This Green Earth

Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation Executive Director Mike Luers gives an update on how the ongoing melt is impacting operations.Then, in celebration of wildflower season, local photographer and author, Robert Hedges talks about his book, "Wildflowers of Park City, Utah."

Project Manager Sara Jo Dickens and Weed Superintendent David Bingham from the Summit Cooperative Weed Management Area discuss the noxious weed population in Summit County and what you can do to help control them.Then, award-winning author Emma Marris shares her new book, "Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World."

Hosts Nell Larson and Chris Cherniak begin the hour with a short discussion on local wildlife (1:50). Then, Ben Gottesman of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab talks about bioacoustics, the combination of biology and acoustics that provides insight into the world around us. (14:26)

The Summit County Department of Health has launched a Climate Change and Public Health speaker series to talk about these pressing issues. The first of the three-event program was May 9 and focused on environmental health. Summit County Sustainability Program manager Emily Quinton and Darcy Glenn, researcher with the Woodwell Climate Research Center helped summarize and discuss the results of the first event. (2:06)Then, Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Resources' Paul Thompson discusses Utah's Endangered Species Mitigation Fund. $4.4 million was recently allocated to 42 projects this year. (28:21)

This Green Earth speaks with Doug Tallamy, professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and author of "Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition): How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard." (2:23) Then, a rebroadcast of an interview with environmental and science journalist Michelle Nijhuis about her book "Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction." (24:01)

North Coast Regional Director for California Trout Darren Mierau describes what removing two aging dams from the endangered Eel River could mean for the salmon population. (2:09) Then, David Andrews, a senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group, discusses the growing impacts PFAS compounds of on our environment and ecosystems. (24:14)

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center's Geoffrey Schladow talks about the resurgence of native zooplankton in Lake Tahoe and what that means for its health and clarity (2:08). Then, Summit County Storm Water Manager Kelsey Christiansen talks about flooding issues and the current state of Summit County's storm water management system (26:02).

Learn about the origins and historical significance of Earth Day with Michael Karapetian, the Great Global Cleanup Coordinator at earthday.org. Next, Kimball Art Center curator Nancy Stoaks shares the latest exhibition that opens on Earth Day, April 22. "Between Life and Land: Identity" examines the role our values, practices, histories and fictions play in shaping and re-shaping the environments we call home. Then, hear about local Earth Day activities.

Acclaimed National Geographic photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride will be speaking at an event hosted by the Park City Community Foundation’s Climate Fund this month. Then, Matt Cahill of The Nature Conservancy talks about the various factors contributing to the sagebrush sea's reduction to half of its historical range.

Ecology Bridge's Sara Jo Dickens and Elizabeth Cohen, agriculture and natural resources professor at Utah State University, discuss trout-friendly landscaping (2:11). Jordan Clayton from Utah Snow Survey discusses the latest water report and Snowtel findings (27:49). Sara Goeking, a biological scientist with the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, speaks to the Great Salt Lake’s evapotranspiration problem (40:58).