From across half a dozen time zones, the North American continent, and an ocean comes this wild and amazing episode with Ernesto Sanz, of Madrid, Spain. A botanist, conservationist, educator, and salt-of-the-Earth human, be sure to tune in for this jam session of the highest caliber! 

Tina Blewett, a regional biologist for Ducks Unlimited Inc. rocks out at Rockwood Bakery! Learn about what goes in to working on a tropical island, what immersion in the rainforest teaches you, and listen to some passionate conservation conversation in this latest and greatest episode!

It takes brains, brawn, and a whole heap of heart to restore sage brush land for grouse populations! Mike Finch, of the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife sits down to jam with Rock Rat after conducting a waterfowl survey and perch predator survey in the Channeled Scablands. Tune in and listen to a pro discuss 25+ years of restoration work and the value of keeping an open mind.

Welcome to the CrEepY ArTsY epIsOdE! Wherein Ely Mattson, scenic artist and insightful tarot...reader....guru? Tarot person. Human who reads and interprets tarot decks and cards for other humans- there we go! TUNE IN for Rockosopher's reading and listen to us discuss the potential for rock textures and patterns showing up in art and how these beautiful life philosophies color the world around us. And you. As a listener, you are included in all things happening in this episode. 

Meet Kevin Kelly! My former crew lead and coworker with Bird Research Northwest, Kevin has some great things to say. Please tune in for this exciting new segment on Arctic tales and some funsies with puffins!

SPECIAL EDITION EPISODE ALERT! This episode, released on the 27th anniversary of Rock Rat's birth features a returning guest (Megan Schindler), a shiny new guest (Katie Schoel), a surprise guest (Katie Meraso), and an extra half hour of talk time. Need I go on? Tune in for this incredible discussion with an ebullient team of humans discussing the mental health value in being a rockhound followed by personal discussions of a Queer Nature. Side note: This episode is marked "Explicit" for a handful of adult language, not for any reason denoting aggressive, sexual, or inappropriate language or content.

Come along for this Special Edition Episode and be sure to Hit Me Up with your polite, engaged feedback or your availability for interviews to share your own unique experiences!

With love and everything else, 

Rock Rat

Another peek into the world of wildlife conferences! This time, let me introduce Anjanette and Logan. They can tell you all about their studenthood and study interests, but I can tell you how kind and generous they were last week. This one's a goodie, ya'll! 

Wildlifers at The Joint Annual Meeting for The Wildlife Society and the Society for Northwest Vertebrate Biology engaged in a riotous good time in the banquet hall of the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, WA. In truest & bluest form, Rock Rat floated amid a sea of brilliant like-minded biologists. Some of whom were willing to be recorded for your enrichment. Deirdre and Jeff were honest-to-goodness gems of humanity and they also shared a handful of delightful tales with a familiar ring to them: Dead things are cool.  Please enjoy this shiny new episode, but keep in mind that it will discuss topics of a graphic nature....in that nature can be graphic when it is narcotic. No part of these stories involved active or intentional harm to wildlife or humans. 

Sagely wilderness framily, Dustin Brewer, discusses the value of sitting in the woods and the appeal of rockhounding.

Much love, brother. 

Mechanical engineer and life longer camper, Melissa Heskett, jams about childhood throwbacks with the Rockosopher. Tune in for this trot back to the halls of Blades Elementary and the. 7stroll on through to the Creek of our fossilrific explorations.