Rewilding Earth Podcast

By The Rewilding Institute

The Rewilding Earth podcast, hosted by Jack Humphrey, highlights the work of the people involved in saving nature’s building blocks, whether they be intact wilderness or key corridors and buffers surr... more

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February 05, 2020 Episode 39: Kenneth Brower on Saving Point Reyes National Seashore
About
Kenneth Brower is an American environmental writer. He has written a number of books about the environment, national parks, and natural places. He authored the series The Earth’s Wild Places, which was published by the Friends of the Earth in the 1970s. His most widely read book, on Yosemite, is in over 1,200 WorldCat libraries. Many of his books have been published by the National Geographic Society and several have been translated into Japanese, German, Spanish, and Hebrew.
Ken is the oldest son of the late environmentalist David Brower, founder of several organizations, such as Friends of the Earth and Earth Island Institute, and also served as the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club.
By Smithfl – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Point Reyes is a prominent cape and popular Northern California tourist destination on the Pacific coast. It is located in Marin County approximately 30 miles northwest of San Francisco. Ken Brower grew up an advocate for Point Reyes since his father, as Executive Director of the Sierra Club, was instrumental, in Kennedy signing National Seashore authorizing legislation.
Today, Point Reyes is at risk from a threat no one expects to exist in a National Seashore or any National Park.
Topics

* Grazing in national parks
* The power of the ranching industry over people who should know better
* Tule Elk
* Winning the battle to capture the public’s imagination and support for wilderness (again)
* The Sierra Club cup

Extra Credit

* Read: The Great Giveaway Continues
* Read: “Proposed Point Reyes Seashore Plan is a Giveaway to Ranchers
* Read: “Point Reyes management plan calls for shooting elk, preserving ranches“
* Visit Restore Point Reyes
* Read: Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower

BookTV: Kenneth Brower, “The Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower”

About
Kenneth Brower is an American environmental writer. He has written a number of books about the environment, national parks, and natural places. He authored the series The Earth’s Wild Places, which was published by the Friends of the Earth in the 1970s. His most widely read book, on Yosemite, is in over 1,200 WorldCat libraries. Many of his books have been published by the National Geographic Society and several have been translated into Japanese, German, Spanish, and Hebrew.
Ken is the oldest son of the late environmentalist David Brower, founder of several organizations, such as Friends of the Earth and Earth Island Institute, and also served as the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club.
By Smithfl – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Point Reyes is a prominent cape and popular Northern California tourist destination on the Paci...
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39min
January 19, 2020 Episode 38: Jan Van Boeckel Art, Deep Ecology, and Open Air Philosophy
About Dr. Jan van Boeckel is a Dutch anthropologist, visual artist, art teacher and filmmaker. One of Jan’s areas of interest and concern are the worldviews and environmental philosophies of indigenous peoples. Together with filmmaking group ReRun Productions, he produced a series of documentaries on this subject, as well as films on philosophers such as […]
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January 19, 2020 Episode 38: Jan Van Boeckel Art, Deep Ecology, and Open Air Philosophy
About
Dr. Jan van Boeckel is a Dutch anthropologist, visual artist, art teacher and filmmaker. One of Jan’s areas of interest and concern are the worldviews and environmental philosophies of indigenous peoples. Together with filmmaking group ReRun Productions, he produced a series of documentaries on this subject, as well as films on philosophers such as Jacques Ellul and Arne Naess, who provide a critical analysis of the Western way of life. Principal among these films is “The Call of the Mountain,” (watch below) focused on Naess’ work on the topic of Deep Ecology.
In 2013 Jan defended his doctoral thesis At the Heart of Art and Earth: An Exploration of Practices in Arts-Based Environmental Education at Aalto University. From 2015 until 2018, Jan was Professor in Art Pedagogy and Didactics of Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn.

Topics

* Exploring the relationship between ecology and philosophy
* A new site dedicated to three pioneering nature-focused philosophers
* Deep ecology
* Ecocentrism
* Ecosophy
* The role of art in environmental education

Extra Credit

* Open Air Philosophy – Open Air Philosophy aims to help deepen understanding of the ecological crisis—its drivers and possible solutions—by sharing the work of three pioneering nature-focused philosophers.
* Wild Painting – Wildpainting aims to open up your senses and let the landscape express itself through you. Jan van Boeckel offers courses in inspiring natural environments all over Europe.
* Nature Art Education – Repository of materials of the research group on arts-based environmental education at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture
* Facebook page: Arts Based Ecological Education
* Facebook Community: Arts-based environmental education community

Watch “Call of the Mountain”

