Nature, Inc.

Just in the last ten years, the advent of birding apps fundamentally changed the way people interact with their natural surroundings. Just about anyone can now have access to the largely unknown world of birds and contribute to a collective scientific environment. This is a good thing for ornithologist and urban ecologist, Dr. Dan Cooper, who thinks conservation can only succeed when there are many contributors.

If P-22 did nothing else, his arrival at one of the largest urban parks in the United States, Griffith Park, put a spotlight on urban wildlife. The resulting 10-year coexistence with L.A. city residents developed a loyal following. When he passed in 2022, the City took the bold step of bringing on the first urban ecologist in its 124-year history. Hear how Courtney McCammon advocated for the park during her tenure, how nature has shaped her throughout her life, and how she's passing her passion on to her daughter in this lively and thought-provoking discussion.

At the intersection of human anatomy and healing, Dr. Abe Grosswasser, doctor of chiropractic medicine, aims to unlock the body's own innate intelligence to heal and repair itself. A childhood accident set him on a path to understand the intricacies of the human body. His in-depth assessment of how our bodies are designed just might give you a new way to reconfigure your day-to-day.

Not warm and fuzzy, seemingly unperturbed, even stoic, rocks have been putting up with a lot over the last millions of years. Now they just want to come out and play. If anyone can do it, rock artist Lisa Custard can. She makes one-of-a-kind, jaw-dropping connections with some of the most under-appreciated members of the mineral kingdom.

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Early along our journey of evolution, wolves taught us how to survive in the wild, both as hunters and as a strong family unit. With only roughly 55 wolves in the wild in California today, Paul and Colette Pondella have taken on a journey to educate as many as will listen how this gentle, peaceful relative is one of the few creatures that can actually help us save ourselves.

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They come in all shapes and sizes, are tall, sometimes towering over us many stories high, and appear inert, with not even a hint that they are moving. But are they? According to Jeff Perry, co-founder of hyper-local sawmill Angel City Lumber, trees offer us a lot more than we realize.

Our human condition is to be of nature. However, to grasp and cherish what gifts nature has to offer means we must tune our ears to a different frequency. The way nature speaks is subtle and gentle. It can also be loud and persistent. For those who have heard nature's calling, it resonates on a deeply personal, individual, and often magical level. Nature, Incorporated (Nature, Inc., for short), bridges the gap within ourselves through the stories of those who have taken the steps to shine the light on our journey ahead.