" thinking-the content of his forthcoming book “Wild New World: Humanity Encounters America’s Animals”and more.About Dan: Dan Flores is a writer and Professor Emeritus of the History of the American West at the University of Montana. A native of Louisiana and currently a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, he has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and numerous magazines. He is the author of ten books, most recently American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains, which received the Stubbendieck Distinguished Book Prize in 2017, and Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, a New York Times Bestseller, winner of the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, and a 2017 Finalist for PEN America’s E. O. Wilson Prize in Literary Science Writing. His current book project, “Wild New World: Humanity Encounters America’s Animals” is a big history of the human/wild animal story and will be published by W. W. Norton in 2022. Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes. (To come)Picture and bio courtesy Dan Flores.

Level 3 CyberTracker certified tracker and author Janet Pesaturo joins us to discuss:-her background-her start in tracking -why she loves tracking and using game cams-what is involved in tracking and using game cams-her book Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife-Bobcat behavior and lifestyle -Fisher behavior and lifestyle-Bear tracking and making behavior -animal nature, animal consciousness, human philosophy of animal consciousness, the nature of science, and the history of science-what she has learned from tracking and using game camsAbout Janet: "A Massachusetts native, Janet admired the flora and fauna of her suburban surrounds from an early age. A seventh grade teacher inspired her interest in life sciences, which she has pursued in a variety of ways over the past several decades. She has a Medical Degree, and practiced psychiatry for about 10 years before leaving to raise her children full-time. In 2004, she launched Animal Trackers of New England (formerly Nashaway Trackers), a group of wildlife enthusiasts who tracked for fun, and occasionally provided data to local conservation organizations. Soon thereafter, she began using trail cameras to learn about wildlife behavior. In 2013, she completed a master’s degree in Conservation Biology, and in 2014 she earned a Level III CyberTracker certificate. Janet has led many tracking walks, and has given several presentations on tracking and camera trapping. In 2018, her first book, Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife, was published. She currently authors this blog, Winterberry Wildlife."Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes1. Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife: https://www.amazon.com/Camera-Trapping-Guide-Behavior-Wildlife/dp/0811719065/2. Animal tracks: https://bear-tracker.com/mammals.html3. Massachusetts Audubon Society: https://www.massaudubo4. Tracker Certification CyberTracker North America: http://trackercertification.com/history/5. CyberTracker: https://www.cybertracker.org6. Mark Elbroch: https://markelbroch.com7. Mark Elbroch books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mark+elbroch&ref=nb_sb_noss_28. Bernd Heinricha. Bernd Heinrich bio on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Heinrichb. A guide to all his books: http://www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com/books-by-berndc. His academic career: https://www.uvm.edu/cas/biology/profiles/bernd-heinrichd. “Scientist at Work: Bernd Heinrich, Sings of Survival in a Frozen Forest” (New York Times, January 7, 2003) by James Gormanjan: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/07/science/scientist-at-work-bernd-heinrich-signs-of-survival-in-a-frozen-forest.htmle. "From Twigs to Ravens, Nothing Escapes the Notice of Bernd Heinrich” (Smithsonian Magazine, November 1, 1997) by Richard Wolkomir: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-twigs-to-ravens-nothing-escapes-the-notice-of-bernd-heinrich-53104160/f. Dr. Heinrich is in the top ten for the 100-mlle, 100-km, and 50-mile races (American): https://ultrarunning.com/featured/ultrarunning-magazine-all-time-lists/g, American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame: http://www.americanultra.org/halloffame.html#Bernd9. Bernd Heinrich interviewsa. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17872721b. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/1780687610. iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org11. Fishera. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal)b. https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/mammals/fishers/aboutc. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/fisher.html12. Bobcata. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcatb. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/b/bobcat/c. https://bigcatrescue.org/bobcat-facts/d. http://www.urbancarnivores.com/bobcats/13. Bobcat: Master of Survival by Kevin Hansenhttps://www.amazon.com/Bobcat-Master-Survival-Kevin-Hansen/dp/0195183037/14. Black Bear in Texasa. https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/habitats/trans_pecos/nongame/blackbear/b. "Black bears creeping back into Texas" by Brian Chasnoff (Nov. 28, 2009): https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/environment/article/Black-bears-creeping-back-into-Texas-626053.phpc. "Black bear sightings continue to increase in South Texas, Hill Country" by Justin Horne: https://www.ksat.com/news/2012/11/29/black-bear-sightings-continue-to-increase-in-south-texas-hill-country/d. https://texnat.tamu.edu/2018/07/20/black-bears-of-texas/e. "Black bear activity on the rise in Texas" by Matt Wyatt (7/8/2020): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/black-bear-activity-on-the-rise-in-texas/ar-BB16uWk115. The importance of predatorsa. "The Crucial Role of Predators: A New Perspective on Ecology" by Caroline Fraser (15 Sept 2011): https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_crucial_role_of_predators_a_new_perspective_on_ecologyb. "The Ecological Importance of Predators:" https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/predatorimportance.pdfc. "Some Animals Are More Equal than Others: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGg5it5FMId. "The Importance of Predators:" https://www.predatordefense.org/predators.htme. "Why predators are important for ecosystems:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4F7yvMlAMNote: in thinking about what the Bear might have been doing, my thought of a person opening a door, putting down keys, putting down a briefcase, etc. was not an identical sequence, but was an example to "prime the pump" to get my brain to start thinking of examples. I had some other examples in mind, but did not speak them. Developing them was not relevant to the discussion, nor was discussing in more depth the logic of the situation. But "priming the pump"of memory and thought is something we all could do more. It is an important thinking skill. Note: philosophies of science based on the work of Plato, Kant, Descartes, Dewey, Kuhn, Popper are fundamentally wrong. Science is not essentially deductive. It is not "above and beyond" experience or anything like that. Science is the inductive, integrated understanding of that nature of things and their cause-effect relationships. It is founded on and developed out of the evidence of the senses.Picture and bio courtesy Janet Pesaturo.

Today, Beau Harger, Level 3 CyberTracker Certified, joins us to discuss his background, tracking, what it is, what we get out of it, and why we love it. About Beau: "Beau is a compounding pharmacist by day and an avid outdoorsman in his spare time. He learned the art of tracking from one of the few tracking specialists in the country. He has earned a Level 3 certification in “Track and Sign” thru the Cybertracker Evaluation system , a system originating in South Africa designed to evaluate tracking proficiency. He has a passion for teaching tracking and has offered classes to nature centers and survival schools. Beau also worked with Wazoo Survival Gear to bring to market the Wazoo Tracking Bandana. His other outdoor interests include bird and big game hunting and retriever training with his dog Cider."Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes. 1. Earth Native Wilderness School: https://www.earthnativeschool.com2. Dave Scott: https://www.earthnativeschool.com/staff-bios3. Tracker Certification CyberTracker North America: http://trackercertification.com/history/4. Louis Liebenberg: https://cybertrackerblog.org/author/louisliebenberg/5. CyberTracker: https://www.cybertracker.org6. Mark Elbroch: https://markelbroch.com7. Mark Elbroch books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mark+elbroch&ref=nb_sb_noss_28. iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org9. Tracker Mentoring: Correspondence Courses for Trackers: https://trackermentoring.com10. Wazoo bandanasa. https://wazoosurvivalgear.com/collections/bandanasb. https://www.amazon.com/WAZOO-Tracking-Bandana-Field-Kit/dp/B07GT7WQPQ/Bio and picture courtesy Beau Harger.

Mary Anne Piacentini, President, Katy Prairie Conservancy, joins us to discuss:-her background -the Katy Prairie Conservancy: what it does and what it has accomplished -Houston flooding: what and why-the Army Corps of Engineers Interim Report: what it says; what has been accepted and what has been rejected by it-effective, cost-efficient, proven manageable ways to mitigate flooding-what to consider other than “get rid of the water!” and why it is important About MaryAnne: "MaryAnne Piacentini, President, Katy Prairie Conservancy, coordinates its land protection programs and conservation assistance to private landowners, establishes community partnerships and relationships with diverse stakeholders, and oversees the agency’s operations and programs. She expanded the land protection program from 1,300 acres in 1999 to more than 20,000 acres today; implemented a conservation buyer program to support additional conservation; and formed joint venture partnerships to restore habitat while also increasing earned income using stream and wetlands mitigation projects."In 2018 she was awarded the Bayou Preservation Association’s Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Award. Ms. Piacentini received the AIA Houston’s Civic Vision Award in 2016. She was one of four women in Texas to receive Audubon Texas’s inaugural Terry Hershey Texas Women in Conservation award in 2014. In 2005, she received the Army and Sarah Emmott Conservation Award from the Citizens' Environmental Coalition."She received a Master of City Planning from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of New Hampshire. Previously, she served as Executive Director of various nonprofit organizations, including Friends of Hermann Park, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Cultural Arts Council of Houston. She also served as the Senior Policy Planner for the Community Development Division of the Mayor’s Office of the City of Houston."Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes (more to come).1. Katy Prairie Conservancy: https://www.katyprairie.org2. Matt Cook Wildlife Viewing Platform at Warren Lakehttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/gardening/article/A-duck-oasis-40-minutes-from-Houston-14963397.php3. Indiangrass Preserve and the Ann Hamilton Walking Trailhttps://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7023579/ann-hamilton-trail4. Warren Ranchhttp://www.warrenranchtx.com5. Effect of and damage caused by Hurricane Harvey: https://www.khou.com/article/weather/hurricane/harvey/final-report-shows-harveys-impact-on-harris-county-by-the-numbers/285-5620169326. 2019 disasters and their costs: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article239153533.html7. US Army Corps of Engineers' "Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study, Texas:" https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Portals/26/BBTnT_Interim_Report_202001001_Final_1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0VI6q_U1Td_J3YXUwE3yMgwOKF3qsa0-BbZa8nRhIjZKKDiWg95823bcA8. Nature Deficit Disordera. http://richardlouv.com/blog/what-is-nature-deficit-disorderb. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/parenting/nature-health-benefits-coronavirus-outdoors.htmlc. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/people-in-nature/200901/no-more-nature-deficit-disorderd. https://www.childrenandnature.org/about/nature-deficit-disorder/e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_deficit_disorder9. Regenerative agriculture and holistic managementa. http://www.regenerativeagriculturedefinition.comb. https://www.ted.com/speakers/allan_savoryc. https://savory.globald. https://rodaleinstitute.org/why-organic/organic-basics/regenerative-organic-agriculture/e. https://holisticmanagement.orgf. http://www.polyfacefarms.comg. https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com10. The National Wildlife Federation: https://www.nwf.org11. Tax Day Flooda. https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2019/04/16/look-back-at-houstons-2016-tax-day-flood/b. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/tax-day-flood-houston-2016-photos-looking-back-12832654.phpc. https://spacecityweather.com/houstons-flooding-review/12. "Aging dams threaten thousands across US:" by David A. Lieb, Michael Casey and Michelle Minkoff: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/11/10/aging-dams-threaten-thousands-across/F66XXa2e9lGpec2ZyQOEeJ/story.html13. Rewilding rivers and removing damsa. https://rewildingeurope.com/blog/free-flow-rewilding-rivers-through-barrier-removal/b. https://www.americanrivers.org/threats-solutions/protecting-rivers/c. https://www.americanrivers.org/threats-solutions/restoring-damaged-rivers/d. https://oregonstate.edu/instruction/anth481/ws/damremove.html14. Economic value of naturea. "The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital"by Robert Costanza, et. al.: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/9476/Costanza%20et%20al%20%20Nature%201997%20prepublicaton.pdfb. "Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?" by Robert Costanza, et. al.: https://www.robertcostanza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_J_Costanza-et-al.-20yrs.-EcoServices.pdfc. TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaAEfERGyO8d. Robert Costanza talk "Flourishing on Earth: Lessons from Ecological Economics:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZkTlVPgqG4e. "Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services – Professor Robert Costanza:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4F3M1b1bdIf. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2020/10/31/nature-has-economic-value-that-needs-to-be-valued/?sh=39928d263a2cImage and bio courtesy MaryAnne Piacentini.

