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Are you tired of changing your clocks twice a year? Do you know what part of the year is Daylight Savings Time and which is Standard Time? Do you know why Daylight Savings Time was even started? Join us this week as we dive into the history and science behind the practice of changing our clocks and what the future holds for those of us who just can't catch up on sleep after losing an hour in the Spring!

Join us for a rousing discussion of our favorite Florida marine mammal: the West Indian Manatee!! Learn more about these slow-moving mammals as well as the drama surrounding them. While we talk about habitat and species lost, to quote Kyle, there is hope because “there’s never been a time in the world where people have cared as much as now” :’)

 

Save the Manatee Club:www.savethemanatee.org   

Educator’s Guide to Manatees: https://www.savethemanatee.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Educators_Guide_9-10-1.pdf 

Manatee Scar Pattern Data: https://www.savethemanatee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Blue-Spring-Scar-Sheet_2020-2021.pdf 

Manatee Mortality 2016-2021: https://www.savethemanatee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mortality_2021.pdf

Join us as we celebrate the spring equinox and reflect on one year of the podcast! Thank you to everyone who has been along for the ride.

In Part 2 of our spring series, we talk about the documentary "The Fellowship of the Spring." Florida springs, however magical they are, are facing threats to water quality and quantity. Listen to learn more about those threats and what you can do to help.

While the documentary is being shown through screenings currently, it will eventually make its way to streaming platforms.

The Fellowship of the Springs Documentary: https://www.floridasmagicwaters.com/ 

Books to Read: 

Mirage: Vanishing Water of Florida and the Eastern US by Cynthia Barnett - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/641145.Mirage 

Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis by Cynthia Barnett - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/212035/blue-revolution-by-cynthia-barnett/

Silenced Springs: Moving from Tragedy to Hope - Dr. Robert L Knight- https://floridaspringsinstitute.org/product/silenced-springs-moving-from-tragedy-to-hope/ 

Saving Florida Springs by Dr Robert L Knight - https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/11/24/ron-cunningham-robert-knights-book-owners-manual-springs/8718453002/ 

Michelle Michi - Insta @freedivingmermaid   tiktok: @guardianofthesprings 

NPR Article: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes https://www.npr.org/2019/08/03/740604142/should-rivers-have-same-legal-rights-as-humans-a-growing-number-of-voices-say-ye

A major geologic event happened in January! Don’t worry if you didn’t hear about it - we’ve got all the juicy details of the Tonga Tsunami, which was caused by a *wait for it* UNDERWATER VOLCANO. We talk tsunamis, climate, and the connection of earth systems. 

 

Tonga Tsunami Wikipedia page (look at the gif): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Hunga_Tonga_eruption_and_tsunami

Springs! What are they? How are they classified? Is there anything better than seeing a manatee in one? (absolutely not). We talked about everything from what a spring is to how Kyle’s research involves them. Featuring our past topic Karst and our future topic Manatees!

 

The Color of Rivers: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020GL088946 

Spring Classification: https://springstewardshipinstitute.org/key 

The Fellowship of the Springs Documentary: https://www.floridasmagicwaters.com/

We made it to the end of our second season, and we decided to talk about our experiences in education and science at one of our favorite places - Philmont Scout Ranch! From ATVS to stargazing to real life first aid and search and rescue, Philmont is a place that has helped us grow as educators and as people. We’re looking forward to taking a couple of weeks off before launching into Season 3!

In this episode, we discuss this article (https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22796160/invasive-species-climate-change-range-shifting?fbclid=IwAR31KGcTnp9eatpFCWRyjABAYXskgsFvPn5yu6R8hSJ89qz5XnRuDYO-Y90) about invasive species vs species shifting their range due to climate change. Through this winding conversation, we talk about a variety of topics from the moral dilemmas involved in invasive species management to the importance of language in science communication. This convo really sticks out like soup!

Amy recently moved back to Florida and shares about what her job working for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on a Wildlife Management Area is like. If you like listening to talk about invasive plant management, prescribed fire, and red-cockaded woodpeckers, have we got the episode for you. Also there’s some career advice for folks looking to land jobs in conservation sprinkled in (TLDR: DO YOUR INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS)

In a plot twist for this week, we did not talk about what we had planned for this episode. Starting with some reflection by Kyle on his journey in academia and some bonding over some quality memes, we ended up having a great conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the geosciences after Kyle shared about a workshop he attended recently by ADVANCEGeo (https://serc.carleton.edu/advancegeo/index.html). A little bit of a different episode than we’ve recorded before, but it was a great conversation and we’re looking forward to continuing to talk about DEI in the sciences in the future.