In this episode, we will hear from Katherine Lynch, a stream biologist with Seattle Public Utilities. Katherine sheds light on what she and SPU are doing to maintain/improve the environmental quality of urban streams in Seattle. You will learn what makes managing urban waterways a unique challenge and why it is a worthwhile effort. 

Read more about Katherine’s work: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-revive-a-river-restore-its-hidden-gut1/ 

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Connect with Jack: www.linkedin.com/in/jack-ryan-313724244 

References: 

Nassauer, John Iverson. 2023. “Transdisciplinarity and Boundary Work for Landscape Architecture Scholars.” Landscape Journal 42 (1): 1–11. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bvh&AN=855513&site=ehost-live 

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In this episode, Amber invited Larissa Thelin from Polar Bear International as the guest speaker, to explore the opportunities and challenges on social media in the Arctic. From the present situation of polar bears, to the educational communication that Larissa is doing, it is highlighting the hope that Arctic knowledge can be accessible to more people, and letting them understand this region, species, and nature. The PBI not only achieved SDGs with the Arctic and polar bear conservation as climate actions, but also got in touch with childrens. We hope that all the efforts people are working on the Arctic can truly increase awareness, and shall be protecting the Arctic together for a sustainable, bright future. 

Larissa Thelin’s website: https://larissathelin.ca/ 

Larissa Thelin’s Twitter: https://x.com/Thelin_L 

Larissa Thelin’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelin_larissa/ 

Polar Bear International: https://polarbearsinternational.org/ 

PBI Tundra Connections Webcasts: https://polarbearsinternational.org/education-center/tundra-connections-webcasts/ 

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In this episode, Amber interviews Scott L. Montgomery, who is an author, geoscientist, and affiliate faculty member in University of Washington. The interview starts with Pr.Montgomery’s experience and interests in the Arctic, then the exploration of resource history and the oil and gas industries in the United States and across the arctic countries. They furthermore dive into the discussion on Arctic regulation policies, the Arctic Council, the concept of sustainable energy, and the ideal sustainability in the Arctic. Finally, they point out the question of weighing the pros and the cons of industrial development and achieving SDGs.  

Scott L.Monttgomery’s website: https://scottlmontgomery.com/ 

Scott L.Monttgomery’s UW site: https://jsis.washington.edu/people/scott-montgomery/ 

Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming: 

https://drawdown.org/the-book 

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In this episode, Amber and Doctor Jennifer Provencher explore Canadian Conservation in the Arctic, with the focus on wildlife health and pollution. We can hear the experience of testing field work, collaboration processes with partners, and the influence of climate change to the biodiversity and Arctic landscape. Furthermore, they will be exploring the challenges but also opportunities of achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the ocean area, providing insights for future research and actions.  

Jennifer Provencher’s website: https://carleton.ca/biology/people/jennifer-provencher/ 

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This is the first episode of our new miniseries Aims On Ice: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic Ocean, brought to you by Amber Wang from University of Washington, Seattle. As climate change is changing the Arctic region more than the rest of the world, it is necessary for people to recognize these issues occurring, such as Arctic conservation and Indigenous communities. This episode provides a brief overview and background content for the audience to learn more about the Arctic ocean, as well as the importance of working toward SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) in the north pole.  

Amber Wang’s website: https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/people/amber-wang/ 

NOAA Arctic Report Card 2023: https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2023/ 

The 17 Goals (Sustainable Development Goals): https://sdgs.un.org/goals 

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Ecosystems of Change host, Aisha Al-Amin, reflects on some of the learnings we’ve gained during this limited series podcast and concludes with some of her own reflections, definitions, and questions. Thank you for listening to this limited series and be sure to stay tuned for other series from the Common Caws for Sustainability Podcast!  

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Neli Jasuja is an environmental educator and facilitator for the Y-WE Grow program which supports young people in building connections with the land through urban farming. She talks about the necessity of centering healing in environmental justice and what’s wrong with how we currently introduce people to environmental issues.    

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In today’s episode we hear from Cece Hoffman, a Phd student at Northwestern University who talks about environmental justice from an Indigenous lens, how our ideas around education and learning inform our understanding of the environment, and how Cece sees all of this work as interrelated.  

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Adiza Ameh and Emily Chu join Ecosystems of Change to talk about environmental justice as it relates to their own journeys and other social justice issues. As Program Managers at Social Justice Fund NW, Adiza and Emily take their participants on a process of learning and organizing and they’ll do that today for our listeners.   

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