We discuss:-Steven's background-Interesting stories from Steven's archeology studies-Wunderlich Farms and the Klein Historical Foundation: their history, what they are, and what they do-Early history of our area: Native Americans and early European settlersAbout Steven: Graduated from Texas Tech University in 1997 with a BA in Anthropology. After working as an archaeologist for a few years, I went back and got my Masters in Archaeology and Heritage Management from the University of Leicester. Steve worked as an archaeologist for many various firms across the state of Texas and eventually decided to hang up his trowel in order to stay home with his growing family. He went back and got his teacher certification and started teaching 4th grade for Klein Independent School District. With his passion for history he received the Texas History Teacher (4th grade) of the year in 2011 presented by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT). After 8 years in the classroom he was presented with the opportunity to take over the program at the Klein, Texas Museum/Wunderlich Farm as the Living History Educator and Director of the Klein Historical Foundation. He has been running that program for 8 years. Steve lives in Klein, TX with his wife Kasie. He has 2 sons attending Texas Tech, one son attending Klein High School and two daughters ages 5 and 2. Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show Notes.1. Wunderlich Farm: https://www.kleinhistorical.org2. "Wunderlich Farms" by Matt Stephens (Community Impact Newspaper, Apr 8, 2014): https://communityimpact.com/news/2014/04/08/wunderlich-farms-2/3. "Steve Baird" by Julie Butterfield (Community Impact Newspaper, Aug 10, 2016): https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/features/2016/08/10/steve-baird/4. "History lives on at the Wunderlich Farm in Klein" by Vagney Bradley (Houston Chronicle (Champions-Klein), Oct. 10, 2016): https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/schools/article/History-lives-on-at-the-Wunderlich-Farm-in-Klein-9960935.php5. "Wunderlich Farms offers peek at Klein's history" by Judi Griggs (Houston Chronicle (Spring Observer ), Feb. 12, 2015): https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Wunderlich-Farms-offers-peek-at-Klein-s-history-6077907.php6. The Red River War a. https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriver/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Warc. https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE010d. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/red-river-war7. Lyman's Wagon Train Battlea. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=153580b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lyman%27s_Wagon_Trainc. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lymans-wagontrain]8. Cabeza de Vacaa. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cabeza-de-vaca-lvar-nunezb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Álvar_Núñez_Cabeza_de_Vacac. "In Search of Cabeza de Vaca’s Route across Texas: An Historiographical Survey"by Donald E. Chipman: https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/cabeza/pdfs/the_route/route_survey.pdfd. "Pinon Pines and the Route of Cabeza de Vaca" by Donald W. Olson, Marilynn S. Olson, Russell L. Doescher, et. al.: https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/cabeza/pdfs/the_route/pinon_pines_route.pdfe. https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/cabeza/exhibits/show/cabeza-de-vaca/further-study/the-route9. The Atakapaa. https://www.atakapa-ishak.orgb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atakapa10. The Akokisaa. http://sites.utexas.edu/tarl/2015/02/10/the-akokisa-and-the-atakapans/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akokisac. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/akokisa-indiansd. https://www.hcp4.net/parks/jjp/akokisa/11. The Bidaia. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bidai-indiansb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidai12. The Caddoa. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/caddo-indiansb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caddoc. http://texasindians.com/caddo.htm13. The Gault Sitea. https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/index.htmlb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gault_(archaeological_site)14. PocketSights appa. https://pocketsights.comb. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pocketsights-tour-guide/id935030205c. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketsights.TourGuide&hl=en_US&gl=USBio and picture courtesy Steven Baird.

Today we are joined by Susan Chadwick, environmental advocate and Executive Director of Save Buffalo Bayou, and Bob Freitag, expert on hazard mitigation and floodplain management, to discuss -Houston flooding-the USACE Interim Report (2020) on trying to manage flooding by altering Buffalo Bayou and Cypress Creek-floodplain management-modern science vs. old thinking about streams and floodplains-the nature of streams-how streams interact with geology, tides, flora, ecology, and climate-strategies for managing flooding -cost-benefit analyses of different strategies-benefits of modern, scientific, natural strategies over those of old, constrained strategies-what has worked elsewhere in the country and the world, and how some places are "rewilding" streams and discovering the deep, varied economic value of free "ecological services"About Susan: Susan Chadwick, a writer and journalist who grew up on Buffalo Bayou, is the president and executive director of Save Buffalo Bayou. She was the art critic for the Houston Post from 1985 until it closed in 1995.More about Susan, her work, and her contact info, at:a. https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-chadwick-66502a3b/b. www.SaveBuffaloBayou.orgc. https://www.facebook.com/SaveBuffaloBayou/About: Bob Freitag is Senior Instructor Part-time and Director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research (IHMP). The University of Washington Institute for Hazards Mitigation is an interdisciplinary academic Institute housed in the Department of Urban Design and Planning within the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. http://mitigate.be.uw.edu) He is the past Executive Director of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (http://www.crew.org/) and past member of the Association of State Floodplain Managers’ Board of Directors. (http://www.floods.org/) Bob is also a Certified Floodplain Manager. He has published many articles and written courses for FEMA and others concerning hazards mitigation and floodplain management, and was lead author of “Floodplain Management: a new approach for a new era” (Island Press 2009). Before coming to the University, he had a 25-year career with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) serving as Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO); Public Assistance, Mitigation and Education Officer. Prior to FEMA he was employed by several private architectural and engineering consultant firms in Hawaii and Australia, and taught science as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. Freitag received his Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Washington. Contact Bob here: http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/people/robert-freitag/His book Floodplain Management: A New Approach for a New Eraby Bob Freitag, Susan Bolton, Frank Westerlund, Julie Clark: https://www.amazon.com/Floodplain-Management-New-Approach-Era/dp/1597266353Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Effect of and damage caused by Hurricane Harvey: https://www.khou.com/article/weather/hurricane/harvey/final-report-shows-harveys-impact-on-harris-county-by-the-numbers/285-5620169322. 2019 disasters and their costs: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article239153533.html3. US Army Corps of Engineers' "Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study, Texas:" https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Portals/26/BBTnT_Interim_Report_202001001_Final_1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0VI6q_U1Td_J3YXUwE3yMgwOKF3qsa0-BbZa8nRhIjZKKDiWg95823bcA4. Vermont flooding in Irma: "The Connecticut River Watershed Council and The Conservation Law Foundation have joined together to step back to look at why Otter Creek in Rutland leapt up as Irene struck, increasing in flow by nearly 20 times in the space of a little more than a day, while downstream in Middlebury the river rose much more gradually, and more safely." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucb-Y8iipng&fbclid=IwAR1g9l0tePGJxV3fj1xfrpWvtxKKTTaV84TXzQp3bh4CQT1ipOjkLebXHJg5. Rewilding Europea. https://rewildingeurope.comb. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/europe/stories-in-europe/restoring-free-flowing-rivers-in-europe/c. https://europe.wetlands.org/publications/ecosystem-services-and-river-restoration/d. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showFile&rep=file&fil=LIFE09_INF_UK_000032_LAYMAN.pdf6. The importance of Beaversa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4t8h8nchfMb. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/24/620402681/the-bountiful-benefits-of-bringing-back-the-beaversc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwnXLllzi60d. https://www.aswm.org/aswm/aswm-webinarscalls/3355-2020-past-beaver-restoration-webinar-series#beaver17. Of the Mississippi River, "Mark Twain noted in 1883 that 'ten thousand river commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, go here, or go there, and make it obey.' From: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/mississippi-national-waterway-trump-infrastructure-river-enviorment-a8266366.html8. Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America by John M. Barry: https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Tide-Mississippi-Changed-America/dp/0684840022/9. A tree, depending on factors such as age and species, can absorb 20-250 gallons of water per day, more or less. At , say 400 trees per acre in a forest, that is 8,000-100,000 galleons of water per day. See, for example:a. https://www.lsu.edu/botanic-gardens/research/trees.phpb. https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/H636/c. https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/34466/PDFd. https://www.fs.fed.us/projects/hfi/10. Klamath River Restorationa. http://www.klamathrenewal.orgb. https://www.nfwf.org/programs/klamath-basin-restoration-program c. Salmon River: http://srrc.org11. Land subsidence from water dischargea. "Land Subsidence From Ground-Water Pumping" by S. A. Leake, U.S. Geological Survey: https://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/changes/anthropogenic/subside/b. "Texas Gulf Coast Groundwater and Land Subsidence:" https://txpub.usgs.gov/houston_subsidence/home/index.htmlc. "Land Subsidence due to Ground-Water Withdrawal Tulare-Wasco Area California" by B. E. Lofgren and R. L. Klausing: https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0437b/report.pdfd. "SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA:" https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1182/pdf/06SanJoaquinValley.pdf12. David Suzuki Foundation: https://davidsuzuki.org13. Ecosystem Valuationa. "The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital"by Robert Costanza, et. al.: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/9476/Costanza%20et%20al%20%20Nature%201997%20prepublicaton.pdfb. "Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?" by Robert Costanza, et. al.: https://www.robertcostanza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_J_Costanza-et-al.-20yrs.-EcoServices.pdfc. TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaAEfERGyO8d. Robert Costanza talk "Flourishing on Earth: Lessons from Ecological Economics:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZkTlVPgqG4e. "Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services – Professor Robert Costanza:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4F3M1b1bdI14. Association of State Wetland Managersa. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Assiation+wetland+managers&t=osx&ia=webb. their floodplain functions videos: https://www.aswm.org/watersheds/natural-floodplain-function-alliance/1790-webinars.htmlc. ecosystem valuation: https://www.aswm.org/wetland-science/planning-design/ecosystem-service-valuationd. links to science on floodplains, wetlands, restoration, etc.: https://www.aswm.org/wetland-science15. Tides and riversa. https://eos.org/research-spotlights/when-rivers-and-tides-collideb. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015RG00050716. Food Forestsa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJFL0MD9fcb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_m_0UPOzuIc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjUsobGWhs8d. https://projectfoodforest.org/what-is-a-food-forest/e. https://www.wildhomesteading.com/food-forest/17. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484/18. Learning environments and domains: "kind" vs. "wicked"a. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-media-psychology-effect/202010/the-success-equation-our-wicked-worldb. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/experience-studio/202007/experience-kind-vs-wickedBios courtesy Susan Chadwick and Bob FretagImage from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SanJacinto_Watershed.png

