Host Nan Evans interviews Port Townsend Marine Science Center Americorps staff person Allison Kellum, and discusses a squid dissection performed by young people at the Center’s summer camp.

Host Debaran Kelso welcomes Jeanmarie Morelli to discuss dealing with drought in a native plant garden. Closing music is “Drought Tolerant Plants,” performed by ZunZun.

Host Nan Evans interviews new Jefferson Land Trust Executive Director Richard Tucker, and discusses the Chimacum Ridge Project and how it’s being implemented. Closing music is “This Land Is Your Land,” performed by My Morning Jacket.

Host Mary Robson interviews Kevin Schmelzlen of the Murrelet Survival Project about the threatened bird and how various groups are working together to help it survive. Closing music is “Blue Moon Revisited (song for Elvis)”, performed by Cowboy Junkies.

Mary Robson presents the Observations and Upcoming Events portions, and Nan Evans ventures out to go clamming and “digging for dinner” with Camille Speck and Doug Rogers of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Closing music is “Intelligent Clam,” performed by Keith Munslow.

Host Mary Robson interviews Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager for Jefferson County Environmental Health, and discusses his work in identifying water problems in the county. Closing music is “We Are Water,” performed by Hayden Panettiere and the cast of the TV series “Nashville.”

Host Kate Dwyer welcomes Nancy Elder, a fisheries biologist, who discusses the impact of the Elwha Dam removal on the near shore habitats off the mouth of the Elwha. Closing music is “Scuba Scuba,” performed by Tangerine Dream.

Kate Dwyer talks to poet and natural history writer Robert Michael Pyle in a repeat of a previously aired interview. Mary Robson hosts Observations and Upcoming Events, assisted by Charlie Fleishman. Closing music is “Cool Water,” performed by Marty Robbins.

Host Debaran Kelso speaks in studio with Joe Arnett, the rare plant botanist for the Washington Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program, and discusses the endangered golden paintbrush and the threats to prairie habitat. Closing music is “Prairie Wind,” performed by Neil Young.

Nan Evans hosts Part 2 of an interview with Joe Gaydos, Director and Chief Scientist of SeaDoc Society and co-author of the recently released book, “The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest.” Closing music is “To See the Sea,” performed by Secret Hiding Place.