The Deep Ecology Platform
1. The well-being and flourishing of human and nonhuman life on Earth have value in themselves (synonyms: inherent worth, intrinsic value, inherent value). These values are independent of the usefulness of the nonhuman world for human purposes.
2. Richness and diversity of life forms contribute to the realization of these values and are also values in themselves.
3. Humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs.
4. Present human interference with the nonhuman world is excessive, and the situation is rapidly worsening.
5. The flourishing of human life and cultures is compatible with a substantial decrease of the human population. The flourishing of nonhuman life requires such a decrease.
6. Policies must therefore be changed. The changes in policies affect basic economic, technological, and ideological structures. The resulting state of affairs will be deeply different from the present.
7. The ideological change is mainly that of appreciating life quality (dwelling in situations of inherent worth) rather than adhering to an increasingly higher standard of living. There will be a profound awareness of the difference between big and great.
8. Those who subscribe to the foregoing points have an obligation directly or indirectly to participate in the attempt to implement the necessary changes.
—Arne Naess and George Sessions (1984)

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January 11, 2020 Episode 37: Kirk Robinson on State Wildlife Governance and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
About Kirk Kirk Robinson is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to founding Western Wildlife Conservancy, Kirk earned a Ph.D. in philosophy and taught courses at universities in Montana and Utah for 15 years. His favorite activities are exploring the wildlands of the […]
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January 11, 2020 Episode 37: Kirk Robinson on State Wildlife Governance and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
About Kirk
Kirk Robinson is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to founding Western Wildlife Conservancy, Kirk earned a Ph.D. in philosophy and taught courses at universities in Montana and Utah for 15 years. His favorite activities are exploring the wildlands of the American West and trying to learn to play fiddle tunes on acoustic guitar.
Kirk is also a member of the Rewilding Leadership Council.
Topics

* Who really pays the most for conservation programs on state lands? (Hint: not hunters and anglers!)
* Resourcism vs. ecosystem resilience
* Feedlots, Elk, disease, and the answer to healthy herds
* The extreme bias of wildlife boards toward hunting, lack of diversity

Extra Credit

* Read Kirk’s article: “A Philosophical Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation“
* Visit and support: Western Wildlife Conservancy
* Listen to Episode 13: Camilla Fox Project Coyote for more background on state & federal mismanagement of wildlife, in particular pertaining to coyotes.

About Kirk
Kirk Robinson is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to founding Western Wildlife Conservancy, Kirk earned a Ph.D. in philosophy and taught courses at universities in Montana and Utah for 15 years. His favorite activities are exploring the wildlands of the American West and trying to learn to play fiddle tunes on acoustic guitar.
Kirk is also a member of the Rewilding Leadership Council.
Topics

* Who really pays the most for conservation programs on state lands? (Hint: not hunters and anglers!)
* Resourcism vs. ecosystem resilience
* Feedlots, Elk, disease, and the answer to healthy herds
* The extreme bias of wildlife boards toward hunting, lack of diversity

Extra Credit

* Read Kirk’s article: “A Philosophical Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation“
* Visit and support: Western Wildlife Conservancy
* Listen to Episode 13: Camilla Fox Project Coyote for more background on state & federal mismanagement of wildlife, in particular pertaining to coyotes.

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42min
December 30, 2019 Episode 36: Michael Kellett on Establishing Hundreds of New National Parks
About Michael Michael Kellett has been executive director of RESTORE: The North Woods, since co-founding the organization in 1992. In 1994, he developed the original proposal for a 3.2-million-acre Maine Woods National Park, which laid the groundwork for the 2016 designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument by President Obama. He has helped in […]
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December 30, 2019 Episode 36: Michael Kellett on Establishing Hundreds of New National Parks
About Michael
Michael Kellett has been executive director of RESTORE: The North Woods, since co-founding the organization in 1992. In 1994, he developed the original proposal for a 3.2-million-acre Maine Woods National Park, which laid the groundwork for the 2016 designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument by President Obama.
He has helped in efforts to safeguard the legacy of Henry David Thoreau, including Walden Woods and the Thoreau birthplace, and to restore the Eastern Wolf, Canada Lynx, and Atlantic Salmon to the Northeast.
Michael previously worked for The Wilderness Society, helping to pass Michigan and Maine national forest wilderness bills. He co-authored Massachusetts bill H.897, which would protect all state conservation lands, covering 11% of the state, as parks and reserves off-limits to logging and other industrial development. He has visited more than 250 National Park System areas across the country.
Topics

* How to increase the National Park System by 3x current size
* The appetite Americans have for new National Parks
* A new National Parks omnibus bill
* National Parks role in stitching together America’s part of the Nature Needs Half / Half Earth movement