Naturalist, educator, eco-therapist, and nature mentor Kimberly Beck joins us to discuss the value of nature and the outdoors to our health and well-being. She can be reached at www.relationalrewilding.com or email wild@relationalrewilding.com.About Kimberly:"Kimberly's passion is facilitating relationship between people and nature, people and animals, and people and people. As a naturalist, humane educator, eco-therapist, nature mentor and dog trainer, she considers herself to be living her childhood dreams. She attributes her relationship with nature as a primary protective factor in her own emotional and psychological resilience, and hence chose to blend nature and psychology in her work. Kimberly values helping others improve their health, confidence, relationships, and sense of belonging in the world by restoring the original kinship we humans share with nature. She believes the health of people is absolutely intertwined with the health of our ecosystems, and hopes that re-establishing natural, native connections will generate more compassionate attitudes and actions toward ourselves, one another, and the planet upon which we depend. "Along with running Relational Rewilding (founded in 2017), Kimberly currently works as coordinator and faculty for the Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies, teaching nature-based approaches to therapy, and is a guest instructor with Denver Botanic Gardens, Audubon Society, and The Survival University. Kimberly holds a Master’s degree in Counseling from Colorado State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Outdoor Education & Plant Biology from Ohio University. She has been practicing nature-based and eco-therapy for 10 years . Kimberly designed and led environmental and humane education programs at state parks, outdoor education centers, and animal shelters throughout the country. She is a Master Naturalist, a Native Plant Master, and Certified Interpretive Guide. Kimberly has participated in continuing education programs through North American Institute of Medical Herbalism (now the Colorado School for Clinical Herbalism), The Foragers Path, Artemisia & Rue Herbalism, Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute, Wildcraft Forest School, Wilderness Awareness School, 8 Shields Institute, and The Tracking Project - training in cultural and natural awareness, animal tracking, plant studies, herbology, bird language, primitive skills, community building, & Gestalt and nature-based therapy. She lives in the foothills west of Golden, Colorado with her partner, 3 horses, and a diversity of surrounding wildlife. "Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Horses For Heroes: https://www.horsesforheroes.org2. Podcast "Kimberly Beck: Ecotherapy and Rewilding – Healing the Harms of Divorcement from Nature:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kimberly-beck-ecotherapy-rewilding-healing-harms-divorcement/id1473889249?i=1000484576633Picture and bio courtesy Kimberly Beck.

Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.In this excerpt, Dr. Alexander discusses:-how she became interested in Coyotes-Coyote and animal play-animal intelligence and consciousness-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history-Native American beliefs about Coyotes-the nature of Coyotes-Coyote diet-Citizen scienceEnjoy!About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe. Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.orgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/

Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.After talking about some of her background and interests, we talk about-how Shelley became interested in Coyotes-Coyote and animal play-animal intelligence and consciousness-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history-Native American beliefs about Coyotes-the nature of Coyotes-Coyote diet-Coyote ecology and evolution-Coyotes, Cats, and Dogs-truths and fictions people believe about Coyotes-what people can do to protect themselves and their pets, if the rare need arises-how we can and should live with Coyotes. And more. Enjoy!About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe. Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.orgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Horsesa. Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Horse-Life-Lessons-Herd/dp/0307406865/b. Nature in Horsemanship, Considering the Horse, Horses Never Lie, A Good Horse Is Never a Bad Color by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mark+rashid+books&crid=1IATMYNM6N9L7&sprefix=mark+rashid+%2Caps%2C186&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12c. The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Listens-Horses-Real-Life/dp/0345510453/d. Buck, a documentary about Buck Branahan: https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Brannaman/dp/B005S6VD70/2. Horses For Heroes: https://www.horsesforheroes.org3. Stacy Westfall shows how its done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKK7AXLOUNo4. Honza Blaha shows how its done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ZmDkhqhW85. The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy ― and Why They Matter by Marc Bekoff: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Lives-Animals-Scientist-Explores/dp/1577316290/6. The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals by Charles Darwina. Free PDF on Internet: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1227/1227-h/1227-h.htmb. Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Expression-Emotions-Man-Animals/dp/14701888807. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal: https://www.amazon.com/Are-Smart-Enough-Know-Animals/dp/0393353664/8. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Words-What-Animals-Think/dp/1250094593/9. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence: https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Whisperer-Life-Herd-African-ebook/dp/B0050Q5WYS/10 Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Raven-Investigations-Adventures-Wolf-Birds-ebook/dp/B000V507ES/11. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores: https://www.amazon.com/Coyote-America-Natural-Supernatural-History/dp/B01LXW9MP0/12. First Nation stories about Coyotes (I found these websites, but have not read the stories; I am just offering this as a start on you doing your own research)a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_(mythology)b. http://www.native-languages.org/legends-coyote.htmc. https://www.ubcpress.ca/asset/9270/1/9780774814010.pdfOther podcasts featuring Dr. Alexander (which episodes you can find on other podcast apps than those linked to here):1. https://www.biosphereinstitute.org/podcasts-and-other-media2. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/intermission-coyote/id1132743791?i=10003773641113. https://arts.ucalgary.ca/news/artscast-episode-2-human-and-coyote-conflict-urban-vs-rural4. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0k6Sm2E2xU9JmhGsnanx3malso here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpdSSJ8cuOs5. https://thefurbearers.com/blog/episode-128-special-report6. https://thefurbearers.com/blog/episode-103-the-bear-truthPicture and bio courtesy Shelley Alexander.

Bob Freitag, expert on hazard mitigation and floodplain management, joins us to take a big-picture, ecological look at water ways and water systems.We discuss:-creeks, rivers, beaches, oceans-how climate affects streams and creeks and rivers-energy flow through water ways and water systems-human and nature interactions and consequences-good ideas and bad ideas in our culture-attempts to control the Mississippi River-ways we can change culture to adapt to nature instead of trying to fight it, destroy it, or control it-listening to people and nature instead of ordering them around-enjoying life and working with nature.About: Bob Freitag is Senior Instructor Part-time and Director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research (IHMP). The University of Washington Institute for Hazards Mitigation is an interdisciplinary academic Institute housed in the Department of Urban Design and Planning within the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. http://mitigate.be.uw.edu) He is the past Executive Director of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (http://www.crew.org/) and past member of the Association of State Floodplain Managers’ Board of Directors. (http://www.floods.org/) Bob is also a Certified Floodplain Manager. He has published many articles and written courses for FEMA and others concerning hazards mitigation and floodplain management, and was lead author of “Floodplain Management: a new approach for a new era” (Island Press 2009). Before coming to the University, he had a 25-year career with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) serving as Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO); Public Assistance, Mitigation and Education Officer. Prior to FEMA he was employed by several private architectural and engineering consultant firms in Hawaii and Australia, and taught science as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. Freitag received his Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Washington. Contact Bob here: http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/people/robert-freitag/His book Floodplain Management: A New Approach for a New Eraby Bob Freitag, Susan Bolton, Frank Westerlund, Julie Clark: https://www.amazon.com/Floodplain-Management-New-Approach-Era/dp/1597266353Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Littoral drifta. http://sandshed.org/sandshed-science/what-is-littoral-drift/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longshore_driftc. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/littoral-drift2. Of the Mississippi River, "Mark Twain noted in 1883 that 'ten thousand river commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, go here, or go there, and make it obey.' From: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/mississippi-national-waterway-trump-infrastructure-river-enviorment-a8266366.html3. Before people were watching The Wolves of Yellowstone, hydrologist Bob Beschta was studying the Lamar River and biologists Bill Ripple and Eric Larsen were studying the disappearance of Aspen trees in Yellowstone.a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4F7yvMlAMb. https://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/predators/experts/yellowstonewolves.htmlSee also: 1. Asking questions to dig deeper into people's needs, goals, and drives, and to find root causes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_whys2. Montessori educationa. https://www.spreaker.com/user/11043023/episode-21-montessori-expert-charlotte-c_1b. https://www.spreaker.com/user/11043023/episode-27-montessori-expert-charlotte-cPicture and bio courtesy Bob Freitag.

