Nov. 25, 2015 – Host Nan Evans welcomes Skip and Rebekah Cadorette to the KPTZ studio to perform three songs and talk about their original lyrics that entertain and educate.
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#235 Tree Planting Builds Community
Nov. 18, 2015 – Host Mary Robson interviews Jude Rubin about her Plant-A-Thon project and her persona as a “Bag Monster.”
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#234 Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Nov. 11, 2015 – Ecologist, writer and philosopher Dr. Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, is interviewed by Nan Evans, and discusses various aspects of animal behavior. Closing music is “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” performed by Peter, Paul and Mary.
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#233 Amphibians of the Olympic Peninsula (Part 2)
Nov. 4, 2015 – Host Debaran Kelso continues her phone conversation with wildlife biologist Patrick Loafman in Part 2 of this interview, and looks further into our local amphibians and their habitat. Closing music is “The Double Life of Amphibians,” performed by Two of a Kind.
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#232 Amphibians of the Olympic Peninsula (Part 1)
Oct. 21, 2015 – Host Debaran Kelso talks with wildlife biologist Patrick Loafman via phone and discusses local amphibians in the first part of this interview. Closing music is “Amphibians,” performed by Kristin Shout and Smoking Kitten.
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#231 Water Quality Studies in Winter
Oct. 14, 2015 – Host Mary Robson talks with Mike Dawson, Water Quality Manager with Jefferson County Environmental Health, and discusses issues regarding all aspects of water quality in our area. Closing music is “Water, Water,” performed by Coco Kallin.
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#230 The Return of Summer Chum to Chimacum Creek and the Illahee Preserve
Host Nan Evans ventures out of the studio to field record with Suzie Learned of Friends of Chimacum Creek, and Carrie Clendaniel of Jefferson Land Trust, and learns more about the returning Hood Canal chum salmon. Closing music is “Out in the Woods” performed by Leftover Salmon.
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#229 The Dirt on Soil
Sept. 30, 2015 – Host Nan Evans interviews Soil Scientist Craig Schrader of the Jefferson County Conservation District. Closing music is “Back to the Earth,” performed by Jason Mraz.
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#228 Wildlife Rehab – Part 1 (Repeat)
Host Debaran Kelso interviews Cindy Daily of Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue in a repeat broadcast of a show first aired in February, 2014. Closing music is “Equinox,” performed by Eric Hansen.
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#227 Effect of Summer Weather on Native Plants
Host Mary Robson interviews Fred Weinmann of the Olympic Peninsula Native Plant Society, who discusses the effect of extreme weather conditions on plants in this area. Closing music is “Plants,” performed by CoCo and the Butterfields.
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