Culture & Conservation

July is Minority Mental Health Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month. This episode is all about how nature and green spaces can help improve mental and physical health. We also discuss how green spaces are linked to affluence. Happy listening!

Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation

Email: [email protected]

This week is National Pollinator Week. Listen as we discuss the importance of wild pollinators to global food security. We also discuss ways in which you can help pollinators. Planting guides for pollinators can be found at https://www.pollinator.org/guides 

Happy listening!

-Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation

Email: [email protected]

We've all heard the saying "you're the bees knees." But do bees really have knees? If they do, what makes them so special? Listen to find out the answers to these hard hitting questions.

Happy listening!

-Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation

Email: [email protected]

Nature is a place for everyone and all should feel welcomed. However, this is not always the case (e.g. the Christian Cooper incident). Sit back and listen as we discuss how race and racism have impacted our own experiences in nature. After listening to this discussion, email us at [email protected] to tell us about your experiences in nature. We'd love to hear from you!

Happy listening!

-Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation 

Many birds bear the name of the people who are given credit for discovering the species. The renaming of the McCown's longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) sparked this discussion. After listening to this discussion, email us at [email protected] to give us your thoughts on birds being named after people. We'd love to hear from you!

Happy listening!

-Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation

In this episode, we discuss some cool Earth Day facts and ways to celebrate Earth Day everyday. We also discuss Makayla's unpopular opinion regarding a trendy environmentalism topic. Happy listening!

-Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation

This episode features our good friend Murry Burgess (future Dr. Burgess)! We discuss urban ecology, Murry's experiences in the field, and some of Murry's special upcoming projects. We hope you enjoy!

Thanks for listening!

-Makayla and Morgan

Instagram: @cultureandconservation 

This episode is dedicated to Women's History Month. We discuss the ways in which women have majorly contributed to conservation.

Links to articles mentioned in this episode:

https://theconversation.com/women-have-disrupted-research-on-bird-song-and-their-findings-show-how-diversity-can-improve-all-fields-of-science-142874#:~:text=The%20widely%20accepted%20view%20was,are%20generally%20rare%20or%20abnormal.&text=Recent%20findings%20have%20shown%20that,all%20songbirds%20had%20female%20song.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/06/eco-gender-gap-why-saving-planet-seen-womens-work

Thanks for listening,

Makayla and Morgan

In this episode, we address Waterfowl Gate. Check out episode two for the background story. 

This episode, we discuss the ways in which Black people have been contributing to conservation through cultural practices and more formal avenues. We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Instagram: @cultureandconservation

Thanks for Listening,

Makayla and Morgan