Fitness Trainer Tim Maddox joins us to discuss his holistic approach to self-defense and living, and the interplay between prepping for self-defense and moving in nature. The best preparation is getting our natural human ecology right. In this episode, we discuss:-breathing, mindfulness, self-control, environmental awareness, and staying active-minded and mentally present;-how injuries show that our muscles and systems are connected and show where they fit in the chain;-how injuries can bring out errors in our thinking, some that go back a few steps from the injury, some that go back to philosophic basics;-how practices we learn by moving in nature help us in self-defense situations;-how cold exposure and other stresses prepare us to deal with emergencies;-the practice and philosophy of being integrated rational animals -- we are not made of separated mind and body or isolated parts. About Tim: Tim is a MovNat Level II certified trainer and continuing learning workshop enthusiast. He enjoys ultra running and mindful movement practices.He is here: https://wholeisticselfdefense.com/instructors/Contact: https://wholeisticselfdefense.com/contact/Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. WHOLEistic SELF-Defense: https://wholeisticselfdefense.com2. Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performance/dp/1628600837/3. Kelly Starrett's The Ready State: https://thereadystate.com4. Justin Everman's Academy of Combative Warrior Arts: https://www.combativewarriorarts.com5. Wim Hofa. https://www.wimhofmethod.comb. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxHTM1FYxeC4F7xDsBVltGg6. American marathoner racing African Bushman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Ej2Qxv0W87. Me and Wasps:a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSo_ysQEHDAb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNUZeZ-sieAc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jUH8mW2ng 8. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/Related info:1. The Barefoot Running Book: The Art and Science of Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Running by Jason Robillard: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Running-Book-Science-Minimalist/dp/04522984582. Ready to Run: Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally by Kelly Starrett and TJ Murphy: https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Run-Unlocking-Potential-Naturally/dp/1628600098/Bio and picture courtesy Tim Maddox.

Rebecca Lewis joins us to discuss her journey through life from non-athlete to conventional athlete to coach and practitioner of natural human movement. We discuss:-her background-how she went from being a practitioner of yoga to being a teacher of yoga to being disillusioned with yoga-her experience and expertise with running-how MovNat and natural movement changed everything-principles of good movement-principles of good training-how some aspects of our modern lifestyle affect us, and what those aspects are-what we can do to move well and enjoy itAbout Rebecca: "Rebecca is an efficient movement and running coach, living and working in the incredible natural setting of the UNESCO World Heritage, Tramuntana Mountains, Mallorca, Spain. "I love the freedom of running and moving with confidence and ease in nature. And my passion is to introduce others to feel confident and competent within a natural environment. Seeing it as a natural, outdoor playground, to interact with and enjoy, rather than be fearful of."By optimising our human movement potential, we can resolve pain, prevent injury and improve performance, in whatever we do. If we can move well, we feel better and enjoy our body’s more."One of my main focal points is to help others understand the role of the feet as integral to whole body movement. Through rewilding the sensory organ, that is our feet, we have more opportunity to sense and read the environment we are moving through. Enabling us to move more efficiently and effectively with confidence."We sense the world through our senses, so why dumb down your first point of contact with the earth by wearing constrictive, rigid and cushioned footwear. We miss so much by this disconnection. "I believe, if we take time to understand our biological needs, move in alignment with our physiology, we are on the road to being a happier, healthier and more capable human being."Contact Rebecca: https://www.barefootmallorca.com/contactContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Rebecca's site Barefoot Mallorca: https://www.barefootmallorca.com2. Lee Saxbya. https://www.leesaxby.comb. http://naturalrunningcenter.com/columnists/lee-saxby/c. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBlKRkbzW3n3wunbtO8xDTA3. Mark Cucuzzellaa. https://www.drmarksdesk.comb. https://www.amazon.com/Run-Your-Life-Without-Well-Being/dp/110194630X4. Christopher McDougalla. Born to Run: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307279189/b. Natural Born Heroes: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Heroes-Mastering-Endurance/dp/0307742229/5. Helen Halla. http://www.helen-hall.co.ukb. https://www.amazon.com/Even-Your-Shoes-efficient-enjoyable-ebook/dp/B07N7SM94C/6. Patrick McKeowna. https://buteykoclinic.comb. https://www.amazon.com/Patrick-McKeown/e/B006X1OD3U7. Katy Bowmana. https://www.nutritiousmovement.comb. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=katy+bowman&i=digital-text&ref=nb_sb_noss8. "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution” --Theodosius Dobzhansky, a. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/10/2/text_pop/l_102_01.htmlb. https://abt.ucpress.edu/content/35/3/125c. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_in_Biology_Makes_Sense_Except_in_the_Light_of_Evolution9. UNESCO World Heritage Site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site10. Doggerlanda. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/maps/doggerland/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland11. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/Other resources1. Esther Gokhale Google talk on posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE2. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/3. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/4. Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Your-DNA-Movement-Expanded/dp/1943370109/5. Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Barefoot-Transitioning-Footwear/dp/0989653986/6. The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease Reprint Editionby Daniel Lieberman: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp/030774180X/Picture and bio courtesy Rebecca Lewis.

Jack Mullaly joins us to discuss how to transition wisely to become an efficient mover in all environments, natural and human-designed. Make the most of your human potential. Jack discusses:-principles of good training-the role of gyms in transitioning from conventional exercise to outdoor fitness: complex movement in a complex environment-how training in nature differs from training in a gym-why we need nature-how many aspects of our modern culture "molds" us for the worse-the importance of "crashing"-how to fail forward, and not become broken: know how to fail, how to fall, how to catch yourself-the importance, in natural environments, of knowing how to fail in order to be successful-the importance of learning from others: different ages at different stages, less advanced as well as more advancedAbout Jack: Jack Mullaly is a man who wears many hats, each with a different print but the same underlying design. Jack is a former internationally competitive athlete is the niche sport of biketrials. He is a qualified environmental engineer and most recently the owner of Ideanthro Movement, a gym delivering fitness rooted in real world, practical human movement. While these may seem like very different pursuits, it is Jack's contention that most aspects of life are far more connected and similar than they might appear at first glance. This is known at thematic interconnectedness. Jack seeks to find these thematic interconnections to learn from what works in one aspect of life and apply them in others.You can reach him via his website: https://www.ideanthro.com/connectContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes.1. Jack's website Ideanthro: https://www.ideanthro.com2. Stage 6 Health & Fitness (Matt and Amelia Rutley): https://www.stage6fitness.com.au3. The Big Biology Podcast episode "Genes Don't Do Crap:" https://www.bigbiology.org/rss-feed/2018/7/20/ep-7-genes-dont-do-crap4. "It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs, but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason, when the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs." -- Aristotle, The Rhetoric: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/rhetoric.1.i.html5. The OODA Loop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop6. John Boyd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_(military_strategist)7. Ecologya. https://www.esa.org/about/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-me/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecologyc. http://environment-ecology.com/what-is-ecology/205-what-is-ecology.html8. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/Other resources1. Esther Gokhale Google talk on posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE2. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/3. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/4. Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Your-DNA-Movement-Expanded/dp/1943370109/5. Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Barefoot-Transitioning-Footwear/dp/0989653986/6. The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease Reprint Editionby Daniel Lieberman: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp/030774180X/Picture and bio courtesy of Jack Mullaly.

Jack Mullaly joins us to discuss how to transition wisely to become an efficient mover in all environments, natural and human-designed. Make the most of your human potential. Jack discusses:-principles of good training-the role of gyms in transitioning from conventional exercise to outdoor fitness: complex movement in a complex environment-how training in nature differs from training in a gym-why we need nature-how many aspects of our modern culture "molds" us for the worse-the importance of "crashing"-how to fail forward, and not become broken: know how to fail, how to fall, how to catch yourself-the importance, in natural environments, of knowing how to fail in order to be successful-the importance of learning from others: different ages at different stages, less advanced as well as more advancedAbout Jack: Jack Mullaly is a man who wears many hats, each with a different print but the same underlying design. Jack is a former internationally competitive athlete is the niche sport of biketrials. He is a qualified environmental engineer and most recently the owner of Ideanthro Movement, a gym delivering fitness rooted in real world, practical human movement. While these may seem like very different pursuits, it is Jack's contention that most aspects of life are far more connected and similar than they might appear at first glance. This is known at thematic interconnectedness. Jack seeks to find these thematic interconnections to learn from what works in one aspect of life and apply them in others.You can reach him via his website: https://www.ideanthro.com/connectContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes.1. Jack's website Ideanthro: https://www.ideanthro.com2. Stage 6 Health & Fitness (Matt and Amelia Rutley): https://www.stage6fitness.com.au3. The Big Biology Podcast episode "Genes Don't Do Crap:" https://www.bigbiology.org/rss-feed/2018/7/20/ep-7-genes-dont-do-crap4. "It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs, but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason, when the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs." -- Aristotle, The Rhetoric: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/rhetoric.1.i.html5. The OODA Loop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop6. John Boyd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_(military_strategist)7. Ecologya. https://www.esa.org/about/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-me/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecologyc. http://environment-ecology.com/what-is-ecology/205-what-is-ecology.html8. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/Other resources1. Esther Gokhale Google talk on posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE2. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/3. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/4. Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Your-DNA-Movement-Expanded/dp/1943370109/5. Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Barefoot-Transitioning-Footwear/dp/0989653986/6. The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease Reprint Editionby Daniel Lieberman: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp/030774180X/Picture and bio courtesy of Jack Mullaly.

