Take a deep dive into recycling and what simple actions you can take in the New Year to help curb the use of plastics.And get a look at the whole picture, including what is happening with our plastics here in Summit and Wasatch counties, as well as what is happening on a national scale.

Sierra Magazine Editor Jason Mark with a summary of the year’s most important enviormental stories (01:44)Discussion of the Park City Community Foundation's Park City Climate Fund (27:48)

Western Forest Science manager on saving "threatened" whitebark pine (01:20) Environmental journalist discusses fight against extinction in new book (22:40)

Dr. Kimberly Nicholas, an associate professor of sustainability science at Lund in Sweden, shares her new book, "Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World." (01:39) Conservation biologist David Shiffman explores the importance of sharks to the world's marine ecosystems. His new book, "Why Sharks Matter," addresses the threats sharks face and what scientists, NGOs and the public can do to support their conservation. (23:32)

Dive into COP27, the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, with international climate finance advocate Joe Thwaites from the National Resources Defense Council. University of Pennsylvania professor Jared Farmer, author of "Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees," shares the history of the world’s oldest trees as they’ve been marked by climate and people from prehistory onward.

Dr. Sasha Reed, an ecologist with U.S. Geological Survey, discusses soil restoration. (02:12)Jordan Boersma, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Lab of ornithology, discusses the recent sighting of the critically endangered Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon, which had not been seen for more than 140 years prior to Boersma’s discovery. (23:45)

Nell and Chris dive into the history of animals and humans in North America and take a critical look at the modern conservation movement.

On this This Green Earth we discuss possible cancer-curing corals and how our growing world population is affecting the planet.

On This Green Earth, Chris and Claire hear from a local entrepreneur who has launched America’s first mainstream climate brand.

Executive Director of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, Molly Gezella-Baranczyk, talks about the mission and goals of the organization, the many successes they have had in helping injured wildlife and what someone should do if they find an injured animal while out on the trails. (1:05) Then Ocean Legacy Foundation's Kathryn Anderson discusses the massive amounts of plastic within our oceans and the launch of the foundation's new EPIC Academy. This is a free online educational program that provides individuals, businesses and organizations essential knowledge regarding plastic pollution, cleanup efforts and solutions for creating plastic-free lands and waters. (22:33)