Nature Now

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest Geoff Hammerson for a discussion about the woodpeckers of the Olympic Peninsula (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: July 28, 2021)

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Pull on your rubber boots and join Nan Evans, Wendy Feltham and Lee Merrill as they explore rocky intertidal plant and animal communities at Salt Creek County Park. (Reprise airdate: August 11, 2021)

Nan's low tide resources:
Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest
The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest
EZ Guide to Common Intertidal Invertebrates of the Salish Sea
EZ Guide to Common Intertidal Seaweeds and Seagrasses of the Salish Sea

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In addition to the value of being good stewards of the earth for the health and well-being of all life and ecosystems, Nan Evans and Richard Tucker, Director of the Jefferson Land Trust, explore the documentable economic benefits of conserved and working lands on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Airdate: November 30, 2021)

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Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guests Betsy Carlson of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Dr. Fred Sharpe of the Alaska Whale Foundation for a discussion about marine mammal stranding in our area (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: June 23, 2021)

Learn more about reporting a stranding to East Jefferson County's Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

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Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guests Betsy Carlson of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Dr. Fred Sharpe of the Alaska Whale Foundation for a discussion about marine mammal stranding in our area (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: May 19, 2021)

Learn more about reporting a stranding to East Jefferson County's Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

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Erik Kingfisher and Carrie Clendaniel from the Jefferson Land Trust join host Nan Evans at Valley View Forest to talk about the ecological health of forests, optimizing ecological and human benefits from a community forest, and recent activities at Valley View. (Airdate: June 9, 2021)

Learn more about Valley View Forest.

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Explore everything from flies to folklore as Nan Evans talks with Seattle author, photographer, and urban naturalist, Kelly Brenner, about her book Nature Obscura. (Airdate: July 7, 2021)

Learn more about Kelly Brenner.

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Nan Evans talks with Seattle author, photographer, and urban naturalist, Kelly Brenner, about her book Nature Obscura and the strange and wonderful things one can learn just by observing the world around us. Tardigrades? Slime molds? And who knows what else? (Airdate: May 12, 2021)

Learn more about Kelly Brenner.

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Christie Lassen and Mary Robson celebrate how and where bird nests are created. (Airdate: May 5, 2021)

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Naturalist Laurel Anne Moulton shares her experiences with Mary Robson in identifying and appreciating spiders. (Reprise airdate: July 14, 2021)

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