Nature Connections

Nature Connections

By Jordan EdnerScienceNature
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Nature Connections episodes

  • Episode #2: Outdoor Educator Jess Wolinsky
    In this episode we discuss how high school students spending the semester at The High Mountain Institute are able to develop their own environmental ethic while spending time in the wilderness.

    Resources

    The High Mountain Institute: https://hminet.org/

    The blog post Jess mentioned: https://hminet.org/2020/06/10/a-message-from-jess-wolinksy-dean-of-students/
    42 min
  • Episode #1: Marine Conservationist Marc Shargel
    In this episode we take a deep dive into the world of marine conservation and creating an ethic around the ocean.

    Resources

    FishWise https://fishwise.org/about-us/mission-and-vision/ is an organization that helps promote ocean ecosystem health. Their consumer tools will take you to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch List https://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/consumer-guides. Following these guidelines is an easy way to help preserve the health of the oceans and marine life.

    Here are links to photo selections on Marc's website
    Sea Otters https://livingseaimages.com/shopping/zoomin.php?target=enhydra&page_size=9999&online=true&code=321P120
    Urchin Barrens https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?target=barren&page_size=9999
    Kelp Forest https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?logic=AND&Genus=*Macrocystis*&online=true&page_size=9999
    Rockfish https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?target=sebastes&page_size=9999
    Sunflower Star https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?target=Pycnopodia&page_size=9999

    Marc's book about how sea life on the Central California coast has changed can be found here https://livingseaimages.com/books/ccbooklet/site.php.

    Read this article https://baynature.org/article/bringing-back-kelp/ in Bay Nature Magazine about disappearing kelp forests in Northern CA.

    Marc's Blog has an article https://livingseaimages.com/blog.php about the problem in Central CA.

    Marc also produced this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38JxaGCEYnA about the kelp forests.

    Follow this link https://livingseaimages.com/voyage/ to write to the California Fish & Game Comission to take action.
    1 hr 4 min

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Nature Connections is a place to explore the relationship between spending time in nature and developing an environmental ethic. Join Jordan Edner as she interviews people who work with the natural…