(Reprise airdate: July 22, 2026) Nan Evans talks with Thor Hanson, biologist and author, to explore the wonders of biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth from genes and species to ecosystems. Biodiversity encompasses the interactions between all living things, animals (including humans), plants, fungi, microorganisms and the environments they inhabit and communities they create. Biodiversity has been attributed with holding the world together.

(Airdate: July 15, 2026) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso and our guest Sophie DeGroot, the Noxious Weed Coordinator for Jefferson County, for the promised second part of our program on invasive weeds!  This week we get down and dirty out in the field,  focusing on how to remove a couple of our arch enemies, English ivy and holly, along with discussing removal strategies for other invasive species in our area.  Part 2 of a two part program.

(Airdate: July 8, 2026) Tired of those pesky weeds?!? Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso and our guest Sophie DeGroot, the Noxious Weed Coordinator for Jefferson County, as we discuss the problem of invasive plants and the role of the Noxious Weed Board in our county. Part 1 of a two part program.

(Reprise airdate: July 1, 2026) Join host Nan Evans as she heads into a local forest with another Nature Now host, Jackie Canterbury. Jackie will help Nan and listeners learn to better identify birds by ear and understand some of their special behavior.

(Airdate: June 24, 2026) Are you charmed by the antics of Harbor Seals? Awed by the power of California Sea Lions? Endeared by marine mammals in general? What happens when they are injured, sickened, or endangered by other health conditions? If so, join Nan Evans as she talks with Casey McLean, Executive Director of SR3, the only organization in the Pacific Northwest fully dedicated to the protection of the health and wefare of marine wildlife. SR3 “Responds” to animals injured in the wild, “Rehabiltates” injured and sick animals at their hospital and care facility in Des Moines, Washington, and conducts field and laboratory “Research” on marine mammal health.

(Airdate: June 10, 2026) This is part 3.

(Airdate: May 20, 2026) Imagine life in the very deep sea – eternal darkness, no plant photosynthesis to form the base of the food webs, water temperatures hovering around freezing, pressures 1000 times greater than at the surface. Yet complex and diverse ecosystems exist; weird and sometimes very large creatures float and swim; and around 80% of this world remains unexplored. Mysteries and unknowns. Join Nan Evans and her guest, oceanographer Chris Kelley, as they consider life in deep ocean. This is part 2 of the 3 part series. Part 1 aired first on April 22, 2026.)

(Airdate: May 13, 2026) On recent episodes of Nature Now, we explored honey bees and became familiar with their remarkable social behavior and complex colonies. Today, we turn to Washington’s native bees with photographer and bee advocate Kris Ethington. Kris will share insights into the diversity of native bees and the intricate relationships that sustain them. Join us as we explore the fascinating world of Washington’s native bees and the important roles they play in our ecosystems.