Jim Robertson of the Cypress Creek Greenway Project joins us to discuss smart development of Cypress Creek and the history and achievements of the Greenway Project. We discuss his background, how he became interested in and involved in the local green space, what he has done, how the CC Greenway Project and the CC Flood Control Coalition started, what they have accomplished, how they function, the benefits of nature to us all, and what you can do to help and get involved.About Jim: "Jim received a BA in Geology, then went to Columbia University to earn a PhD in Marine Geology. After a career working for Chevron in the oil industry, he initiated efforts on the Cypress Creek Greenway Project (CCGP) in January 2004, of which he became Chairman in July 2004. "He is also Director of the Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition, Director of the Bayou Preservation Association Director, the Cypress Creek Watershed Representative to the Bayou Preservation Association, a member of the Bacteria Implementation Group (BIG) of the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), and serves on the steering committee for the Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership (H-GAC managed program). "He has won many awards, including the "Grassroots Award" from The Park People (2008), the "Mayor's Volunteer Houston Award" - Environmental and Wildlife Preservation (2012), the "Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Award" - Bayou Preservation Association (2014), the "Diamond Award" - Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce (2015), the “Environmental Impact Award” – North Houston Association (2017). "He is a long-time resident of the Cypress area, where he lives with his wife Ginny. They have two daughters and four grandchildren."Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes.1. Cypress Creek Greenway Projecta. http://ccfcc.org/2007-cypress-creek-greenway-project/b. https://www.hcp4.net/parks/ccgw/c. https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/city-county/2018/11/12/greenway-projects-on-cypress-and-spring-creeks-continue-to-advance/2. Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition: http://ccfcc.org3. MUDa. https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=227010b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District4. HOAa. https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/real-estate/homeowners-association-law/homeowners-associations.htmlb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeowner_association5. European "right to roam" or "freedom to roam:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam6. The affect of green spaces on property values; just a starter for youa. https://www.houselogic.com/remodel/windows-doors-and-floors/9-surprising-things-add-value-your-house/b. https://depts.washington.edu/hhwb/Thm_Economics.htmlc. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265969625_Effect_of_public_green_space_on_residential_property_values_in_Belfast_metropolitan_aread. https://sites.duke.edu/urbaneconomics/?p=1441e. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/14/living-near-green-spaces-boosts-property-prices-2500-average/7. The importance of nature to our mental and physical health and well-beinga. https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-healthb. https://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrist/2017/06/15/the-science-behind-how-nature-affects-your-health/#5b6e27ee15aec. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104990/d. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/e. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/8. Epigenetics (have not read these books except for the first one; just mentioning them for your consideration; just a starter for you).a. The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance by Nessa Carey: https://www.amazon.com/Epigenetics-Revolution-Rewriting-Understanding-Inheritance-ebook/dp/B0074MTTEK/b. Epigenetics: The Death of the Genetic Theory of Disease Transmission First Editionby Joel D. Wallach D.V.M, Ma Lan M.D., Gerhard N. Schrauzer Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Epigenetics-Genetic-Theory-Disease-Transmission/dp/1590791495/c. Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Our Genes by Richard C. Francis: https://www.amazon.com/Epigenetics-How-Environment-Shapes-Genes/dp/039334228X/d. You Are What Your Grandparents Ate: What You Need to Know About Nutrition, Experience, Epigenetics and the Origins of Chronic Disease by Judith Finlayson and Kent Thornburg: https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-Your-Grandparents/dp/0778806332/Picture and bio courtesy Jim Robertson.

If we are to move in nature (or anywhere, for that matter) for any reason, we need to know how to be true to our nature: our biomechanics, our function, our human ecology, etc. To help and offer advice, Damien Norris, fitness trainer, fitness expert, joins us to discuss his journey from broken gymnast -- injuries, dysfunctions, mobility issues -- to student and expert in natural human movement in all its richness and variety. Damien shares what he learned in his movement career so that we can do things better, with more insight and wisdom. He lets us know why we should do MovNat/natural movement, how to do it, what to do, and what we can do mentally and physically to be more safe.We discuss:-his background-his time in gymnastics-how we was affected negatively by gymnastics-his time between gymnastics and returning to fitness-his journey to Parkour and the practice of George Hebert-what MovNat is-his accomplishments in MovNat-how MovNat helps you-what you can do to slowly, smartly, and wisely become a movement expert in the outdoorsNote: as Damien says in the interview, we should be able to take action in most any circumstance -- but not when we are injured! Neither Damien nor I are advocating exercise or movement training inappropriate to an injury. Damien was segueing off my discussion to make a point, not saying I should have done anything different with my knee injury! Be wise. In the story I was telling in this episode, I was doing a balance test on some 2x4s: walk forward along the entire length of two 2x4s, walk backward, walk forward, walk backward, turn 4 times (2 left and 2 right), do 2 tripods extensions, then walk off the boards -- all without coming off even once and all with good technique. I did not do my turns on the balls of my feet, but did them with more of my foot (as I had been practicing), so I did not pass the test. I had to submit a video when I had a chance to a week later. It was during this that I was so tired, because I was so out of shape from my knee injury, that I felt like I could not go on and like I had to step off the boards, like i had nothing mentally or physically in the tank. But, because of years of wise practice, I powered through -- not like some "triumph of the will" Nazi thing, but rather in a mindful, alert, experienced way. I had done such things before, and I was constantly monitoring (the whole Level I weekend) my physical abilities to make sure I was staying within my zone/envelope of competence, and not going beyond that into the zone of injury and self-destruction. About Damien: "Damien is a natural movement specialist who has lead an unconventional life. At 16 he left school to pursue a career in gymnastics, but in his early 20s that dream was cut short through injury."With no secondary qualifications, Damien coached gymnastics for a while, travelled and later returned to school as a mature-age student. That choice dramatically changed the course of his life."Since completing a range of degrees he has worked as a human rights campaigner and aid worker in East Timor, a philosopher, university lecturer, civil and criminal lawyer and public guardian."In 2016 Damien unexpectedly, and reluctantly, found himself involved with gymnastics again. However this time around, with a whole new perspective on life, wellness and movement, he founded his own movement company called The Wilding Project."Right now he is travelling the world with his wife and 3 yo son spending time in diverse natural environments and exploring different movement modalities. Right now, he is in Costa Rica learning about waves and learning to surfing in a small beach community."Contact Damien at The Wilding Project: https://olympicfunfitness.com.auOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildingproject/On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshFoUee_BCeqXyZDRB5EAgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Georges Heberta. bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Hébertb. a link to one of his books: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Method-Practical-Physical-Education/dp/1512334367/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?keywords=george+herbert+natural+movement&qid=1578783702&sr=8-1-fkmr12. Erwan LeCorre3. MovNat Level 1 movement techniques: https://www.movnat.com/level-1-certification/4. MovNat Level 2 movement techniques: https://www.movnat.com/level-two-certification/5. MovNat Level 3 movement techniques: https://www.movnat.com/get-certified-level-3/6. Videos of MovNat movementsa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_7. Erwan LeCorrea. https://www.movnat.com/erwan-le-corre/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwan_Le_Correc. The Workout The World Forgot, the video Dani mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKGF-ErsJiId. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Corre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom-ebook/dp/B07M75GF7W/8. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/Picture and Bio courtesy Damien Norris.

Jack Mullaly joins us to discuss how walking, running, and moving in nature differs from walking, running, and moving in a human-made and human-designed environment (e.g., cities, suburbs, and homes). We discuss his background, his work, what MovNat is, how moving in natural environments differs from moving in gyms and human-made environments, how to transition wisely into moving in nature, how fitness programs should be designed and how clients should be trained, and how to get into barefoot running and stay with it. About Jack: Jack Mullaly is a man who wears many hats, each with a different print but the same underlying design. Jack is a former internationally competitive athlete is the niche sport of biketrials. He is a qualified environmental engineer and most recently the owner of Ideanthro Movement, a gym delivering fitness rooted in real world, practical human movement. While these may seem like very different pursuits, it is Jack's contention that most aspects of life are far more connected and similar than they might appear at first glance. This is known at thematic interconnectedness. Jack seeks to find these thematic interconnections to learn from what works in one aspect of life and apply them in others.You can reach him via his website: https://www.ideanthro.com/connectContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes.1. Jack's website Ideanthro: https://www.ideanthro.com2. Fighting Monkey: https://fightingmonkey.net3. UFC Fighter Carlos Condit talking fighting and MovNata. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3I8wIvC65Qb. (cussing inside; Joe Rogan talking about Condit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6tHQytjg7Ac. (cussing inside): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMyZjQlK7wM4. Harvard Barefoot Laba. website: http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edub. videos: http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html5. Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by Katy Bowman: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Barefoot-Transitioning-Footwear/dp/09896539866. The Barefoot Book by L. Daniel Howell: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Book-Great-Reasons-Shoes/dp/0897935543/7. Sweetguma. Sweetgum ball: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37435483b. Sweetgum tree in winter, with balls on it, and several leaves: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/374410228. Walkabouta. "In Australian Aboriginal society, Walkabout is a rite of passage during which males undergo a journey during adolescence, typically ages 10 to 16, and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and traditional transition into manhood" from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkaboutb. https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/walkabout-not-crazy/c. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/walkabout-coming-age-00121919. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/Other resources1. Esther Gokhale Google talk on posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE2. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/3. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/4. Federico Bitti's TED talk "Dystonia. Rewiring the brain through movement and dance” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkHK3rfKO05. Anders Hansen TED talk "Why the Brain is Built for Movement:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9p3Z7L0f0UPicture and bio courtesy of Jack Mullaly.