Extra Credit

* Visit and engage: Restore.org
* Sign the petition: “Statement of Support for Massachusetts House Bill 897“
* Visit: Save Massachusetts Forests
* New National Parks website (Under Construction)

* Follow on Twitter
* Follow on Facebook

Reading:

* Room for More: There is no better time to put forward a bold vision of an expanded park system.
* New National Parks for the Next Century (National Parks Traveler)
* America’s newest National Park: White Sands National Park

Notes from Michael on the figures for proposed new national parks
The National Park System is 85,099,844.97 acres. RESTORE’s spreadsheet of the top 100 areas totals about 182 million acres of land and a modest amount of offshore waters (mainly in Bristol Bay and Massachusetts Bay). Adding this to the existing 85-million-acre system would raise the total to about 277 million acres, which is more than triple the existing system acreage.
Our extended working list so far includes about 500 potential expansion areas covering about 300 million acres. And that does not include many other possibilities, including most major marine areas. So we are confident that we will end up with the potential to increase our park system by a factor of 10.
Currently, only about 210 million acres is preserved in national parks or wilderness areas — less than 9 percent of the U.S. land base. If we really intend to make any serious attempt to reach the goal of saving half the planet for biodiversity, we need to increase such protected areas to 1.2 billion acres of land in the U.S. Even to reach the bare minimum of 17 percent in the
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58min
December 17, 2019 Episode 35: Bruce Anderson Mapping 50 Years Of Wildlands Decline
About Bruce Anderson retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in July 2017. During his four years with the DNR he was Assistant Wildlife Manager and wildlife planner where he was involved wildlife surveys, planning, wildlife damage management, habitat assessments, invasive species management and Interdisciplinary support to timber management. Prior to this, Bruce had […]
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December 17, 2019 Episode 35: Bruce Anderson Mapping 50 Years Of Wildlands Decline
About
Bruce Anderson retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in July 2017. During his four years with the DNR he was Assistant Wildlife Manager and wildlife planner where he was involved wildlife surveys, planning, wildlife damage management, habitat assessments, invasive species management and Interdisciplinary support to timber management.
Prior to this, Bruce had a 35 year career with the US Forest Service where he worked in North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and most recently on the Superior National Forest in Northern MN. During his Forest Service career he worked in program management positions for invasive species, wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers, trails, rangeland management, wildlife, fire effects and recreation. Bruce also worked at length within five wilderness areas on wilderness related topics including fire effects monitoring, livestock and recreational grazing, wildlife damage management, invasive species control, motorized use management, and wild and scenic rivers.
Topics

* Effects of mining, timber extraction, invasive species, and development in North America since 1969
* Making an impact on the local level
* Collective effect of taking action where you live
* How to find $50-$100 billion dollars per year for conservation and restoration work from coast to coast
* How “big data” can help make the right management decisions on the ground

Extra Credit

* Reach out to local groups in your area, pick up a shovel, pull invasive species out of the ground on state and federal land, stay active!
* Know what’s been lost in your area in order to understand why taking one more square inch or board foot really does make a difference.

About
Bruce Anderson retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in July 2017. During his four years with the DNR he was Assistant Wildlife Manager and wildlife planner where he was involved wildlife surveys, planning, wildlife damage management, habitat assessments, invasive species management and Interdisciplinary support to timber management.
Prior to this, Bruce had a 35 year career with the US Forest Service where he worked in North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and most recently on the Superior National Forest in Northern MN. During his Forest Service career he worked in program management positions for invasive species, wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers, trails, rangeland management, wildlife, fire effects and recreation. Bruce also worked at length within five wilderness areas on wilderness related topics including fire effects monitoring, livestock and recreational grazing, wildlife damage management, invasive species control, motorized use management, and wild and scenic rivers.
Topics

* Effects of mining, timber extraction, invasive species, and development in North America since 1969
* Making an impact on the local level
* Collective effect of taking action where you live
* How to find $50-$100 billion dollars per year for conservation and restoration work from coast to coast
* How “big data” can help make the right management decisions on the ground

Extra Credit

* Reach out to local groups in your area, pick up a shovel, pull invasive species out of the ground on state and federal land, stay active!
* Know what’s been lost in your area in order to understand why taking one more square inch or board foot really does make a difference.

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48min
December 03, 2019 Episode 34: Kenyon Fields – Western Landowners Alliance
About Kenyon Fields Kenyon Fields is one of the main founders of the Western Landowners Alliance. His background is in conservation biology and landscape scale conservation planning. It is this background that led him to convene the first meetings of what later became the WLA, as he and fellow conservation biologists realized the critical role […]
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41min

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