Group Project

Our family got sick in early March 2020. We didn't know it was COVID19 at the time. In the subsequent weeks, Mollie didn't recover, her symptoms worsened and we couldn't get help from medical doctors at urgent care or the emergency room. We were terrified, and felt completely alone. We later found out that there were many many more people who had similar experiences of being sick, and not being believed by the medical establishment. This is our story.

Links:

• Body Politic COVID19 Support Group
• CovidLongHaulSupport.org

We are joined by Dylan Tomine, a producer of the film Artifishal. We talk about the film and explore how fish hatcheries, once thought to be a safe supplement to wild fish, actually threaten wild fish populations.

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We talked with Colleen Weiler from Whale and Dolphin Conservation about how Free Willy led her to a career in orca conservation. We also talk about orca behavior, the differences in orca groups, what threats they are currently facing and what we can do to help

Orca Month

Movies

Books

We talked with Yoko Silk who is a Stewardship Coordinator with Portland Parks and Recreation about her life, her work and her passion for sharing nature.

We talk with Susie Peterson, the Backyard Habitat Certification Program Manager for the Columbia Land Trust about the benefits of creating a native backyard habitat.

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Ilan Kayatsky joined us to talk about the work the Goldman Environmental Prize. He tells us about the strength, resolve, and ultimately the humanity of the most recent cohort of Prize recipients. Ilan shares some stories of his experiences with a few of this year's recipients and how that has affected him.

This episode we're joined by Tia Sherry and Romain Bonilla of The Street Trust. We talk about the Bike More Challenge and other initiatives that the Street Trust has to improve safety and accessibility of bicycling in Oregon.

Rob Klavins is the Northeast Oregon Field Coordinator for Oregon Wild. We talk with him about his journey this far and learn a lot about wolves, their benefit and their place on our public land. Find out more about Oregon Wild's work with wolves. If you want to see the landscape Rob describes, you can check out his bed and breakfast in Northeast Oregon.

We spoke with Ryan Rittenhouse, about his background, and recent work that Friends of the Columbia Gorge are doing to help restore the Columbia Gorge in the wake of the Eagle Creek Fire. Ryan gives us some great ways to get involved in the restoration.

We spoke with Ryan Rittenhouse, about his background, and recent successes that Friends of the Columbia Gorge have had as a part of a coalition to stand up to Big Oil. Ryan also gives us some great insights about how to get involved as well as avoiding activist burnout.

Links:

• Friends of the Columbia Gorge
• Sea Shepherd
• Stand Up To Oil Coalition
• t.e.j.a.s. - Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services