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Nature Now #413
Eat Like a Bird

(First airdate: May 22, 2019) Mary Robson and Christie Lassen of the Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner chat about how birds cache food and how they find it.

Nature Now #411
Bird Migration, part 1

(First airdate: May 8, 2019) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with Dr. Geoff Hammerson on different aspects of bird migration (this is part 1 of a 2-part show). 

Nature Now #410
Impact of Orbiting on Oceans and More

(First airdate: May 1, 2019) Nan Evans talks with Port Townsend resident and retired oceanography professor, Dr. Peter Rhines, about what being on the Earth traveling through the universe means for the behavior of our oceans, atmosphere and life itself.

Nature Now #409
Controlling Noxious Weeds

(First airdate: April 24, 2019) It’s time to start looking for troublesome weeds – with the guidance of Yoost Besjin, coordinator of the Noxious Weed Board of  Jefferson County.

Nature Now #408
Reviving Pinto Abalone Population

(First airdate: April 17, 2019) Nan Evans talks with Port Townsend Marine Science Center aquarist Ali Redman and “abalone mom” Dana Africa about efforts to bring health to our decimated population of Pinto Abalone through helping to rear baby abalone for eventual release back into the wild waters of the Salish Sea.

Nature Now #407
Marine Science Center

(First airdate: April 10, 2019) Nan Evans goes on a virtual “behind-the-scenes” tour of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center with Ali Redman, Aquarist at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, and AmeriCorp Member Marley Loomis.

Nature Now #406
WA Natural Heritage Program

(Encore airdate: April 3, 2019) Debaran Kelso speaks with rare plant botanist Joe Arnett, discussing the role of the Washington Dept of Natural Resource’s Natural Heritage Program in plant protection, specifically in conserving the threatened golden paintbrush population (originally recorded in May 2015).

Nature Now #404
Stuffed Birds, Giant Clams, Charlie the Cougar and Reindeer

(First airdate: March 20, 2019) Nature Now visits the Jefferson County Historical Resource Center to see their Natural History collection.  Join host Kate Dwyer and Resource Center curator Becky Shurman as they go back in time to learn about stuffed birds, giant clams, Charlie the Cougar and reindeer.