The Bureau of Land Management has cancelled its contract with the Department of Corrections, effectively shutting down the Wild Horse Inmate Program by the end of November. Amy Hadden Marsh speaks with Carol Walker, a longtime wild horse advocate, on what this means for the far and immediate future.

Audubon chair Delia Malone discusses coexisting with wolves and bird migration.

Carter Niemeyer is a wolf expert with more than 40 years of experience. He was part of the federal team that reintroduced wolves to Yellowstone National Park and Central Idaho in the '90s and was on the Technical Working Group that advised Colorado Parks and Wildlife during the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan process. He has written two award-winning memoirs about his career with U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services and will be in Carbondale this weekend for workshops and a book signing. He sat down with KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh earlier this week to talk about wolves among humans and what made him go from Wildlife Services to wolf advocacy.

News Director Marilyn Gleason speaks with Sheryl Barton, the Executive Director of Smiling Goat Ranch, about the powers of equine therapy for those with PTSD and how connecting with nature can bring us back to ourselves.

Bret Adee, one of America’s biggest commercial beekeepers, talks about pesticides and bee health with Marilyn Gleason, just back from the American Beekeeping Federation conference.

Host Marilyn Gleason is joined by Joe Van Wyk ahead of his presentation and photo walk tomorrow in Carbondale. Joe's book is the The Mindful Photography Field Guide. In it he explores the connection between creativity and inner peace. We'll talk about smart phone photography techniques, chasing things that sparkle, healing through art, and poodles.

Paula Stepp and new executive director Kate Collins of the Middle Colorado Watershed Council talk to Marilyn Gleason about the region's pressing water issues.

KDNK News Director Marilyn Gleason speaks with author Don Hall on regenerative practices ahead of his Carbondale appearances.

This week features an interview, recorded in December, 2021, with Suzanne Roy, director of the American Wild Horse Campaign, about the state of wild horse management on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.