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Send us Fan MailThe Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Foresta New Heyday BookI sit down with artist, photographer, and author Josie Iselin, and what begins as a conversation about kelp opens into an exploration of the intricate world in the waters just off our coast.Josie traces her own path into that world—from artist to something closer to a naturalist of the shoreline—guided by curiosity, attention, and a willingness to look closely at what most of us walk past. Kelp, in her telling, is not just seaweed but a kind of language: a way of reading the ocean's health, its rhythms, and its disturbances.We talk about the fragile balance of the kelp forests—about urchin barrens and restoration efforts, including diver-led removal and the promise (and limits) of lab-grown kelp. We touch on kelp's often overstated role as a carbon sink, I learned the meaning of the “wrack line” as a living archive of the sea, and the ongoing tensions around sea otter reintroduction.Threaded through it all is Josie's project Above Below: The Mysterious World of Bull Kelp, created with illustrator Ellen Litwiller—first as a digital exploration, now as a beautifully realized book available where books are sold and at the Henry Miller Library.It's a conversation about paying attention and what the edge of the ocean might still teach us if we take the time to walk down to the shoreline and slow down long enough to see it./MagnusSupport the show_________________________________________________This podcast is a production of the Henry Miller Memorial Library with support from The Arts Council for Monterey County! Let us know what you think!SEND US AN EMAIL!
The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest – Illustrations by Ellen Litwiller On today's show, we get a final update on the Cargill blockade in Brazil from Christian Poirier, Program Director at Amazon Watch. We switch gears and take a deep dive into The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest. I speak to Josie Iselin and Ellen Litwiller about their latest Heyday publication and webstory at bullkelp.info. Event: https://www.josieiselin.com/events The post The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest appeared first on KPFA.
Kelp are an important foundation species in Oregon, however are experiencing multiple stressors that may directly influence their biomass, including rising ocean termperatures and being preyed upon by sea urchins. Furthermore, Oregon is in talks of reintroducing sea otters back into the environment - what does this mean for kelp? In this episode, Andrés explains how he is assessing the interplay between kelp and sea urchins through simulation modeling with the goal of better informing agencies. Hailing all the way from Ecuador, listen in to hear the inspirational journey that led him to grad school in Oregon. Hosted by Matthew Vaughan and Hannah Stuwe.
For years, KZYX news has covered the devastation of the bull kelp forest off the Mendocino Coast, and its resulting impacts, including purple urchin barrens, the loss of the abalone and red urchin fisheries, the economic impacts on coastal businesses and local communities, and the related demise of the sunflower sea stars. Sequoias of the Sea is a documentary about this bull kelp disaster. Directed by Natasha Benjamin and Anna Blanco, it will be featured at a long list of film festivals and climate conferences, nationally and internationally. And it's showing at the Mendocino Film Festival on May 30th. It looks back at the last seven years and what amounted to an emergency response from the local community. Most of the people featured in the documentary live and work on the coast in a variety of professions. They all have one thing in common: bring back the kelp. Benjamin and Blanco spoke to KZYX about the film and their inspiration. In the film, they cover many aspects of the story and engage with scientists, local tribes, fishermen, and sport divers. For more information, you can access their website at sequoiasofthesea.org
Mendocino's Bull Kelp Disaster Captured on FilmFor years, KZYX news has covered the devastation of the bull kelp forest off the Mendocino Coast, and its resulting impacts, including purple urchin barrens, the loss of the abalone and red urchin fisheries, the economic impacts on coastal businesses and local communities, and the related demise of the sunflower sea stars. Sequoias of the Sea is a documentary about this bull kelp disaster. Directed by Natasha Benjamin and Anna Blanco, it will be featured nationally and internationally at a long list of film festivals and climate conferences. And it's showing at the Mendocino Film Festival on May 30th. It looks back at the last seven years and what amounted to an emergency response from the local community. Most of the people featured in the documentary live and work on the coast in a variety of professions. They all have one thing in common: bring back the kelp. Benjamin and Blanco spoke to KZYX about their inspiration for the documentary. In the film, they cover many aspects of the story and engage with scientists, local tribes, fishermen, and sport divers. For more information, you can access their website at sequoiasofthesea.org
Drought issues and the dark side of the moon
Bradley Parks reports.
Bull kelp is the dominant species in offshore kelp forests north of Santa Cruz, California along the west coast of North America. Bull kelp has similar physical structures to terrestrial plants; it anchors to the ocean floor with root-like structures called holdfasts, and has stem-like structures called stipes from which leaf-like blades stretch out through […]
The underwater seaweed forests once supported species such as salmon, crabs, and jellyfish. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/
On today's program, further mining damage to Aboriginal cultural heritage sites revealed in NSW, and a Tasmanian composer who has made an amplifier for her violin from bull kelp
A lesson in Alutiiq language and culture about kelp.
Ecological science has had a persistent blind spot: the deep involvement of Indigenous peoples in managing their lands and waters. The return of Sea Otters from the brink of extinction, while celebrated, was enacted under a framework of settler colonialism. As voracious predators themselves, otters compete with humans for all of the same sea foods. One shellfish in particular has become a flash point for fisheries – a modest mollusc, Haliotis kamtschatkana: Northern Abalone. This is part two of our three-part series on kelp worlds. Click here to listen to part one, Trophic Cascadia (https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-2-7-trophic-cascadia) . This episode features Kii'iljuus Barbara Wilson, Anne Salomon, and Charles Menzies. For a full list of music credits, citations, and more, head over to https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-2-8-ocean-people (https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-2-8-ocean-people) To support the work that we do, and to get access to monthly bonus mini-episodes, a community Discord, and more, pay what you can at https://www.patreon.com/futureecologies (https://www.patreon.com/futureecologies) Bull Kelp artwork by Sarah Jim (https://www.faroutart.ca/) Support this podcast
New research shows that bull kelp along a tectonically uplifted stretch of coast south of Dunedin has a surprisingly different genetic signature to the kelp on either side.
New research shows that bull kelp along a tectonically uplifted stretch of coast south of Dunedin has a surprisingly different genetic signature to the kelp on either side.
Brainy Thing: 11:37 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 24:21 Catherine has declare “Hat Day” by knitting Marsha McCormack’s “Easy Watch Cap With A Twist” http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-watch-cap-with-a-twist. Marsha designs under the name of Lena’s Legacy Hand Knits, honoring her grandmother who taught her to knit. The pattern is free. Catherine also knit the "Countless Baby Hat” http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/countless-baby-hata free top down pattern by Cindy Davies that features a little i-chord twist at the top. Margaret practiced working with double pointed needles on a free eyeball pattern http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Eyeballs__D55679220.html featured on the Knit Picks site and designed by Stana D. Sortor. Brainy Thing: Gratitude Changes Your Brain For some time people have recognized that actively practicing gratitude can improve our moods but Catherine has found research that shows that gratitude practice can change our brains for the better. Research by Glenn R Fox et al reports their research: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01491/full. Also cited by Catherine is this research: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588123/ Behind the Redwood Curtain: Bull Kelp aka Bull Whip Kelp etc. Margaret tells the tale about how sharing her grandson’s “screen time” of the Octonauts, she learned more about the plant life behind the Redwood Curtain. Giant Kelp Forest episode on Octonauts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJd0rGJUTA and source on what it looks like when it washes up on shore: http://www.seaweedsofalaska.com/species.asp?SeaweedID=47 10 things you can do with Bull Kelp: https://oceans52.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-bull-kelp/ Monterey Bay Aquarium:https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/plants-and-algae/bull-kelp Knitting Tip: You can stuff tiny places in your knitting with a mosquito clamp. http://www.surgical-instrument-pictures.com/instrument-index-kelly-mosquito.html A Little Podcast Business: Learn-along 2016 Links: Facebook: Also, join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/Teachingyourbraintoknitpodcast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Ravelry Group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/teaching-your-brain-to-knit website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post. Today in Teaching Your Brain to Knit how gratitude not only changes your attitude but changes your brain, Catherine declares Hat Day, Margaret learns knitting techniques by knitting eyeballs, how a children’s television show can lead to understanding your own environment, and repurposing surgical instruments into knitting tools.
Tonight we’ve got a duo of exciting new duos playing tonight at Times Change(d) (which is easily twice as great as any other venue in town.) Starting us off is Jesse Dee & Jacquie B, from Wells BC, who stop by to introduce us to their music. Next up is a couple of friends we’ve seen a fair bit lately with hot roots rock group Fish & Bird, but now they’re doing something a little quieter as Bull Kelp. We also preview Saturday’s big battle between veteran heavyweight James McMurtry and the feisty young scrapper, Danny Michel.
Tonight we’ve got a duo of exciting new duos playing tonight at Times Change(d) (which is easily twice as great as any other venue in town.) Starting us off is Jesse Dee & Jacquie B, from Wells BC, who stop by to introduce us to their music. Next up is a couple of friends we’ve seen a fair bit lately with hot roots rock group Fish & Bird, but now they’re doing something a little quieter as Bull Kelp. We also preview Saturday’s big battle between veteran heavyweight James McMurtry and the feisty young scrapper, Danny Michel.
Tonight we’ve got a duo of exciting new duos playing tonight at Times Change(d) (which is easily twice as great as any other venue in town.) Starting us off is Jesse Dee & Jacquie B, from Wells BC, who stop by to introduce us to their music. Next up is a couple of friends we’ve seen a fair bit lately with hot roots rock group Fish & Bird, but now they’re doing something a little quieter as Bull Kelp. We also preview Saturday’s big battle between veteran heavyweight James McMurtry and the feisty young scrapper, Danny Michel.