Conservation Connection

In this week's episode we sit down with Nick Grossman at the Wild and Scenic film festival! Nick is the Director of Marketing Production for the organization Natural Habitat Adventures, and he was a Producer for the film Endangered Migration. Natural Habitat Adventures brings awareness to wild spaces by organizing trips for members of the general public to visit them in a sustainable manner. Their film, Endangered Migration, talks about the struggles of the Monarch Butterfly and its recent inclusion on the Endangered species list!

Click here to watch Endangered Migration: www.NatHab.com/monarchs

Click here to learn more about their educator scholarship: www.NatHab.com/monarchgrant

This week we're sharing a catch-up interview with a good friend of the podcast, Vance Martin! We last spoke with him at EarthX in 2019, way back in episode 36, and he and his WILD Foundation have been working on some incredible projects over the past few years. Listen in to hear a discussion about the role of biomass and biodiversity in carbon sequestration, as well as to learn about their work rewilding natural spaces!

Check out the wild foundation at WILD.org

Check out our website at ConservationConnection.co

In this exciting episode from the Sun Valley Forum we sit down with Christi Cooper, producer & director of the documentary Youth v. Gov, and Vic Barrett, one of the plaintiffs in the legal battle featured in the film! Listen in to learn about their case, their incredible six-year journey detailed in the film, and the ways in which the fossil fuel industry has attempted to block their progress at every turn! Youth v. Gov is streaming now on Netflix.

Learn more about the film here: YouthVGovFilm.com

Check out Our Children's Trust here: OurChildrensTrust.org

Check out our nonprofit here: LastChanceEndeavors.com

Sarinah Simons is a documentary filmmaker and a California State Parks employee who helped document the recent devastation and regrowth that occurred in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, following the CZU fire of 2020. Listen in for a discussion of the importance of fire to the forest ecosystem, how fires have changed in recent years, and how Sarinah was able to communicate the emotional impact of this massive fire to members of the public.

Check out Big Basin Speaks here: https://reimaginingbigbasin.org/

Check out Sarinah's website here: www.SarinahSimons.com

Check out Earth to Humans here: Spotify

Check out our nonprofit here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com

This week we're sitting down with Malia Byrtus, a conservationist and story teller who's deeply involved with the fight to protect Florida's wild panther population! She's an experienced camera trapper, using motion-triggered cameras in the woods to study the secret habits of these elusive and beautiful animals. She and her collaborators have produced a feature-length film, Path of the Panther, using these images to highlight the story behind one of America's rarest species! Check out Path of the Panther available this week on Disney+.

To learn more about Path of the Panther, click here: www.PathOfThePanther.com

To learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com

This week we're interviewing Nicole Ujita, the Education Director for the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Combine, Texas! The JBS Wetland Center is a 1800 acre manmade wetland that pulls from the Trinity River, removing sediment and excess nutrients from the water and creating clean drinking water for the booming population of Central Texas! Listen in to learn more about the value of wetland areas, the tricky puzzle of water rights issues, and how the wetland center has created an oasis for endangered wildlife!

Click here to learn more about the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center: www.WetlandCenter.com

Click here to watch the Eagle Nest Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCJV5Ag5qSE

Click here to learn more about our nonprofit: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com

In this informative episode we sit down with Mattie Mead, the CEO and Founder of Hempitecture! Instead of using oil based fibers, Mattie's company uses plant fiber to create construction materials like home insulation or concrete! Listen in to hear the history behind industrial hemp, and how these incredible materials can reduce the environmental impact of new construction!

Click here to learn more about Hempitecture: www.Hempitecture.com

Click here to learn more about our nonprofit: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com

This week we sit down with Frank Niepold, the Senior Climate Education Program Coordinator and Manager at NOAA's Climate Program Office! That's a long title to say that Frank collaborates with organizations and NOAA offices all across the country to get engaging and cutting edge climate education activities into the hands of educators. He believes that the grand task of our time is for humans to learn how to live sustainable lives on our planet, and that the best way to make that happen is by fostering a community from all sectors that can come together as one! Listen in to hear more about NOAA's role in preparing our country to address climate change.

If you'd like to check out NOAA's Climate Program Office, click here: https://cpo.noaa.gov/

If you'd like to check out Saiarchana's episode, click here: Episode 73

As western wolf populations continue to grow, so too does the number of livestock being predated upon by those wolves. That's where Daniel Curry comes in! He spends his days on horseback in the wilds of northeast Washington, minimizing interactions between cattle and reintroduced grey wolves! When he's not out range-riding he's building relationships between ranchers and wolf conservationists, bringing both sides of the debate together to find better solutions for everyone involved.

To learn more about the film Range Rider, click here: http://www.wildconfluence.com/range-rider

To learn more about Daniel's business, click here: www.griphs.com

To learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com