Justin Bower joins us to for an interesting discussion of his background, his work, and water quality. A discussion I wish could have gone longer. We talk about -his background-his childhood in rural New York-why he got into environmental planning-what he does now-the Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership: history, function, purpose, goals-Cypress Creek water quality-why water quality is important to you, our community, and our local ecology-what you can do about it, and how you can get involved.Enjoy!Justin's contact info: https://cypresspartnership.weebly.com/contact.htmlContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. The Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership: https://cypresspartnership.weebly.com2. Houston-Galveston Area Council: http://www.h-gac.com/home/residents.aspx3. Cypress Creek water qualitya. https://communityimpact.com/houston/environment/2019/07/24/group-forms-to-tackle-water-quality-issues-on-cypress-creek/b. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/champions-klein/news/article/Fecal-matter-in-Cypress-Creek-prompts-watershed-13817228.phpc. https://cypresspartnership.weebly.com/water-quality.html4. Andrew Wyeth paintings: https://andrewwyeth.com/gallery/5. The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler: https://www.amazon.com/Geography-Nowhere-Americas-Man-Made-Landscape/dp/06718882506. The Clean Water Acta. https://www.americanrivers.org/rivers/discover-your-river/the-importance-of-the-cwa-to-protecting-your-rivers-clean-water/b. https://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/moduleFrame.cfm?parent_object_id=2571c, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Water_Act7. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watershed_Protection_and_Flood_Prevention_Act_of_1954b. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1042173.pdf8. Cuyahoga River Firea. https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/63b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_Riverc. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444/9. Texas Fish Consumption Bans and Advisories: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/fish-consumption-bans-and-advisories10. Texas Stream Teama. https://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Service/TexasStreamTeam.htmlb. https://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Service/TexasStreamTeam/citizenscientists.htmlb. https://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterquality/nonpoint-source/projects/texas-stream-team11. Urban Forestry in the H-GAC Region: http://www.h-gac.com/urban-forestry/default.aspx

In this episode, 19-year veteran Texas Master Naturalist Teri MacArthur joins us to discuss the Texas Master Naturalist Program, what it does, how it started and evolved, the projects that they have done and that you can participate in, the training program, and how you can get involved. Enjoy! About Teri: Teri MacArthur has been an environmental educator for more than 20 years. She has been a Certified Texas Master Naturalist since 2001, is a Certified Texas Waters Specialist, a Certified Master Volunteer Entomologist Specialist, Certified Project Learning Tree facilitator, Certified Leopold Education Facilitator, Certified Stream Team Volunteer Trainer since 2006, member of the Texas Mycological Society since 1980, and currently serves as the Water Conservation Specialist for The Woodlands Township Contact Teri about the Texas Master Naturalist Program:a. 281-381-3281b. texasnaturelover@earthlink.netContact Teri about the Woodlands Township water conservation program, education programs, or volunteering:a. 281-210-3928b. TMacArthur@thewoodlandstownship-tx.govContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Texas Master Naturalist Programa. main: https://txmn.orgb. about: https://txmn.org/about/c. curriculum: https://txmn.org/resources/curriculum/(see also: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623493400/texas-master-naturalist-statewide-curriculum/ or https://www.amazon.com/Naturalist-Statewide-Curriculum-AgriLife-Extension/dp/1623493404)d. history: http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=77&num=115482e. history, about, stats: https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_w7000_0874.pdf2. Texas Master Naturalist Heartwood Chapter (Montgomery County)a. main: https://txmn.org/heartwood/b. prospective members; training; etc.: https://txmn.org/heartwood/prospective-members/3. Texas Master Naturalist Gulf Coast Chapter (Harris County)a. main: https://txmn.org/gulfcoast/b. training: https://txmn.org/gulfcoast/training/4. Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter (Waller Country)a. main: https://txmn.org/coastal/b. training: https://txmn.org/coastal/about-our-chapter/tmn-training-information/5. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org6. Mercer Botanic Gardens: https://www.hcp4.net/parks/mercer/7. Invasive speciesa. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/invasive.htmlb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_speciesc. https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/what-are-invasive-speciesd. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/ e. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species8. Texas invasive speciesa. main: https://texasinvasives.orgb. invasive of the Cypress Creek area: https://texasinvasives.org/i101/ecoalert_detail.php?ecoregion_id=2c. what you can do: https://texasinvasives.org/action/d. citizen scientists: https://texasinvasives.org/invaders/e. resources, reading, etc.: https://texasinvasives.org/resources/9. Texas Parks & Wildlife's "Texas Wildlife Identification Guide:" https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_k0700_0517.pdf10. "Historic Wildlife of Texas: In Numbers, Numberless" by Steve Nelle: https://www.texas-wildlife.org/resources/publications/historic-wildlife-of-texas11. Texas plant lifea. https://texasalmanac.com/topics/environment/texas-plant-lifeb. https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/plants12. The Natural History of Texas (Integrative Natural History Series, sponsored by Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies, Sam Houston State University) by Brian R. Chapman, Eric G. Bolen, and Andrew Sansom: https://www.amazon.com/Integrative-sponsored-Institute-Environmental-University/dp/1623495725/13. Podcast interview of Tom Brown III: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19221963Bio and picture courtesy Teri MacArthur

Fitness Trainer Tim Maddox joins us to discuss a neglected aspect of hiking, tracking, trail running, picking up trash, care-taking a natural area, orienteering, and generally being outdoors: our own movement.Tim shares his background and qualifications, and who and what has influenced him, then he discusses what "natural movement" and "MovNat" are. We then get into how to run, walk, and hike outdoors and on our forest trails. We talk technique, how to, progressions, training, starting from scratch, becoming a master, philosophy, and what you can do no matter your level of training and expertise. Valuable ideas and discussion for everyone who gets outside. Enjoy!Sorry if the sound quality is not the best: I am not an audio expert. About Tim: Tim is a MovNat Level II certified trainer and continuing learning workshop enthusiast. He enjoys ultra running and mindful movement practices.Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. WHOLEistic SELF-Defense: https://wholeisticselfdefense.com2. ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running by Danny Dreyer and Katherine Dreyer: https://www.amazon.com/ChiRunning-Revolutionary-Approach-Effortless-Injury-Free/dp/14165494473. MovNata. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.comb. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNatc. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4sd. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuUe. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8ribi. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/4. Kellen Milada. https://www.movnat.com/movnat-team/b. https://www.movementparallelslife.com5. Katy Bowmana. website: https://www.nutritiousmovement.comb. her books: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/the-books-ive-written/c. podcasts: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/category/podcast-transcripts/d. books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Katy-Bowman/e/B0057HLJY26. Erwan LeCorrea. https://www.movnat.com/erwan-le-corre/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwan_Le_Correc. The Workout The World Forgot, the video Dani mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKGF-ErsJiId. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Corre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom-ebook/dp/B07M75GF7W/7. Georges Heberta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Hébertb. https://www.movnat.com/the-roots-of-methode-naturelle/c. https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Method-adapted-Practical-Education-ebook/dp/B00OSMWRAC/8. The effect of "the less one knows, the more competent one thinks one is," i.e., the "confidence of the incompetent," that Tim was trying to think of is the Dunning-Kruger Effect. a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effectb. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2017/01/24/the-dunning-kruger-effect-shows-why-some-people-think-theyre-great-even-when-their-work-is-terrible/#148894195d7cc. https://www.britannica.com/science/Dunning-Kruger-effectd. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/01/07/whats-behind-confidence-incompetent-this-suddenly-popular-psychological-phenomenon/Other resources1. Esther Gokhale Google talk on posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yYJ4hEYudE2. The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Fix-Happier-Healthier-Creative/dp/0393355578/3. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/4. Federico Bitti's TED talk "Dystonia. Rewiring the brain through movement and dance” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkHK3rfKO05. Anders Hansen TED talk "Why the Brain is Built for Movement:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9p3Z7L0f0UBio and picture courtesy Tim Maddox.

Geologist Tom Helm joins us to discuss the geologic history of Texas and our local Houston area. We discuss his background, how he became interested in geology, the geologic formation of our state and local area, what you can see around Texas, when and how our bayous and creeks were formed, and what you can see in our bayous and creeks. This episode will help you come to a new-found, deeper appreciation of our area. Enjoy!Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Tom's Buffalo Bayou tours: https://www.helmguide.comSee also:a. http://www.savebuffalobayou.org/?p=6331b. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/brandi-on-the-bayou-buffalo-bayous-hidden-wilderness/285-6162072632. Geologic time periods (use to follow along and keep your bearings in the discussion; if the first link is not sufficient, try the others).a. https://geology.com/time.htmb. https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/geological-time/geological-time-scale/c. https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/outreach/floridaseagrant/pdf_files/TropicalConnections_GeologicalTimeWithMajorEvolutionaryEventsInFossilRecord_KruczynskiFletcher.pdfd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scalee. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/npl/outreach/texas-geologic-history/f. https://cdn.britannica.com/67/73167-050-B9A74092/chart.jpg3. A geologic map of Texas (also good to use to follow along and make sense of things).a. Texasi. https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/maps/Geologymap.pdfii. http://www.geojeff.org/geology-of-texas.htmlb. United States: i. https://www.gifex.com/images/0X0/2009-09-18-8432/United_States_Geology_Map.jpgii. http://mapas.owje.com/maps/8168_united-states-geology-map.htmlc. United States: https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/maps/interactive-map-united-states-geology-and-natural-resources4. Descriptions of Texas geologyi. "Geology" by Tucker F. Hentz: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/swgqzii. The Geology of Texas by C. Reid Ferring: https://www.cengage.com/custom/regional_geology.bak/data/Texas.pdf5. Texas geologya. Llano Uplift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llano_Upliftb. Enchanted Rock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchanted_Rock6. The garden-hose water toy, WHAM-O's Water Wiggle, we discuss:a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D_WdavMuKsb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvGH8n0_-pw7, Helping injured wildlifea. Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition: https://www.twrcwildlifecenter.orgb. Wildlife Center of Texas: https://wildlifecenteroftexas.org/about-us/8. The law about artifacts and about soil, gravel, sand, etc. in Texasa. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/permalink/1243483202527850/b. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.191.htmc. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.86.htm

