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Nature Now #483
Reading the Landscape – Wildlife Tracking

(Airdate: October 7, 2020) Take a dive into the art and science of reading the landscape through wildlife tracking with Sarah Spaeth and Nan Evans. Hear about all the interesting stories of an animal’s life that can be imagined when one observes with both a knowing and curious mind. 

Nature Now #480
Plastics in the Ocean

(Airdate: September 16, 2020) Get ready for International Coastal Cleanup Day which occurs in Port Townsend on September 19, 2020. Nan Evans visits with Janine Boire, Executive Director of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center to talk about plastic pollution in the oceans and things we all can do to help.

Nature Now #479
Snorkeling Around Port Townsend, Part 2

(Airdate: September 9, 2020) Nan Evans meets Steve Grace on the beach at the Northwest Maritime Center in downtown Port Townsend. Steve had just come out of the water and shares what he just saw while snorkeling in our local waters. Part 1 of their conversation aired in early August.

Nature Now #478
Water Predictions with Ann Soule

(Airdate: September 2, 2020) Host Mary Robson and hydrologist Ann Soule discuss limited water availability for September 2020,  when the Pacific Northwest is affected by both ‘snow drought’ and ‘rainfall drought.’

Nature Now #476
Tarboo Creek

(Airdate: August 19, 2020) In this reprise of Nan Evans’ interview of May 2, 2018, Susan and Scott Freeman talk about their book Saving Tarboo Creek: One Family’s Quest to Heal the Land. Their actions and philosophy contribute to conservation.

Nature Now #475
Snorkeling Around Port Townsend, part 1

(Airdate: August 12, 2020) Nan Evans meets Steve Grace on the beach at the Northwest Maritime Center in downtown Port Townsend. Steve had just come out of the water and shares what he just saw while snorkeling in our local waters.

Nature Now #474
Wetland Field Trip, part 2

(Airdate: August 5, 2020) Host Debaran Kelso meets with ecologist Dr. Geoff Hammerson and sound engineer (& fellow wetland lover!) Nora Petrich for a field trip exploring one of our local wetlands. Part 2 of a two part show.