Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Zack Jacobs for a light-hearted nature-adventure mini series! In each episode, Zack and I will go through an old-fashioned, nature-themed choose your own adventure book and see if we can survive or make it through! After we find if we can survive (or not), we will discuss the adventure's realism, how it relates to the natural world, and our thoughts as environmentalists into the book.

We are both huge sci-fi/fantasy/anime nerds as well, so you will get a unique combination of our backgrounds as nerdy adventure-lovers and natural life scientists!

In this episode, Zack and I go through the "Can You Survive the Ice Age" book by Blake Hoena. Throughout it, we talk about predatory hunting techniques, some incredible animals that used to be a part of our world, and we both learn about the Clovis people - a group of people that lived in North America during the ice age (all while having fun pretending to live out my own parallel reality where I'm an anime voice actress, getting to relate a choose your own adventure book to D&D, and make predictions about a certain character in this book being an antagonistic robot).

* Video version (which this mini-series is great for since we share pictures from the book and you get to immerse yourself in our adventure a little bit more) & exclusive mini-episodes only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Samantha Rebuck for a climate change mini series! Each episode we shall be chatting about climate change, our thoughts on it as scientists as well as just regular people living on this planet, and teaching each other about earth science concepts in an effort to make human-caused climate change less terrifying, more understandable, and to inspire people to make some positive changes to help mitigate climate change impacts.

In this mini-series finale episode, Sam and I talk about where our hope comes from as scientists, as well as people who live on this planet. We talk about faith, encouragement from an empowered & innovative next generation, and technological & scientific advancements.

Stay tuned for season 3, mini-series 2 starting up soon!

* Video version & exclusive mini-episodes only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Samantha Rebuck for a climate change mini series! Each episode we shall be chatting about climate change, our thoughts on it as scientists as well as just regular people living on this planet, and teaching each other about earth science concepts in an effort to make human-caused climate change less terrifying, more understandable, and to inspire people to make some positive changes to help mitigate climate change impacts.

This episode, we go in depth, deep, deep down into the earth's crust! Join Sam and I as we chat about how climate impacts soil systems, plate tectonics, and learn alongside us as we discover more about the importance of the permafrost layer and some current issues regarding the permafrost melting.

Of course, we end the episode on a high note with ways that people can make a positive impact on soil systems & conservation including protection of the incredibly important permafrost layer!

Link: Seed Bank Article

* Video version & exclusive mini-episodes only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Samantha Rebuck for a climate change mini series! Each episode we shall be chatting about climate change, our thoughts on it as scientists as well as just regular people living on this planet, and teaching each other about earth science concepts in an effort to make human-caused climate change less terrifying, more understandable, and to inspire people to make some positive changes to help mitigate climate change impacts.

This episode, we go in depth with my personal area of expertise - Terrestrial Ecosystems! Join Sam and I as we chat about how climate is impacting population movement, both of plants and wildlife, and how our wildlife encounters have changed throughout our lives.

Of course, we end the episode on a high note with ways that people can make a positive impact on our habitats with native plants and backyard sanctuaries, no matter what size of area you have to work with!

* Video version & exclusive "Post-podcast Ponderings" mini episodes only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Samantha Rebuck for a climate change mini series! Each episode we shall be chatting about climate change, our thoughts on it as scientists as well as just regular people living on this planet, and teaching each other about earth science concepts in an effort to make human-caused climate change less terrifying, more understandable, and to inspire people to make some positive changes to help mitigate climate change impacts.

This episode, Sam carries the team as she educates me in the basics of weather patterns, what caused to hole in the ozone layer (and a conservation success story!), some of the implications of climate change impacting weather events, and how severe weather events are becoming more and more frequent as human-cased climate change continues.

Of course, we end the episode on a high note with ways that renewable energy can help to mitigate climate change!

* Video version only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio-only podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Link to Book: For the Love of Beer

Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Samantha Rebuck for a climate change mini series! Each episode we shall be chatting about climate change, our thoughts on it as scientists as well as just regular people living on this planet, and teaching each other about earth science concepts in an effort to make human-caused climate change less terrifying, more understandable, and to inspire people to make some positive changes to help mitigate climate change impacts.

This episode, Sam carries the team as she educates me in the basics of weather patterns, what caused to hole in the ozone layer (and a conservation success story!), some of the implications of climate change impacting weather events, and how severe weather events are becoming more and more frequent as human-cased climate change continues.

Of course, we end the episode on a high note with ways that renewable energy can help to mitigate climate change!

* Video version only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Join myself, Marissa of The Art of Ecology, and permanent guest, Samantha Rebuck for a climate change mini series!

Each episode we shall be chatting about climate change, our thoughts on it as scientists as well as just regular people living on this planet, and teaching each other about earth science concepts in an effort to make human-caused climate change less terrifying, more understandable, and to inspire people to make some positive changes to help mitigate climate change impacts.

This episode, we go over general climate change information, introduce some key words, and talk about how we've been able to see climate change throughout our own lives.

* Video version only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version will be published for the public a week later.

Hi all! I just wanted to give a little update on season 3 of For What it's Earth and what it will be comprised of! I've got 2 mini series that will make up season 3, and I am super excited to have a guest for each mini-series!

One will examine climate change from air to soil as well as how to still have hope amidst a climate crisis. The second mini-series will be much more light-hearted and will go through a few nature-themed adventure books! You won't want to miss either.

Hopefully, if all goes well with scheduling recording, we'll start publishing episodes in late September.

To end Season 2 of For What it's Earth with a bang, I am joined by 3 previous season 2 guests for a bizarre nature trivia gameshow! Join Marissa Jacobs, Alexandra Schmidt (Soil Science), Zack Jacobs (Arborist), and Lucy McGinty (Environmental Microbiology student) as we learn more about what animals make some super terrifying noises, how flowers live their lives, where humans rank in the category of "how well animals hear", and more!

For What it's Earth Season 3 is scheduled to start in Fall 2022 with a lineup of guests as well as a potential for a "Climate Change from Dirt to Sky Mini Series"! Interested in learning about something in particular? Email your suggestions to me (Marissa) at [email protected]

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The upcoming Summer Solstice marks a special day to me - World Giraffe Day! This day was created by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) to raise awareness about and celebrate this vulnerable and endangered species. Learn more about the solstice and why we celebrate this animal on this day!

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