(Airdate: July 29, 2026) Today we are speaking with Dr. Eric Wagner about his book Seabirds as Sentinels. The Pacific coast—often called the “Blue Serengeti”—is one of the most productive ecosystems on earth and an important region for seabird research. The book’s central theme is that seabirds serve as sentinels, or early-warning indicators, of the health of our marine ecosystems. Wagner takes us to two nearby islands; Protection and Destruction as we travel into auklet burrows under the cover of night.

(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.

(Airdate: August 5, 2026) It’s Learning, It’s Fun, It’s Solid Science… It’s iNaturalist. It’s Learning, It’s Fun, It’s Solid Science… It’s iNaturalist! Join host, Nan Evans, and her guest Wendy Feltham, to explore fun and enriching ways to expand and enrich your nature observation experiences. iNaturalist is a free, non-profit, and community powered forum where every observation tells a story. And every observation has the potential to advance research and scientific understanding of the natural world.

(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.