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In this episode of Conservation Conversations we continue our mini series Conservation on Fire! We talked with Lenya Quinn-Davidson of the UCANR Fire extension. Join us as we delve into the world of prescribed fire, diversity in fire management, traditional cultural fire practices, and more. Lenya's insights are invaluable, and we're incredibly grateful to have had this enlightening conversation with her. Enjoy!

Please check out their websites: https://ucanr.edu/sites/fire/ https://calpba.org/ https://firenetworks.org/wtrex/ and get involved with them, or wherever you can. Also check out @womenstrex, @lenyaqd, and @ucanr on social media

Host and producer is Austin Parker

Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

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This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved

Drawdown

Heirloom to build two Direct Air Capture facilities in Northwest Louisiana

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heirloom-build-two-direct-air-120000823.html

Water

California adopts statewide water conservation framework

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-adopts-sweeping-statewide-water-213447587.html

Rewilding

First North African Ostrich nest in the wild in Morocco

https://magornitho.org/2024/07/north-african-ostrich-nests-morocco/

Sea otters spotted off Oregon coast, a rare sight after a century of near-extinction

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/03/sea-otters-spotted-off-oregon-coast-a-rare-sight-after-a-century-of-near-extinction/

History made as critically endangered baby western lowland gorilla born at Columbus Zoo

https://abcnews.go.com/US/history-made-critically-endangered-baby-western-lowland-gorilla/story?id=111667871

Rare white rhino born in Chilean zoo, boosting the near-endangered species

https://time.com/6994693/white-rhino-born-chilean-zoo-endangered-species/

Indigenous

California to return ancestral land to Shasta Indian Nation

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/06/18/governor-newsom-announces-historic-land-return-effort-on-the-5th-anniversary-of-californias-apology-to-native-americans/

Biodiversity

Iberian lynx rebounds from brink of extinction, hailed as the "greatest recovery of a cat species ever achieved"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iberian-lynx-no-longer-endangered-greatest-recovery-cat-species-ever/

‘A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/17/what-is-the-nature-restoration-law-inside-the-first-of-its-kind-regulation-approved-in-eur

Drawdown

Bill Gates-backed startup creates Lego-like brick that can store air pollution for centuries: 'A milestone for affordably removing carbon dioxide from the air

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/bill-gates-backed-startup-creates-020000741.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ9vDCng51YwZcXjcpTcnXqTlRspKJmevErxGOdhj0OeF0LzjfAqCdf5rlehlNuCRdCeFghJ9cNnF6wEwO2XjTW0YcHdDGnQiSCu7sJ8dD4rKwXUFU5nZVmnLl3GVMwx53qu41GCSYAMTsV_zOYxEi0xyXmaMYtR_sblS6uhUAe6

Researchers harvest acid from seawater to feed beneficial algae

https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-harvest-acid-seawater-feed-beneficial-algae

On this episode of Conservation Conversations we are starting a new mini series called Conservation on Fire! To kick things off we’ve got a living legend. We talk with Tim Inglasbee of FUSEE (firefighters united for safety, ethics and ecology). FUSEE educates and advocates for the use of safe and sound ecological fire management practices that promote ecosystem resilience, support cultural burn traditions, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Enjoy our conversation with Tim!

Thank you again to Tim for talking all about what FUSEE is doing to help create a better world in Fire through all of the means they can. Please check out their website and get involved with them, or wherever you can. Check out all of their programs here: https://fusee.org/ and https://www.firegencollab.org/

Follow and engage with them on social media as well! Instagram: @fuseefire Facebook: facebook.com/fuseefire

Hosts is Austin Parker

Producers are Austin and Taylor Parker

Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

Don't forget to like comment and subscribe if you want to help

We’ll talk to you next time with more Conservation on Fire!

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved

This episode of Conservation Conversations we Talk with Sanjana Ramesh, a Project Dragonfly student and WWF employee. We talk about conservation in India, the organizations she’s started and the work she looks to do this summer while studying in india.

Enjoy our conversation with sanjana!

Please check out @dc_saeg on instgram to see how you can help.

Hosts is Austin Parker

Producer is Austin Parker

Music was provided by A Picture Book studio

Don't forget to like comment and subscribe if you want to help

We’ll talk to you next time!

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved

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In historic move, Vermont becomes 1st state to pass law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages

https://apnews.com/article/vermont-climate-change-superfund-oil-companies-b6565729f23e85eed4d3da44b04ae2e5

Rewilding

More Than a Century Ago, Flamingos Disappeared From Florida. Now, They're Coming Home

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-a-century-ago-flamingos-disappeared-from-florida-now-theyre-coming-home-180984492/

Alfriston: Critically endangered monkeys arrive at Sussex zoo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cydd8q5jnn7o

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!

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Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!

All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Awards

Sylvia Earle and others win Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/christopher-nolan-laurie-anderson-sylvia-earle-and-david-attenborough-winners-of-the-stephen-hawking-medal-for-science-communication-302147946.html

Wildlife

Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition Commit to Catalysing US$1 billion for tigers

https://www.iucn.org/news/202404/bhutan-and-tiger-conservation-coalition-commit-catalysing-us1-billion-tigers

Northern California river receives endangered salmon for first time in 80 years

https://fox40.com/news/local-news/northern-california-river-receives-endangered-salmon-for-first-time-in-80-years/

Critically endangered whale spotted off California coast, NOAA confirms

https://abc7.com/post/critically-endangered-north-pacific-whale-spotted-off-marin/14882124/

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!

All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Biodiversity

Rare, critically endangered baby addax antelope born at Disney's Animal Kingdom

https://thedisneyblog.com/2024/05/12/walt-disney-world-announces-birth-of-rare-baby-addax-at-disneys-animal-kingdom-lodge/

Rare Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest spotted on St. Augustine Beach

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/life/animals/kemps-ridley-sea-turtle-makes-rare-nest-on-st-augustine-beach-florida-sea-turtle-nesting-season-micklers-landing-turtle-patrol/77-cf56b522-50e0-4135-bec1-bbe600d78760

Critically endangered wolf pups born at Point Defiance Zoo

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/critically-endangered-wolf-pups-born-at-point-defiance-zoo/ar-BB1mgrQg

Endangered vulture chick born at Longleat Safari Park 'thriving'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1352x0lyro

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!

All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Biodiversity

Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68897433

Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced to Washington state, after years of debate

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/grizzly-bears-reintroduced-washington-state-rcna149558

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks!

All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our series with Reverse the Red called "The Possibilists" and Pelecanus Deep Dives can also be found on YouTube!

Rewilding

Critically endangered parrot bounces back in huge conservation victory

https://www.sciencealert.com/critically-endangered-parrot-bounces-back-in-huge-conservation-victory

How the Saudi rewilding scheme is bringing the Arabian leopard back from the brink of extinction

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2457286/saudi-arabia

Drawdown

US now has world’s largest solar and energy storage project

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-now-has-worlds-largest-solar-and-battery-energy-storage-project

Chicago sues fossil fuel companies for role in climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/21/chicago-sues-bp-chevron-fossil-fuel-climate-change

Satellite beamed power from space to Earth for the first time ever

https://www.space.com/space-solar-power-satellite-beams-energy-1st-time