Welcome to the RAD Story Lodge. This episode features a conversation about the Wabanaki Forest, Climate, and Land Back Partnership. Delta Flood speaks with Darran O’Leary (Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc.), Stephanie Merrill (Nature Trust of New Brunswick) and Anne Herteis (Community Forests International). Listen in to hear about a unique collaboration between three Indigenous Nations and two environmental organizations who have joined forces to protect 9000 acres of endangered Wabanaki Forest through the establishment of an IPCA (Indigenous Protected and Conserved/Cultural Area). 

The RAD Story Lodge is hosted by RAD (Restore, Assert and Defend) Network, a network that seeks to center Indigenous rights and leadership within conservation finance and nature-based solutions. Learn more about the RAD Network here. 

This episode was produced by Arina Isaeva (Wolf Eye Productions), hosted by Delta Flood and introduced by Randi Russell, with music by Digging Roots.  The RAD Story Lodge is made possible with funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Links: 

• RAD Network website: https://radnetwork.ca/
• RAD Network mailing list: http://eepurl.com/iNvdM6
• RAD Network socials: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
• RAD Linktree: https://linktr.ee/radnetwork 
• Indigenous Lands Symposium: https://www.wahkohtowin.com/indigenous-lands-symposium-2026