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Nan Evans talks with Lynda Mapes, longtime environmental reporter for The Seattle Times, about how culture, economics, and science have fundamentally changed how we use timber resources and perceive our relationship with forests. Much of the conversation is driven by Mapes’ most recent book, The Trees are Speaking: Dispaches from the Salmon Forest (part 2 of a two-part program). (KPTZ airdate: September 10, 2025)
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Lynda Mapes
The Trees are Speaking: Dispaches from the Salmon Forest
Northern Spotted Owl vs. Barred Owl: The Ethical Conundrum of Compassionate Conservation
Grim Dilemma: Should We Kill One Owl Species to Save Another?
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Grand Opening Celebration
Bird sound recording: Thomas G. Sander, ML125364, courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library
Music by Rick Bauer
Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and can support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!
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Nan Evans talks with Lynda Mapes, longtime environmental reporter for The Seattle Times, about how culture, economics, and science have fundamentally changed how we use timber resources and perceive our relationship with forests. Much of the conversation is driven by Mapes’ most recent book, The Trees are Speaking: Dispaches from the Salmon Forest (part 2 of a two-part program). (KPTZ airdate: September 10, 2025)
Learn more:
Lynda Mapes
The Trees are Speaking: Dispaches from the Salmon Forest
Northern Spotted Owl vs. Barred Owl: The Ethical Conundrum of Compassionate Conservation
Grim Dilemma: Should We Kill One Owl Species to Save Another?
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Grand Opening Celebration
Bird sound recording: Thomas G. Sander, ML125364, courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library
Music by Rick Bauer
Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and can support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

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