Kelly Norrid, of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, joins us to discuss his background, what his job with TPWD involves, how you can benefit from it, how he became interested in biology (interesting story!!), restoring ecosystems, some interesting behavior of Vultures, the benefits of snakes, the importance of nature and the wild, and more. A fascinating discussion I look forward to continuing.Sorry if the sound quality is a little off on this: I'm not an audio engineer by trade. And sorry for my typing sometimes during the discussion: I was taking notes for the show notes. Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Urban Wildlife Program: https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/urban_program/2. Vultures roll up carpet, take off vinyl, take off windshield wipersa. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/vultures-chewing-on-rubber-car-parts-in-florida-everglades-becoming-more-prevalent-expert/1914613/b. https://www.npca.org/articles/1628-vulture-vandals3. "You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she still will hurry back." -- Horace: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Horace4. Rattlesnakesa. https://sciencing.com/importance-snakes-ecosystem-8078550.htmlb. https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/1162c. I have not yet located that article I discussed.5. Sheldon Lake State Parka. https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/sheldon-lakeb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Lakec. https://www.facebook.com/SheldonLakeStatePark/6. Chinese Tallowa. http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/triadica-sebiferab. https://www.texasinvasives.org/plant_database/detail.php?symbol=TRSE6c. https://rangeplants.tamu.edu/plant/chinese-tallow-tree/7. Davis Hill State Parka. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Forgotten-parks-languish-for-a-decade-4303271.phpb. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davis-Hill-State-Park/1203365280158318. Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring: https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Spring-Rachel-Carson/dp/0618249060/9. Legend of Boggy Creek: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068837/10. Little Golden Booksa. http://www.littlegoldenbooks.comb. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/LGB/little-golden-book11. Snake relocation by a. Boyd Everitt (text only) 281-639-8462b. Kelly Norridi. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/urban_program/ii. https://www.facebook.com/people/Kelly-Norrid-Tpwd/10000523429772512. Free Snake Relocation Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/262485500985003/13. Scribe Vineyarda. https://scribewinery.comb. https://winesvinesanalytics.com/news/article/167426/Birds-and-Snakes-Partner-With-Grapegrowersc. this case was discussed in a book I listened to on Audible, but I do not recall which book it was14. Copperhead videosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1336l7biJuAb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oclePwxJH8c. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWsW3_mYRPId. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2yL9qxbI4e. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDAd1pcgqUf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsPqYtehvgI15. Wasp videosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp4cfh-0z9Ib. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jUH8mW2ngc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83wbinQCHpkd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYCqMEyJXTge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyFt87qc478f. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxWKaYKrYc016. Big Thicketa. https://www.nps.gov/bith/index.htmb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thicket17. Winters Bayoua. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/pwd_rp_t3200_1059c/winter_bayou.phtmlb. https://houstonaudubon.org/sanctuaries/winters-bayou.html

Today we are joined by Susan Chadwick of Save Buffalo Bayou for a discussion of our local area, its history, the importance of natural creeks and bayous, what you can do to keep things wild and natural, and the natural beauty around us. Enjoy! (Oh, my cat Prince adds some dialogue, too!)About Susan: Susan Chadwick, a writer and journalist who grew up on Buffalo Bayou, is the president and executive director of Save Buffalo Bayou. She was the art critic for the Houston Post from 1985 until it closed in 1995.More about Susan, her work, and her contact info, at:a. https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-chadwick-66502a3b/b. www.SaveBuffaloBayou.orgc. https://www.facebook.com/SaveBuffaloBayou/Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Buffalo Bayou: a. http://www.savebuffalobayou.orgb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bayouc. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403174413/http://www.hcfcd.org/L_buffalobayou.htmld. http://www.savebuffalobayou.org/?page_id=48502. Cypress Creeka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Creek_(Texas)b. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403160508/http://www.hcfcd.org/L_cypresscreek.html3. Braes Bayou (aka Brays Bayou)a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brays_Bayoub. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403125818/http://www.hcfcd.org/L_braysbayou.html4. Native plantsa. Purple Passionflower: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PAIN6b. Prairie Nymph: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HELA6c. Natives database: http://www.txsmartscape.com/plant-search/d. Native and adapted: http://counties.agrilife.org/harris/files/2011/05/houstonplants.pdf5. Aristotlea. "To summarize: Aristotle’s philosophy laid out an approach to the investigation of all natural phenomena, to determine form by detailed, systematic work, and thus arrive at final causes. His logical method of argument gave a framework for putting knowledge together, and deducing new results. He created what amounted to a fully-fledged professional scientific enterprise, on a scale comparable to a modern university science department. It must be admitted that some of his work - unfortunately, some of the physics - was not up to his usual high standards. He evidently found falling stones a lot less interesting than living creatures. Yet the sheer scale of his enterprise, unmatched in antiquity and for centuries to come, gave an authority to all his writings."It is perhaps worth reiterating the difference between Plato and Aristotle, who agreed with each other that the world is the product of rational design, that the philosopher investigates the form and the universal, and that the only true knowledge is that which is irrefutable. The essential difference between them was that Plato felt mathematical reasoning could arrive at the truth with little outside help, but Aristotle believed detailed empirical investigations of nature were essential if progress was to be made in understanding the natural world. " Read more: https://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/lectures/aristot2.htmlb. "The Greeks cast their science from first principles, without troubling to examine the natural world. Aristotle changed everything." Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/02/the-lagoon-armand-marie-leroi-aristotle-reviewc. Great BBC show about the book:i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8ortM4M3oii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e12pbSHrzAs6. Gabe Brown a. the 8" figure: https://social.shorthand.com/PaintedMtCorn/jCPnGp7QYM6/plant-and-grow-rich-chapter-2b. his book Dirt To Soil: https://www.amazon.com/Dirt-Soil-Familys-Regenerative-Agriculture/dp/1603587632c. In episode 63 of the Peak Human Podcast, Gabe says his soil can infiltrate 30” of rain in one hour!! Listen here: https://overcast.fm/+Na3jvm6yM/40:10 (Or find the episode here: https://www.peak-human.com/ and tune in at about 40 min 10 sec.)7. Wolves and the Lamar River in Yellowstone: https://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/predators/experts/yellowstonewolves.html8. All about Alligatorsa. https://www.zooamerica.com/animals/american-alligator/b. https://wildlifelearningcenter.org/animals/northamerica/american-alligator/c. https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/alligator.htmd. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/American-Alligator9. Brazos Bend State Park -- where you can see Alligators! :)https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/brazos-bend10. No, Alligators are not that dangerous to humansa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_alligator_attacks_in_the_United_Statesb. http://crocdoc.ifas.ufl.edu/publications/factsheets/Alligator%20Attack%20Risk%20Comparison%202019.pdfc. "The total number of alligator deaths per year in the U.S. is unclear, according to alligator experts. However, it is thought to be far smaller than the toll from spiders, which kill around seven people each year in the United States. Cows kill about 20. Dogs, known as "man's best friend," kill an average of 28. " (from https://mashable.com/2016/06/15/alligator-attacks-florida-orlando-rare/)d. "[F]rom 1999 to 2014, 921 people died in the United States from encountering hornets, wasps or bees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During that same time span, nine people died from crocodile or alligator attacks, and 78 people died from attacks by other reptiles. ...Meanwhile, 486 people died from dog attacks and 1,163 people died from attacks by other mammals, such as cows or horses. About 4.5 million dog bites occur each year." (from https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/17/health/animal-attacks-statistics/index.html)e. "Alligators are opportunistic carnivores, preferring to go after readily available and easily overpowered prey. The reptiles generally don’t attack for reasons other than food and rarely pursue humans. ... In fact, alligators tend to be naturally afraid of humans, but they may lose that fear—and associate humans with food—when people feed them. For this reason, it’s illegal in the state of Florida to feed wild alligators." (from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/06/alligator-attack-toddler-disney-world-grand-floridian/)Bio and image courtesy Susan Chadwick.

In this episode, Scott Dammitt joins us to discuss why he loves our area and what it offers everyone of us, and to discuss our trail system, its maintenance, CCMTB, and using it to hike, bike, and horseback ride. We have a great discussion that would benefit others in other areas of the country. We talk about the start of CCMTB, how it has grown, the wildlife in our area, the diversity of nature areas you see on there trials, a huge buck Scott recently saw, how to ride the trails, where they go, how to get involved, and lots more. Enjoy!About Scott: Scott Dammitt was born in Houston, Texas and lived most of his life on the north side of town, where he graduated valedictorian from Aldine High School and joined the Marine Corps in 1998. Scott served on multiple deployments while overseas and returned home for good in 2002, where he began working in Information Technology. Somewhere around 2008, Scott's love for the outdoors and his lifelong passion for bicycles culminated in a new hobby of MTB which quickly evolved into a lifestyle. In 2011 Scott teamed up with other trail builders to organize efforts to improve their local trails, which is now one of the most popular riding destinations in the Houston area. Nowadays, Scott spends most of his days either riding or working to improve the trail experience for walkers, joggers, and bike riders, coordinating materials and logistics for the trail crews, and coaching Eagle scout candidates who are building their community improvement projects.Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. CCMTB on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CypressCreekMTBTrails/2. A map of the trails: https://www.facebook.com/CypressCreekMTBTrails/photos/a.619241441446310/1388945021142611/?type=1&theater3. GHORBA: http://ghorba.org4. Apps for trailsa. Trail Run Project: https://www.trailrunproject.comb. MTB project: https://www.mtbproject.comc. Trail Forks: https://www.trailforks.com5. Bayou Land Conservancy: https://www.bayoulandconservancy.org6. Color code levels of difficulty: green, blue, blacka. https://signsofthemountains.com/blogs/news/what-do-the-symbols-on-ski-trail-signs-meanb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piste7. How to fall, how to roll. a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTiNRwT44Ucb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzhSbS1tPoc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdVHMulJfqkd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgjVORA9LIE8, MovNata. https://www.movnat.comb. https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat9. Freshwater shrimp. It's some kind of Caridean Shrimp: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/784072410. Cypresswood Bike Trails on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cypresswood-Bike-Trails/172613456109541Bio and image courtesy Scott Dammitt.

Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D., joins us to talk about the many and varied benefits of foraging. 1. It saves you money. 2. It adds nutrients to your diet. 3. It adds variety to your diet. 4. It lowers your water bill, fertilizer costs, and landscaping costs.5. It gets you outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine (Vitamin D!). 6. It makes you move, increasing your mobility, agility, and strength.7. It "connects" you to your food.8. It "connects" you to nature.9. It helps you connect with neighbors and friends.10. And lots more!! Listen to the interview!We talk about specific plants in our Cypress Creek area, and learn what and why Mark has in his backyard permaculture garden. Interesting stuff. Fun discussion. About Mark: Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. has been a forager all his life. Both his parents were children of the Great Depression and their families foraged to get through those terrible times. Thankfully, this knowledge passed on to Merriwether. Knowing how to harvest nature's free food fed him through the poverty years of childhood and on through getting a master's degree in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry. For the last eighteen years he's worked as a research chemist in the oil industry using his knowledge of natural products to develop environmentally friendly replacements for traditional oil field chemicals. More recently these skills have been turned to household chemical products, making your home safer. However, his evenings and weekends are spent guiding people back to nature's bounty, not only teaching them which plants are edible and/or medicinal but also proselytizing how foraging heals the body, mind, and soul...and prepares them for the zombie apocalypse! Since 2008 his website www.foragingtexas.com has been one of the top wild edible plant sites on the internet.His Website (again): https://www.foragingtexas.comHis book Foraging (includes plant IDs, pictures, mimics, nutrient or medicinal info -- and 30+ recipes!: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1615648895/His Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Vorderbruggen/e/B0193IH9YE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareHis Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ForagingTexas/Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show Notes:1. A bit about Michael's infamous Cherry Laurel Teaa. https://www.facebook.com/michael.gold.397/posts/10153897618387256b. https://www.facebook.com/gold.academy/posts/8912413210062002. Diet and healtha. Dr. Terry Wahls’ TED talk “Minding Your Mitochondria:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wcb. Dr. Nicole Apelion on healing MS: https://www.nicoleapelian.com/natural-wellness/?fbclid=IwAR1gTy5tpKlcRl-Okx7hF03fUAGKqbEgjq--xsqDiWMfxh2TE-Z6qD56znQ3. Benefits of walking/running outdoors on natural surfacesa. https://www.charlottewattshealth.com/exercise/benefits-walking-uneven-ground/b. https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/hiking-body-mindc. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/the-benefits-of-exercising-outdoors/d. https://time.com/4820394/hiking-walking-mind-body-workout/4. Lots of video Michael took at one of Merriwhether's foraging classes (Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, 5 November 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW5E6zvfmK8&list=PLlyWPZGxqu6sTdlltrfHzSvRVNS5XbGq-5. Some foraging videos Michael has made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2GhHeJrgY&list=PLlyWPZGxqu6ss-8Qv-5jKP7kl5OlkEYbH6. Permaculture (video)a. Permaculture Principles (9 min 42 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mwRAf3z9agb. Purple Pear Biodynamic Farm (6 min 19 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8i_2VRNwrgc. Small 1-acre Permaculture Farm (12 min 52 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNc13cmknEd. Thriving 23-Year-Old Permaculture Food Forest : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJFL0MD9fc7. Permaculture (readings)a. https://permacultureprinciples.com/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculturec. https://permaculturenews.org/what-is-permaculture/8. What weeds tell you about minerals in soila. https://www.kellogggarden.com/soil/what-your-weeds-tell-you-about-your-garden-soil/b. https://www.almanac.com/news/gardening/gardening-advice/weeds-indicator-plantsc. https://permaculturenews.org/2017/04/14/using-weeds-read-soil-basic-concepts-get-started/d. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/weeds_are_an_indicator_of_a_soils_healthPicture and bio courtesy Mark Vorderbruggen.

University of Tennessee Professor Jim Fordyce (PhD, UC Davis) joins us to discuss ecology, ecological thinking, their importance, and why it matters to us all. Great discussion.Dr. Fordyce's UT page: https://eeb.utk.edu/people/james-fordyce/Contact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Ecologya. https://www.esa.org/about/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-me/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecologyc. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ecology/2. Wolves of Yellowstone/How Wolves Change Riversa. Most have seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSBL7Gk_9QUb. This has more information and starts with the work of hydrologist Bob Beschta ("why predators are important for ecosystems": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF4F7yvMlAMc. This mentions Beschta: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221140710.htmd. A Beschta bio on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/predators/experts/bio_beschta_bob.html3. Local Floraa. edible and medicinal: https://www.foragingtexas.comb. https://npsot.org/wp/houston/native-plant-info/c. http://counties.agrilife.org/harris/files/2011/05/houstonplants.pdf4. The Importance of Waspsa. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/in-defence-of-wasps-why-squashing-them-comes-with-a-sting-in-the-tale-a7144306.htmlb. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41042948c. https://www.newsweek.com/most-people-hate-wasps-theyre-just-important-bees-11266165. The Importance of Snakesa. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-reptiles-snakes-saving-snakes/2911/b. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/02/snakes-act-ecosystem-engineers-seed-dispersalc. https://savethesnakes.org/s/why-snakes/6. The Sea Otter, Starfish, Kelp, and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGg5it5FMI7. The critter I was trying to think of in the podcast was the Little Brown Skink (this link also has a link to the video I took): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107913458. Passionflower (aka Passiflora): a. Purple: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=pain6b. Yellow: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=palu29. The Gulf Fritillarya. https://texasinsects.tamu.edu/gulf-fritillary/b. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49150-Agraulis-vanillae10. The Kaibab Deer Crash (just some of the info and analysis; I looked at this last year, but don't recall if I have the latest, most comprehensive analysis available)a. https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/kaibab.htmlb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaibab_Plateauc. https://www.wafwa.org/Documents%20and%20Settings/37/Site%20Documents/Working%20Groups/Mule%20Deer/Workshop%20Proceedings/Deer/1976%20Logan%20UT%20Mule%20Deer%20Decline%20in%20the%20West/1976-Mule%20Deer%20Decline%20in%20the%20West.pdfd. http://www.ndow.org/uploadedFiles/ndoworg/Content/public_documents/Wildlife_Education/Publications/muledeer.pdfe. https://books.google.com/books?id=MHHtDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&dq=kaibab+mule+deer+crash&source=bl&ots=H2iF4k-LmC&sig=njBusrCtEGEURDjZ1hEUzvK6kQQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinur6W3O3bAhUs5YMKHaANDXA4ChDoAQhXMAk#v=onepage&q=kaibab%20mule%20deer%20crash&f=false

Ecology is "the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings." (from: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/ecology)Contact Melanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-katragadda-nctm-9b14522aContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Some species of plants and animals found in our area: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/michaelgold2. "The collection of artifacts or digging on archeological sites is illegal without a permit. ... The Antiquities Code of Texas (Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191, as amended), passed in 1969, forbids the collection or excavation of artifacts on state and political subdivision lands without a permit." (from https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/archeology-artifact-collecting-tx.pdf) [see also https://guides.sll.texas.gov/abandoned-property/artifacts-antiquities]3. Akokisa Indiansa. https://www.hcp4.net/parks/jjp/akokisa/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akokisac. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bma17d. https://sites.utexas.edu/tarl/2015/02/10/the-akokisa-and-the-atakapans/4. Karankawa Indians (I forgot the spelling of, and hence mispronounced, this one in the podcast)a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karankawa_peopleb. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bmk05c. http://www.texasindians.com/karank.htmd. https://www.indigenouspeople.net/karankaw.htm5. Atakapa Indiansa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atakapab. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bma48c. http://www.atakapa-ishak.org/history/6. Archeological find in Meyer Parka. https://www.hcfcd.org/projects-studies/cypress-creek/completed-projects/meyer-park-archeological-site/b. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-County-park-celebrates-lives-of-Native-4744784.php7. Archeological find in Cypress Park Knolla. https://www.txhas.org/PDF/dimond_knoll_chron_cyfair_20131217.pdfb. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Grand-Parkway-project-uncovers-prehistoric-remains-3738699.phpc. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/dig-this-more-ancient-indian-artifacts-bones-found-at-grand-parkway-site/285-3396318408. Sam Houston's and his army's march to San Jacintoa. http://www.earlytexashistory.com/Tx1836/camp17.htmlb. https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair-news/article/Cypress-society-preserves-life-the-way-it-used-to-1693955.phpc. https://www.meanderandgander.com/2013/10/texas-army-route-from-san-felipe-to.htmld. https://historicalcommission.harriscountytx.gov/Articles/Communities%20in%20Markers.pdf9. Animals of Texasa. https://texasalmanac.com/topics/environment/wildlifeb. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_k0700_0517.pdf10. Plants of Texasa. https://texasalmanac.com/topics/environment/texas-plant-lifeb. https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/plantsc. https://plantsoftexas.com11. Mark "Merriwhether" Vorderbruggen's foraging website: https://www.foragingtexas.com12. Parks of Cypressa. http://www.pct3.com/Parksb. https://www.hcp4.net/parks/c. https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=parks&find_loc=Cypress%2C+TX+7743313. "The Cypress Creek watershed is located in northwest Harris County and extends into Waller County. Rainfall within the 267 square miles of the Cypress Creek watershed drains to the watershed’s primary waterway, Cypress Creek (K100-00-00). There are 250 miles of open waterways in the Cypress Creek watershed, including Cypress Creek and its major tributaries, such as Little Cypress Creek (L100-00-00), Turkey Creek (K111-00-00), Dry Gully (K133-00-00) and Mound Creek (K166-00-00)." (from: https://www.hcfcd.org/projects-studies/cypress-creek/)14. Geology and geography of Cypress Creeka. http://cbth.uh.edu/outreach/fieldtripguides/geologyofhoustontexas.pdfb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Houston"Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, 'house,' or 'environment;' -λογία, 'study of') is a branch of biology that studies the interactions among organisms and their biophysical environment, which includes both biotic and abiotic components. Topics of interest include the biodiversity, distribution, biomass, and populations of organisms, as well as cooperation and competition within and between species. Ecosystems are dynamically interacting systems of organisms, the communities they make up, and the non-living components of their environment. Ecosystem processes, such as primary production, pedogenesis, nutrient cycling, and niche construction, regulate the flux of energy and matter through an environment. These processes are sustained by organisms with specific life history traits."Ecology is not synonymous with environmentalism, natural history, or environmental science. It overlaps with the closely related sciences of evolutionary biology, genetics, and ethology. An important focus for ecologists is to improve the understanding of how biodiversity affects ecological function." (from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology)