Podcasts about forests

In late August, the Administration published a proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule in most states across the United States, calling into question the legal status of more than 45 million acres of National Forest lands. Dave and Nephi provide a high level overview of the history of the Roadless Rule; activities it allows and disallows; the unique status of Colorado and Idaho; the importance of Roadless areas to wildlife; the importance of roads to firefighting;  what the proposal actually does; how to provide comments; and whether there's a middle ground. Take a listen--like everything, there's some nuance.    

6:01 My Pre-Harvest Getaways. 10:01 Our 2025 Harvest Outlook. 22:33 Are additives actually okay?? Newsletter Link - https://mailchi.mp/mtgawines/summer25Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.comBlaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com

DMs Rob and Matt review what might be the best pointcrawl ever designed, Luka Rejec's Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City 2e. Forests of meat, underwater VOMEs, psychic cats, and not-quite-liches await your caravan as you transverse the prismatic heavy metal wastes on a definitely Dying Earth. It rules. It rocks. Check it out.  Ultraviolet Grasslands 2e: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/wizard-thief-fighter Just the PDF: https://wizardthieffighter.itch.io/uvg-2e The sequel, Our Golden Age: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/our-golden-age-an-ultra-violet-grasslands-rpg-sequel "Plagiarism in Unconquered (2022)," Traverse Fantasy, Marcia B. https://traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2023/12/plagiarism-in-unconquered-2022.html Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

Local communities say an environmental crisis is unfolding along the Thai-Myanmar border, where dangerously high levels of arsenic have been detected in several major rivers. There is now growing evidence a surge in unregulated rare earth mining in Myanmar's southern Shan State is to blame. And now, with the contamination reaching the Mekong River, environmentalists say the effects could be felt right through Southeast Asia.

Forests are among the most widespread and diverse biomes on our planet. This episode, we're joined by our favorite paleobotanist, Dr. Aly Baumgartner, to explore what defines a forest, how these habitats function, and how they differ around the globe. Then, we'll take a trip into the past to discuss how paleontologists study ancient forests and how these biomes have changed over hundreds of millions of years. In the news: ocean sediments, early penguins, island foxes, Canadian dragonflies, and ancient deer. Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:06:00 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:37:30 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:47:10 Patron question: 02:48:35 Check out our website for this episode's blog post and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Listen to more Plants with Aly on Leaf it to Us! https://commondescentpodcast.com/leaf-it-to-us/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Subscribe to Curiosity Box using our Affiliate Link: https://www.curiositybox.com/CommonDescent And get 25% off the first box with code descent25 Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Dr. Radha Wagle started in life herding goats in a Nepalese village. She tells her story, how she came from there to lead Nepal's delegation in international climate negotiations. Radha somehow manages to find humour in  the  challenges women face in leadership roles within environmental sectors.Sophia Harderfeldt talks about the need for feminist system change to ensure women's voices are heard and outlines some practical ways to achieve that.Guests:Dr Radha Wagle – Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation Specialist, Glen Eira City Council, Victoria; formerly Director General, Department of Plant Resources, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal.·        Sophia Harderfeldt   – Policy and Research Manager, ActionAid Australia.Earth Matters #1518  was produced by Bec Horridge in collaboration with the Womens Climate Congress

4 Dead As Police Engage Biafra Group In Awa, Arrest Soldier For Kidnappinghttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/4-dead-as-police-engage-biafra-group-in-awa-arrest-soldier-for-kidnapping/29/08/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Anambra #Awa #Notoko #Police #Soldier ©August 29th, 2025 ®August 29, 2025 8:54 pm Men of the Nigeria Police Force in Anambra State have arrested a Soldier with the Nigerian Army, Dominic Oraz for alleged kidnapping in the state, according to Anambra State Police Command, the suspect confessed he deserted from the Nigerian Army or absconded from military duties since November 2024, adding, four suspected members of the Biafra secessionist armed group have been shot dead in a joint operation with the operatives of Agunaechemba local vigilante group that lasted over 15 hours at Awa community in the Orumba North Local Government Area of  Anambra State. #OsazuwaAkonedoNo Death But 4 Seriously Injured - NRC Says As Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/no-death-but-4-seriously-injured-nrc-says-as-abuja-kaduna-train-derail/27/08/2025/#Issues #Asham #NRC ©August 27th, 2025 ®August 27, 2025 10:14 pm Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC says it has directed the third party ticketing company to refund the money paid by all 583 passengers onboard the Abuja-Kaduna Train that derailed at Asham community in Kaduna State on Tuesday, saying, although no death casualty was recorded but 4 out of the 7 persons that sustained injuries were serious while two of them were discharged immediately at the Hospital. #OsazuwaAkonedoCP Personally Lead Squad In Search Of GentleDYahoo Biafra Group In Okigwehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cp-personally-lead-squad-in-search-of-gentledyahoo-biafra-group-in-okigwe/27/08/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Biafra #Imo #Okigwe ©August 27th, 2025 ®August 27, 2025 3:44 pm Apparently angered by the continuous mass killings in Imo State, the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma has personally led a squad of joint security team to Forests in Okigwe area of the state, in search of the leaders and members of the Biafra Liberation Army that comprises of Black Marine often operating between Nigeria and Cameron borders, Biafra Resistance Fighters always operating within the Southeast states especially coordinating attacks against Nigeria security infrastructures within the connecting forests between Okigwe in Imo, Umunneochi/Ohafia in Abia, Afikpo/Ishiagu in Ebonyi, Ihiala in Anambra and Awgu in Enugu among other sub groups that are mostly commanded by Ifeanyichukwu Okpegbu Okoromenta Eze a.k.a Major General GentleDYahoo who hails from Aku community in Okigwe local government area that is currently witnessing mass killings in recent days, this, the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS DG, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi was seen in Imo State on Tuesday after a video went viral, showing three young men suspected to be members of Biafra fighters shot dead at a close range by someone suspected and widely believed to be Major General GentleDYahoo who had accused the three young men of armed robbery, thus, he said the three young men who maybe in their twenties abandoned their duty posts and used their Biafra service guns to rob passengers by collecting their phones after the passengers' vehicle broke down on the road, the video elicited widespread condemnations against the Biafra commander, Major General GentleDYahoo who had vowed in some video press releases that he would always take action against any member of the Biafra fighters that involved himself in the act of robbery against certain members of the public like innocent civilians. #OsazuwaAkonedoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/osazuwaakonedo--4980924/support.

4 Dead As Police Engage Biafra Group In Awa, Arrest Soldier For Kidnappinghttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/4-dead-as-police-engage-biafra-group-in-awa-arrest-soldier-for-kidnapping/29/08/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Anambra #Awa #Notoko #Police #Soldier ©August 29th, 2025 ®August 29, 2025 8:54 pm Men of the Nigeria Police Force in Anambra State have arrested a Soldier with the Nigerian Army, Dominic Oraz for alleged kidnapping in the state, according to Anambra State Police Command, the suspect confessed he deserted from the Nigerian Army or absconded from military duties since November 2024, adding, four suspected members of the Biafra secessionist armed group have been shot dead in a joint operation with the operatives of Agunaechemba local vigilante group that lasted over 15 hours at Awa community in the Orumba North Local Government Area of  Anambra State. #OsazuwaAkonedoNo Death But 4 Seriously Injured - NRC Says As Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/no-death-but-4-seriously-injured-nrc-says-as-abuja-kaduna-train-derail/27/08/2025/#Issues #Asham #NRC ©August 27th, 2025 ®August 27, 2025 10:14 pm Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC says it has directed the third party ticketing company to refund the money paid by all 583 passengers onboard the Abuja-Kaduna Train that derailed at Asham community in Kaduna State on Tuesday, saying, although no death casualty was recorded but 4 out of the 7 persons that sustained injuries were serious while two of them were discharged immediately at the Hospital. #OsazuwaAkonedoCP Personally Lead Squad In Search Of GentleDYahoo Biafra Group In Okigwehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cp-personally-lead-squad-in-search-of-gentledyahoo-biafra-group-in-okigwe/27/08/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Biafra #Imo #Okigwe ©August 27th, 2025 ®August 27, 2025 3:44 pm Apparently angered by the continuous mass killings in Imo State, the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma has personally led a squad of joint security team to Forests in Okigwe area of the state, in search of the leaders and members of the Biafra Liberation Army that comprises of Black Marine often operating between Nigeria and Cameron borders, Biafra Resistance Fighters always operating within the Southeast states especially coordinating attacks against Nigeria security infrastructures within the connecting forests between Okigwe in Imo, Umunneochi/Ohafia in Abia, Afikpo/Ishiagu in Ebonyi, Ihiala in Anambra and Awgu in Enugu among other sub groups that are mostly commanded by Ifeanyichukwu Okpegbu Okoromenta Eze a.k.a Major General GentleDYahoo who hails from Aku community in Okigwe local government area that is currently witnessing mass killings in recent days, this, the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS DG, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi was seen in Imo State on Tuesday after a video went viral, showing three young men suspected to be members of Biafra fighters shot dead at a close range by someone suspected and widely believed to be Major General GentleDYahoo who had accused the three young men of armed robbery, thus, he said the three young men who maybe in their twenties abandoned their duty posts and used their Biafra service guns to rob passengers by collecting their phones after the passengers' vehicle broke down on the road, the video elicited widespread condemnations against the Biafra commander, Major General GentleDYahoo who had vowed in some video press releases that he would always take action against any member of the Biafra fighters that involved himself in the act of robbery against certain members of the public like innocent civilians. #OsazuwaAkonedoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/osazuwaakonedo--4980924/support.

Farm groups are warning the White House that the tariff war is making already high fertilizer prices worse, and California's Central Valley produces a large number of almonds, and that area is being invaded by rats.

8/26/25: Former Nhmptn City Council Pres Jim Nash: last night's mayoral debate. CDH Rehab Ass't Dir Andrea Noel-Doubleday: changing seasons, staying fit. GCC prof Brian Adams w/ Bob & Monica Leverett: our Old Growth Forests. Filmmaker Larry Hott w/ Brian Adams on "Wild by Law."

CP Personally Lead Squad In Search Of GentleDYahoo Biafra Group In Okigwehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cp-personally-lead-squad-in-search-of-gentledyahoo-biafra-group-in-okigwe/27/08/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Biafra #Imo #Okigwe ©August 27th, 2025 ®August 27, 2025 3:44 pm Apparently angered by the continuous mass killings in Imo State, the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma has personally led a squad of joint security team to Forests in Okigwe area of the state, in search of the leaders and members of the Biafra Liberation Army that comprises of Black Marine often operating between Nigeria and Cameron borders, Biafra Resistance Fighters always operating within the Southeast states especially coordinating attacks against Nigeria security infrastructures within the connecting forests between Okigwe in Imo, Umunneochi/Ohafia in Abia, Afikpo/Ishiagu in Ebonyi, Ihiala in Anambra and Awgu in Enugu among other sub groups that are mostly commanded by Ifeanyichukwu Okpegbu Okoromenta Eze a.k.a Major General GentleDYahoo who hails from Aku community in Okigwe local government area that is currently witnessing mass killings in recent days, this, the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS DG, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi was seen in Imo State on Tuesday after a video went viral, showing three young men suspected to be members of Biafra fighters shot dead at a close range by someone suspected and widely believed to be Major General GentleDYahoo who had accused the three young men of armed robbery, thus, he said the three young men who maybe in their twenties abandoned their duty posts and used their Biafra service guns to rob passengers by collecting their phones after the passengers' vehicle broke down on the road, the video elicited widespread condemnations against the Biafra commander, Major General GentleDYahoo who had vowed in some video press releases that he would always take action against any member of the Biafra fighters that involved himself in the act of robbery against certain members of the public like innocent civilians. #OsazuwaAkonedoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/osazuwaakonedo--4980924/support.

Gray wolves are native to the Rocky Mountains, but decades of hunting nearly eradicated them from the western United States by the 1940s. In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, and it's been a conservation success story, but not a straight path out of the woods.Host Flora Lichtman digs into the last 30 years of wolves in the West with Heath Druzin, creator of the podcast “Howl,” from Boise State Public Radio and The Idaho Capital Sun. Druzin reported the podcast and companion written series with Clark Corbin.Guest: Heath Druzin is host of the podcast “Howl,” from Boise State Public Radio and The Idaho Capital Sun.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Forests are often seen as magical places—quiet, vast, and full of wonder. But for Jay Gridley, the forest near his childhood home held far more than just birds, trees, and winding trails. It held secrets. As a young boy, Jay discovered that he wasn't alone in those woods. Not by a long shot. Hidden among the roots and branches was a group of playmates who didn't quite belong to this world—spirit friends who seemed just as curious about him as he was about them. Were they protectors? Lost souls? Or something far stranger? In Part One of this chilling journey, Jay shares the beginning of his lifelong connection with the paranormal, how the forest shaped his understanding of the unseen, and why some friendships don't end… even after death. You might want to think twice before wandering off the trail. Become a Premium Supporter of The Grave Talks Through Apple Podcasts or Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) There, you will get: Access to every episode of our show, AD-FREE! Access to every episode of our show before everyone else! Other EXCLUSIVE supporter perks and more!

Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Forests are often seen as magical places—quiet, vast, and full of wonder. But for Jay Gridley, the forest near his childhood home held far more than just birds, trees, and winding trails. It held secrets. As a young boy, Jay discovered that he wasn't alone in those woods. Not by a long shot. Hidden among the roots and branches was a group of playmates who didn't quite belong to this world—spirit friends who seemed just as curious about him as he was about them. Were they protectors? Lost souls? Or something far stranger? In Part Two of this chilling journey, Jay shares the beginning of his lifelong connection with the paranormal, how the forest shaped his understanding of the unseen, and why some friendships don't end… even after death. You might want to think twice before wandering off the trail. Become a Premium Supporter of The Grave Talks Through Apple Podcasts or Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) There, you will get: Access to every episode of our show, AD-FREE! Access to every episode of our show before everyone else! Other EXCLUSIVE supporter perks and more!

Forests thrive when people work together. In this episode, we talk with Kes Ebbs of The Nature Conservancy and Theresa Floberg of Dovetail Partners about partnering with the U.S. Forest Service to keep Northeastern Minnesota's woods healthy and resilient.Show Notes:Dovetail PartnersThe Nature Conservancy in MinnesotaSuperior National Forest

We'd love to hear from you about this episode.Humans and forests have always had a deeply interdependent and harmonious relationship. Humans depend on forests for vital resources like food, building materials, and oxygen.  Forests benefit when human actions maintain the health and biodiversity of their environment. While vital for the overall health of the planet, time in a forest has been shown to increase our immunity, reduce stress, and improve mood.   Studies continue to show a decline in outdoor activity and participation. Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guides create a safe, reflective space, helping participants slow down, engage their senses, and cultivate a deeper connection to the natural world.Welcome to Episode Sixty-Nine of the Nature of Wellness ™️ Podcast!!! In this episode, we spoke with award-winning naturalist, interpreter, and hiking guide Ronna Schneberger. With over 30 years of experience in the Canadian Mountain Parks, Ronna became one of the first certified forest therapy guides and trainers in Canada, and serves as Chair of Nature and Forest Therapy of Canada, advocating for the integration of guided nature-based therapies into mainstream health.Join us as we talk to Ronna about her strong connection to nature, her journey of self-discovery that led to a successful career connecting humans with nature, and her essential work connecting executives, leaders, and children with the natural world. Ronna discusses the role of a nature and forest therapy guide, how humans benefit from entering a liminal space through nature time, and her current collaboration, which trains healthcare professionals to serve as guides, bringing nature into their personal and professional practices. Ronna guided us on a fantastic journey of healing and growth.Please subscribe, rate, and leave a review anywhere you listen to this podcast. We appreciate you all.Be Well-NOW ™️ Ronna's Instagram: @forestfixcanadaNature and Forest Therapy of Canada: https://natureforesttherapycanada.org/Association of Nature and Forest Therapy: https://anft.earth/Nature & Systems Institute: https://www.naturesystemsinstitute.com/nature-as-medicine-practitioner-training* The unbelievable Shawn Bell produces the Nature of Wellness Podcast, making us sound good.** The NOW theme song was penned, performed, produced, and provided by the dynamic duo of Phil and Niall Monahan. *** This show wouldn't exist without our amazing guests and all of you who listen. Please like, subscribe, follow, and review to help us get these important messages out to more folks who can benefit from them. Thank you all.

Over the last 40 years, Brazil has lost an area larger than California to deforestation — and 90 percent of the clear-cutting has been illegal, all part of a multi-billion-dollar global environmental crime economy. Civic entrepreneur Ilona Szabó de Carvalho sees this crisis as an opportunity. Revealing how Brazil is pioneering an economic model actually profiting from protecting nature, she shares the ambitious restoration goals and innovations in forest mapping that are turning the country into a "nature superpower." Get a glimpse of what an economy rooted in regeneration, not extraction, could look like.For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch.Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyouTEDSports: ted.com/sportsTEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-viennaTEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five years after the CZU fire, Big Basin State Park reimagines its forest. Then, as students go back to school, we get an update SFUSD. Plus, a love letter to the Eldest Daughters.

The government is planning policies to limit the full conversion of farmland to exotic forestry - particularly those registered in the emission trading scheme.

There are concerns that some forest blocks are negatively affecting neighbouring farms. 

Molly DeVore, reporter with Block Club Chicago, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the invasive shrubs that have taken over forests across Illinois. DeVore shares that over 80 percent of all forests have these shrubs present on their floor, and what steps are being taken to find a lasting solution.

Before industrial dredging, clear-cutting, and destructive fishing practices, our rivers and oceans were full of wood. Fallen trees, driftwood, and branches created underwater forests where fish and countless other creatures could thrive. That wood provided shelter, food, and the foundation for entire aquatic ecosystems. Today, much of it is gone, and so are the fish.Marine restoration expert Jon Dickson noticed this loss while working along Europe's coasts and asked a deceptively simple question: if we remove the wood, do we also remove the fish? His answer is the “tree reef,” an artificial reef made from pear trees and other natural materials that replaces destroyed habitat. It is a low-tech, high-impact idea with the potential to revive aquatic life far beyond local waters, and it is deeply connected to the broader regenerative agriculture movement on land and at sea.In this episode, we dive into: The forgotten role of wood in rivers, estuaries, and oceans and why it matters for fish How dredging and “cleaning” waterways destroyed essential aquatic habitats Why restoring fish populations is critical for global ecological balance, including land-based food systems The limitations of many well-meaning marine restoration efforts and how tree reefs succeed where others fail The design, construction, and surprising results of tree reefs How low-cost, replicable solutions could transform restoration at scale Why thinking like an ecosystem is the key to regeneration everywhereIf you have ever wondered how oceans and rivers fit into the future of regenerative food systems, Jon's work might change the way you see both land and sea.More about Jon and Marine Trees:Jon grew up in British Columbia, Canada, where after university, he worked as a forest fire fighter. In the off season, he worked as a polar guide and boat driver in Antarctica, Greenland, and Northern Canada. These seasonal jobs and education were interspersed by backpacking trips; his favourite countries (so far) are Iceland, Mongolia, Uganda, Slovenia, and with a vote for the home team, Canada. Since moving to the Netherlands to work on a PhD, he noticed a distinct lack of driftwood in Europe and decided to see if fish were missing habitat due to lack of wood - and so invented tree-reefs, an artificial reef made of trees to replace destroyed habitat.Agrarian Futures is produced by Alexandre Miller, who also wrote our theme song. This episode was edited by Drew O'Doherty.

Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, August 12, 2025.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news digest with our audience. Tune in every morning to the TRNN podcast feed to hear the latest important news stories from Canada and worldwide.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!

Forests and woodlands are terms commonly used interchangeably, but did you know they are different ecosystems? Join Joe and Drew as they discuss the differences in wooded areas and how to best manage them for native wildlife. Dr. Joe Gerken and Dr. Drew Ricketts are extension specialists and faculty members in the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Program at Kansas State University. Find out more about the program at http://hnr.k-state.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/wildlife-outdoor-management.html

Forests and woodlands are terms commonly used interchangeably, but did you know they are different ecosystems? Join Joe and Drew as they discuss the differences in wooded areas and how to best manage them for native wildlife. Dr. Joe Gerken and Dr. Drew Ricketts are extension specialists and faculty members in the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Program at Kansas State University. Find out more about the program at http://hnr.k-state.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/wildlife-outdoor-management.html

The forests of Britain and Ireland not only fuelled their indigenous populations, but also the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings and Normans. Tonight, Éanna chats to biologist Jonathan Mullard, who is the author of a recently published book entitled 'Forgotten Forests: Twelve Thousand Years of British and Irish Woodlands'

Jim hears from a Halifax morning man and takes your calls.Plus – Why is Donald Trump deploying the National Guard in Washington?GUESTS: Peter Harrison - morning show co-host at Move 100 Halifax JJ Green - National security correspondent for WTOP

Coastal wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on our planet. They are a boon for plants, animals, and people alike. However, sea level rise is changing these ecosystems and the communities that rely on them. Join me and Dr. Keryn Gedan as we explore the links between sea level rise, wetland migration, and ghost forests and learn how communities are bracing themselves for adapting to these changes. This episode was produced in part by Nadia, Heidi, Blake, Josh, Laure, R.J., Carly, Lucia, Dana, Sarah, Lauren, Strych Mind, Linda, Sylvan, Austin, Sarah, Ethan, Elle, Steve, Cassie, Chuck, Aaron, Gillian, Abi, Rich, Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

Hello Interactors,It's been awhile as I've been enjoying summer — including getting in my kayak to paddle over to a park to water plants. Time on the water also gets me thinking. Lately, it's been about what belongs here, what doesn't, and who decides? This week's essay follows my trail of thought from ivy-covered fences to international borders. I trace how science, politics, and even physics shape our ideas of what's “native” and what's “invasive.”INVASION, IVY, AND ICEAs I was contemplating this essay in my car at a stop light, a fireweed seedling floated through the sunroof. Fireweed is considered “native” by the U.S. Government, but when researching this opportunistic plant — which thrives in disturbed areas (hence it's name) — I learned it can be found across the entire Northern Hemisphere. It's “native” to Japan, China, Korea, Siberia, Mongolia, Russia, and all of Northern Europe. Because its primary dispersal is through the wind, it's impossible to know where exactly it originated and when. And unlike humans, it doesn't have to worry about borders.So long as a species arrives on its own accord through wind, wings, currents, or chance — without a human hand guiding it — it's often granted the status of “native.” Never mind whether the journey took decades or millennia, or if the ecosystem has since changed. What matters is that it got there on its own, as if nature somehow stamped its passport.As long time Interactors may recall, I spend the summer helping water “native” baby plants into maturity in a local public green space. A bordering homeowner had planted an “invasive species”, English Ivy, years ago and it climbed the fence engulfing the Sword Ferns, Vine Maples, and towering Douglas Fir trees common in Pacific Northwest woodlands. A nearby concerned environmentalist volunteered to remove the “alien” ivy and plant “native” species through a city program called Green Kirkland. Some of the first Firs he planted are now taller than he is! Meanwhile, on the ground you see remnants of English Ivy still trying to muster a comeback. The stuff is tenacious.This is also the time of year in the Seattle area when Himalayan Black Berries are ripening. These sprawls of arching spikey vines are as pernicious as they are delicious. Nativist defenders try squelching these invaders too. But unlike English Ivy, these “aliens” come with a sugary prize. You'll see people walking along the side of roads with buckets and step stools trying their darnedest to pluck a plump prize — taking care not to get poked or pierced by their prickly spurs.This framing of “invasive” versus “native” has given me pause like never before, especially as I witness armed, masked raids on homes and businesses carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. These government officials, who are also concerned and deeply committed citizens, see themselves as removing what they label “invasive aliens” — individuals they fear might overwhelm the so-called “native” population. As part of the Department of Homeland Security, they work to secure the “Homeland” from what is perceived as an invasion by unwanted human movement. In reflecting on this, I ask myself: how different am I from an ICE agent when I labor to eradicate plants I have been taught to call “invasive” while nurturing so-called “native” species back to health? Both of us are acting within a worldview that categorizes beings as either threats or treasures. At what cost, and with what consequences?According to a couple other U.S. agencies (like the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture) species are considered native if they were present before European colonization (i.e., pre-1492). The idea that a species is “native” if it was present before 1492 obviously reflects less a scientific ecological reality than a political opinion of convenience. Framing nativity through the lens of settler history rather than ecological process ignores not only millennia of Indigenous land stewardship, but prehistoric human introductions and natural migrations shaped by climate and geology. Trying pin down what is “native” is like picking up a squirming earthworm.These little critters, which have profoundly altered soil ecosystems in postglacial North America, are often labeled “naturalized” rather than “native” because their arrival followed European colonization. Yet this classification ignores the fact that northern North America had no earthworms at all for thousands of years after the glaciers retreated. There were scraped away with the topsoil. What native species may exist in North America are confined to the unglaciated South.What's disturbing isn't just the worms' historical presence but the simplistic persistent narrative that ecosystems were somehow stable until 1492. How is it possible that so many people still insist it was colonial contact that supposedly flipped some ecological switch? In truth, landscapes have always been in motion. They've been shaped and reshaped by earth's systems — especially human systems — long before borders were drawn. Defining nativity by a colonial decree doesn't just flatten ecological complexity, it overwrites a deep history of entangled alteration.MIGRATION, MOVEMENT, AND MEANINGIf a monarch butterfly flutters across the U.S. border from Mexico, no one demands its papers. There are no butterfly checkpoints in Laredo or Yuma. It rides the wind northward, tracing ancient pathways across Texas, the Midwest, all the way to southern Canada. The return trip happens generations later — back to the oyamel forests in the state of Michoacán. This movement is a marvel. It's so essential we feel compelled to watch it, map it, and even plant milkweed to help it along. But when human beings try to make a similar journey on the ground — fleeing drought, violence, or economic collapse — we call it a crisis, build walls, and question their right to belong.This double standard starts to unravel when you look closely at the natural world. Species are constantly on the move. Some of the most astonishing feats of endurance on Earth are migratory: the Arctic tern flies from pole to pole each year; caribou migrate thousands of miles across melting tundra and newly paved roads. GPS data compiled in Where the Animals Go shows lions slipping through suburban gardens and wolves threading through farmland, using hedgerows and railways like interstates. Animal movement isn't the exception; it's the ecological norm.And it's not just animals. Plants, too, are masters of mobility. A single seed can cross oceans, whether on the back of a bird, in a gust of wind, or tucked into a canoe by a human hand. In one famous case, researchers once proposed that a tree found on a remote Pacific Island must have arrived via floating debris. But later genetic and archaeological evidence suggested a different story: it may have arrived with early Polynesian voyagers — people whose seafaring knowledge shaped entire ecosystems across the Pacific.DNA evidence and phylogeographic studies (how historical processes shape the geographic distribution of genetic lineages within species) now support the idea that Polynesians carried plants such as paper mulberry, sweet potato, taro, and even some trees across vast ocean distances well before the Europeans showed up. What was once considered improbable — human-mediated dispersal to incredibly beautiful and remote islands — is now understood as a core part of Pacific ecological and cultural history.Either way, that plant didn't ask to be there. It simply was. And with no obvious harm done, it was allowed to stay. We humans can also often conflate our inability to perceive harm with the idea that a species “belongs.” We tend to assume that if we can't see, measure, or immediately notice any negative impact a species is having, then it must not be causing harm — and therefore it “belongs” in the ecosystem. But belonging is contextual. It can be slow to reveal and is rarely absolute. British ecologist and writer Ken Thompson has spent much of his career challenging our tidy categories of “native” and “invasive.” In his book Where Do Camels Belong?, he reminds us that the “belonging” question is less about biology than bureaucracy. Camels originated in North America and left via the Bering land bridge around 3–5 million years ago. They eventually domesticated in the Middle East about ~3,000–4,000 years ago to be used for transportation, milk, and meat. Then, in the 19th century, British colonists brought camels to Australia to help explore and settle the arid interior. Australia is now home to the largest population of feral camels in the world. So where, exactly, do they “belong”? Our ecological borders, like our political ones, often make more sense on a map than they do in the field.Even the language we use is steeped in militaristic and xenophobic overtones. Scottish geographer Charles Warren has written extensively on how conservation debates are shaped by the words we choose. In a 2007 paper, he argues that terms like invasive, alien, and non-native don't just describe, but pass judgment. They carrying moral and political weight into what should be an ecological conversation. They conjure feelings of threat, disorder, and contamination. When applied to plants, they frame restoration as a battle. With people, they prepare the ground for exclusion.Which is why I now hesitate when I yank ivy or judge a blackberry bramble. I still do it because I believe in fostering ecological resilience and am sensitive to slowing or stopping overly aggressive and harmful plants (and animals). But now I do it more humbly, more questioningly. What makes something a threat, and who gets to decide? What if the real harm lies not in movement of species, but in the stories we tell about it?MIGRATION, MYTHS, AND MATTERThe impulse to define who belongs and who doesn't isn't limited to the forest floor. It echoes in immigration policy, in the architecture of the border wall, and in the sterile vocabulary of "population control." Historians of science Sebastian Normandin and Sean Valles have examined how science, politics, and social movements intersect. In a 2015 paper, they show that many conservation policies we take for granted today — ostensibly about protecting ecosystems — emerged from the same ideological soil that nourished eugenics programs and early anti-immigration campaigns. What began as a concern for environmental balance often mutated into a desire for demographic purity.We see this convergence in the early 1900s, when the U.S. Dillingham Commission launched an exhaustive effort to classify immigrants by race, culture, and supposed “fitness” for American life. Historian Robert Zeidel, in his 2004 account of U.S. immigration politics, details how the Dillingham Commission's findings hardened the notion that certain groups — like certain species — are inherently better suited to thrive in the nation's “ecological” and cultural landscape. Their conclusions fueled the 1924 Immigration Act, one of the most restrictive in U.S. history, and laid groundwork for a century of racialized immigration policy.These ideas didn't stay in the realm of policy. They seeped into science. Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, built racial categories into the very fabric of biological classification. Historian of science Lisbet Koerner, in her 1999 study of Carl Linnaeus, shows how his taxonomy reflected and reinforced 18th-century European ideals of empire and control. His system sorted not only plants and animals, but people. Nature, under his framework, was not only to be known but to be ordered. As Linneaus often said, "God created, Linnaeus organized." Brad observes that Carl also spoke in the third person.The Linnaeus legacy lingers. Legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts and anthropologist Robert Sussman both argue that modern science has quietly resurrected racial categories in genetic research, often under the guise of ancestry testing or precision medicine. But race, like “nativity,” is not a biological fact — it's a social construct. Anthropologist Jonathan Marks and geneticist David Reich reach the same conclusion from different directions: the human genome tells a story not of fixed, isolated groups, but of constant migration, mixing, and adaptation.This is why defining species as “native” or “invasive” based on a colonial timestamp like 1492 is more than just a scientific shortcut. It's a worldview that imagines a pristine past disrupted by foreign intrusion. This myth is mirrored in nationalist movements around the globe — including the troubling MAGA blueprint: Project 2025.When we talk about securing borders, protecting bloodlines, or restoring purity, we're often echoing the same flawed logic that labels blackberry and ivy as existential threats, while ignoring the systems that truly destabilize ecosystems — like extractive capitalism, industrial agriculture, and global trade. But even these forces may not be purely ideological. As complexity theorist Yaneer Bar-Yam, founder of the New England Complex Systems Institute, has argued, large-scale societal and ecological patterns often emerge not through top-down intent, but through the bottom-up dynamics of complex systems under stress.These dynamics are shaped by entropy — not in the popular sense of disorder, but as the tendency of energy and influence to disperse across systems in unpredictable ways as complexity increases. In this view, what we experience as exploitation or collapse may also be the inevitable result of a world growing too intricate to govern by simple, centralized rules.Consider those early Polynesians. Perhaps we best think of them as complex, intelligent, tool-bearing animals who crossed vast oceans long before Europe entered the story. They didn't defy nature, they expressed it. They simply scaled up the same dispersal seen in wind-blown seeds or migratory birds. Their movement, like that of camels, fireweed, or monarchs, reminds us that life is always pushing outward, but because it can. This outward motion follows physics.Even in an open system like Earth, the Second Law of Thermodynamics holds sway. Energy flows in and life finds ever more complex ways to move it along. A sunbeam warms a rock, releasing energy into the air above. That warmth lifts air, forming wind. The wind carries seeds across fields and fence lines, scattering the future wherever friction allows. Seeds take root, drawing in sunlight, water, and minerals. They build structure to move energy forward. Muscles twitch as animals rise to consume that energy then follow warmth, water, or instinct. Wings of the bird lift so it may fly. Herds of the plain press so they may migrate. These patterns stretch across microseconds, minutes, and millennia — creeks, crevices, and continents. And eventually, humans launch canoes in the ocean tracing the same thermodynamic pull, riding currents of wind, wave, desire, and need. None of it defies nature. It is nature. It can be seen as different forms of energy dispersing through motion, life, and relationship at different scales.One of the first scientists to recognize this was a Belgian chemist in the 1970s who saw something radical in the chaos of fluctuations and energy flows in nonequilibrium chemical systems: that complexity could arise not despite entropy, but because of it. Ilya Prigogine called these emergent forms dissipative structures — systems that spontaneously self-organize to transform and disperse energy more efficiently. A familiar example is a snowflake, which forms highly ordered crystal structures as water vapor crystallizes under just the right conditions. This beautiful pattern represents order emerging directly from the molecular chaos of a winter storm.Extending this idea, we might begin to see migration, dispersal, and adaptation not as disruptions or disturbances, but as natural expressions of complex systems tirelessly working toward order. These processes are ways in which living systems unfold, expand, and improvise — dynamically responding to the flows of energy they must transform to sustain themselves and their environments.To call such movement unnatural is to forget that we, too, are part of nature's restless patterning. The real challenge isn't to freeze the world in place, but to understand these flows so we might shape them with care, rather than react to them with fear.To be clear: not all movement is benign. Some species — like kudzu or cane toads — have caused undeniable ecological damage. But the danger lies not in movement itself, but in the conditions of arrival and the systems of control. Climate change, habitat destruction, and globalization create the disturbances that opportunistic species exploit. They don't “invade” so much as arrive when the door is already open.And entropy doesn't mean indifferent inevitability, and complexity doesn't mean plodding passivity. Living systems are capable of generating counter-forces like cooperative networks, defensive alliances, and feedback loops. This form of collective actions resists domination and reasserts balance. Forests shade out overzealous colonizers, coral fish guard polyps from overgrazers, microbial webs starve out pathogens. Agency, be it a fungus or a human community, operates within the same flow of energy, shaping it toward persistence, resilience, and sometimes justice.So, when I pull ivy or water a fern, I do it with a different awareness now. I see myself not as a border guard, but as one actor in a much older drama — a participant in the ceaseless give-and-take through which living systems maintain their balance. My hands are not outside the flow, but in it, nudging here, ceding there, trying to tip the scales toward diversity, reciprocity, and resilience. It's not purity I'm after, but possibility: a landscape, human and more-than-human, capable of adapting to what comes next. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io

The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – There's a dangerous trap set by doomsday narratives: the idea that nothing we do matters. But the opposite is true. Our choices do matter, and we're seeing the fruit — literally — in growing forests across the country. By celebrating the wins, we encourage more action. When young people see that their tree-planting effort actually changes the world, they're inspired to...

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Nova Scotians now face fines of up to $25,000 if they set foot in a forest, even if it's on their own private property. Three men are facing smuggling-related charges after Quebec police intercepted 44 illegal immigrants in dangerous conditions at Quebec's southern border. A leading Canadian civil rights group is set to intervene in a case which saw a town and its mayor fined for voting against using an LGBT activist groups pride month declaration. Tune in to The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With climate change, the threat of wildfires, and human encroachment among other things, our trees and forests are in desperate need of guardians. From tropical rainforests, often referred to as the lungs of the planet, to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in California's White Mountains, home to some of the oldest living organisms on earth, what is being done to protect our woodlands? Forester and author Ethan Tapper joins The Excerpt to share both his practical and philosophical perspectives outlined in his new book, "How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World." (This episode originally aired on February 9th, 2025.)Please let us know what you think of this episode by sending a note to podcasts@usatoday.com.Episode Transcript available hereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tonight, we quietly explore the enchanting underwater world of kelp forests—towering aquatic gardens that sway gently beneath the ocean's surface like nature's own lullaby. These magnificent marine ecosystems create peaceful sanctuaries where golden-brown kelp fronds dance in the currents, supporting countless sea creatures in their tranquil embrace. Benjamin Boster gently guides us through the serene beauty of these underwater cathedrals, their vital role in ocean health, and the fascinating creatures that call them home. Happy sleeping! Want More?Request a Topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topicAd-Free Episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Shop Sleep-Friendly Products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsorsJoin the discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/myhGhVUhn7 This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on Kelp Forests, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - Kelp Forests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello again, True Believers! This week, our heroes face off against their fiercest foes yet. Excelsior!

Nancy Churchill makes the case for repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, arguing it harmed Washington's timber communities and worsened wildfire risk. She also urges opposition to HR 3930. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-reclaiming-our-forests/ #RoadlessRule #ForestManagement #WashingtonState #LoggingJobs #HR3930 #PublicLands #WildfireRisk #NancyChurchill #DangerousRhetoric

According to the world's biggest bird survey, clearing rainforest to make way for cattle farms is even more harmful to biodiversity than we thought.Writer: James TapperProducer: Poppy BullardHost: Ada BaruméEpisode photography: Joe MeeExecutive Producer: Rebecca Moore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that sunflower sea stars could help kelp forests recover by scaring away sea urchins. And, United States Rep. Jimmy Panetta called for congressional oversight in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.

Aaron Elton, a pioneer in sustainable business devoted to combating deforestation. With earnest passion and innovative approaches, Elton recounts his journey from a career in cinematography to spearheading a global vision for environmental restoration. Addressing extinction-level impacts of deforestation, Elton's iteration reveals how his revolutionary methods aim to revive our natural world, while simultaneously presenting lucrative opportunities through commerce.Elton discusses the significance of tropical forests, elucidating their role in housing over 80% of terrestrial genomes. He emphasizes how leveraging the Moringa tree, known for its resilience and potent health benefits, can serve as a keystone in reversing ecological damage while contributing to human health. His dedication towards building ethical businesses to support these efforts is evidenced by his strategic move into the herbal medicine market. Elton's narrative unveils a potential paradigm shift, accentuating how intentional consumer choices and informed business practices could foster a more sustainable future.Key Takeaways:Aaron Elton transformed from a cinematographer to an eco-conscious entrepreneur focused on healing the planet through business-driven reforestation strategies.The tropical forests, critical for preserving land-based genetics, are under threat, making Aaron's mission to restore them pressing and crucial.Moringa trees, central to Elton's vision, offer powerful antioxidant properties and serve as a pioneer species resilient to harsh environmental conditions.Investments in rural communities and conscious consumerism are pivotal avenues through which deforestation can be countered and sustainably transformed into profitable enterprises.Elton's methodologies illustrate how integrating earth repair sciences into commerce could effectively tackle global malnutrition, poverty, and ecological degradation.Notable Quotes:"The fate of our environment is entirely within our control.""As we destroy these forest ecologies, we're wiping out species off the face of the earth.""What I say to people is I just educate them, I teach them. And that has a major, major impact.""Through commerce and through ethical purchasing power, we can reverse deforestation.""I've been falling down that rabbit hole for the last 14 years and I'm still discovering new stuff about the Moringa plant every day."Connect with Aaron Elton:Linkedin - Aaron (H.E. Ambassador Dr.) Elton Connect with Rudy Mawer:LinkedInInstagramFacebookTwitter

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Cooling out the conflagration: Caroline welcomes the return of Diana Beresford Kroeger, and her latest book, “Our Green Heart – The Soul and Science of Forests” Offered as a KPFA pledge enticement … “Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a world recognized author, medical biochemist, botanist and climate change visionary. She possesses a unique understanding of modern western science and ancient Celtic knowledge. Orphaned in Ireland in her youth, Beresford-Kroeger was educated by her Irish elders who instructed her in the Brehon knowledge of plants and nature. Told at a young age that one day she would need to bring this ancient Celtic knowledge to a troubled future, Beresford-Kroeger has done exactly that. Diana has been working to preserve the environment since the early 1960s when she identified climate change as one of the most important challenges we would face in the modern age. This set her on a course of rigorous scientific study where she achieved a masters in botany and two PHD's – one in biochemistry and the other in biology.” The new book as described by her editor, Anne Collins at Random House Canada: “In a nutshell, these essays show us all the many ways we are bound for our survival to one another and to the natural world, bound from the atomic level to the planetary one. The simple message is to listen hard to the trees, which hold the cheapest, least intrusive means of ameliorating climate change there is: they are our lungs, our oxygen, and as Diana said in one of her blunter moments on the phone with me, our best means to stop ****ing everything up so our children and grandchildren will survive. Each essay show us a slice of the natural world, with all its wonders, through her unique lens, which stresses the way our health (individually and as a species) is tied to the health of the forest around us—a tie materialism and greed and ignorance tries hard to ignore, with dire and unfolding consequences.”   calloftheforest.ca dianaberesford-kroeger.com/about-diana The post The Visionary Activist Show – The Soul and Science of Forests appeared first on KPFA.

The Roadless Rule is a U.S. Forest Service regulation that protects inventoried roadless areas from certain timber activities and construction within the national forest system, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The rule has been in effect since 2001, but U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced recently the Trump administration plans to rescind the rule. We learn more about how the regulation affects Oregon and its forests from Travis Joseph, the president and CEO of the American Forest Resource Council, and Steve Pedery, the conservation director of Oregon Wild

When it's predictable and wildlife is well adapted, natural flooding can create a biological bonanza. In the Amazon River Basin, which holds one-fifth of the world's fresh water, annual rains can raise water levels 30 to 40 feet in just days. Forests turn into vast lakes, dotted with trees, while a massive push of sediment erects new islands almost overnight. It's a lush world that's home to some of the world's most iconic birds, including toucans, macaws, kingfishers, tiger-herons, and this Russet-backed Oropendola.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Let's define plantations and natural forests and talk about what we can expects from the lumber coming from plantations. Also how plantations can evolve into natural forests. Ultimately why do we need plantations and why do we need natural forests. Also answer some questions about air drying and dealing with bugs as well as drying large timbers.

Oregon has no shortage of waterfalls, towering trees, and postcard-worthy views. But seasoned adventurers know there's a whole other side to the outdoors that you won't find on normal trail maps. We're talking about abandoned classic cars, forgotten train tunnels, and unconventional campsites. Today on City Cast Portland, Norther Emily from Wild Solitude Guiding is sharing some of the strange and surprising things you can find off the beaten path. Plus, she has tips for how to find them when your trail app falls short. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 16th episode: Visit Walla Walla World Forestry Center Montavilla Jazz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come with us to Arab, Alabama, to meet Phyllis Light, herbalist, responsible forager, native plant conservation advocate, founder of the Appalachian Center for Natural Health, and author of Southern Folk Medicine: Healing Traditions from the Appalachian Fields and Forests. Phyliss Light was born on Brindlee Mountain, in this southwest extension of the Appalachian Mountains, into a family with Creek and Cherokee Indian roots. She learned herbalism from her grandmother, and spent long days of her childhood “gleaning” – harvesting wild foods and medicines, fishing and hunting, with her father. “It was a very practical kind of herbalism,” Phyliss explains, “if it didn't work, we didn't use it. We didn't have the money to go to the doctor unless it was something drastic.” As an adult she was an apprentice of the late Tommie Bass, the world-renowned healer known as “the Herb Doctor of Shinbone Ridge.” Although she has taught herbal medicine across the US, she has lived her whole life, and raised her family, on Brindlee Mountain. “There are over four thousand species of plants in this state,” she says, “and this is the place I know best-I've never needed to live anywhere else.”  Her book, Traditional Southern Folk Medicine, combines her unmatched knowledge of native plant medicine with deeply researched history into how this uniquely American healing tradition evolved, and how it has never been more relevant or needed than it is today.     

Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, July 3, 2025.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news digest with our audience. Tune in every morning to the TRNN podcast feed to hear the latest important news stories from Canada and worldwide.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

In this week's episode, a controversial provision to sell off over a million acres of public land has been blocked, but significant cuts to National Park funding are still proceeding. We cover the construction of a massive migrant detention center inside a national preserve, sparking legal actions and protests. Yellowstone's iconic hot spring tragically claims the life of a bison, and new signs asking visitors to report negative information about Americans are causing quite a stir. We also bring you critical safety updates from Rocky Mountain National Park, the transition to cashless payment systems at two parks, and more. Find the Slinky Stove that's right for your next adventure at: https://www.slinkystove.com/?ref=PARKography Join the PARKography Facebook group to discuss this episode and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parkography 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Controversial Public Land Sales Blocked 02:27 Rescinding the Roadless Rule 03:28 New National Park Signage Sparks Protests 04:45 Migrant Detention Center in National Preserve 06:15 National Parks Move to Cashless Payments 07:36 Tragic Bison Incident at Yellowstone 09:41 Safety Updates from Rocky Mountain National Park 10:28 White Nose Syndrome in Bats 11:28 Ken Burns' American Revolution Series 12:59 Conclusion

An honest-to-goodness "Price is Right" challenge! Plus, tales of Las Vegas decadence and Lycurgus debauchery! In addition, a comedic definition of the word "Myrtle." All this and more on today's scintillating episode of "Obscure"!!! Oh, and we read the book a little, too.Support Obscure!Read Michael's substackFollow Michael on TwitterFollow Michael on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.