Jackie Canterbury talks with Paul Koberstein, an award-winning environmental journalist and the co-author of the book "Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest". Paul has explored many environmental issues through his career as a writer. Join us as we talk with Paul about the global importance of our own temperate rainforest ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest with emphasis on its role in storing carbon and the challenges we face. (KPTZ airdate: December 17, 2025)

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Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest by Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate
Audiobook preview of Canopy of Titans
Greenwashing in the Evergreen State with Journalist Paul Koberstein
Mystery sound recording: Greg Irving, XC1045436, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1045436. License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Music by Rick Bauer

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