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Nature Now #544
North Olympic Salmon Coalition (Part 2)

(Airdate: December 8, 2021) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guests Rebecca Benjamin, Executive Director for the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) and Hans Daubenberger, habitat biologist with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, to speak about the past 30 years of NOSC work in our area. This is part 2 of a two-part show.

Nature Now #543
Economic Benefits of Conservation

(Airdate: November 30, 2021) In addition to the value of being good stewards of the Earth for the health and well-being of all life and ecosystems, Nan Evans and Richard Tucker, Director of the Jefferson Land Trust, explore the documentable economic benefits of conserved and working lands on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Nature Now #541
North Olympic Salmon Coalition (part 1)

(Airdate: November 10, 2021) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guests Rebecca Benjamin, Executive Director for the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) and Hans Daubenberger, habitat biologist with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, to speak about the past 30 years of NOSC work in our area. This is part 1 of a two-part show.

Nature Now #539
Ecological Benefits of Community Forests

(Reprise Airdate: October 27, 2019) Erik Kingfisher and Carrie Clendaniel from the Jefferson Land Trust join Nature Now host Nan Evans at Valley View Forest south of Chimacum to talk about the ecological health of forests, optimizing ecological and human benefits from a “community forest’, and recent activities at Valley View.

Nature Now #538
Winter Birds

(Airdate: October 20, 2021) Winter birds of the sea and shore include lots of migrants. Gary Bullock and Mary Robson introduce winter birding.

Nature Now #537
Orcas: Shared Waters, Shared Home

(Airdate: October 13, 2021) Seattle Times writer Lynda Mapes joins Nan Evans to talk about Lynda’s new book, Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home.  Listen in to explore these unique individuals who astound us with their intelligence, strong culture and family structures, elaborate communications skills, and playfulness.

Nature Now #536
Reading Wildlife Sign (Part 2)

(Airdate: October 6, 2021) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest wildlife tracking expert Jill Cooper and guest recorder Meg Amos for a field trip to the newly restored south end of Kilisut Harbor, learning how to better read wildlife sign. Part 2 of a two-part program.