Will We Make It Out Alive?

Will We Make It Out Alive? episodes:

• 08.30.2022

  S3E7: Success Starts at the Root

  Welcome to Season 3, Episode 7, Success Starts at the Root: all about the Roots of Success program!  Season 3 features the Washington Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP), how they bring education, nature and training into the prisons to reduce...

  
• 08.16.2022

  S3E6: Letting Knowledge and Nature In

  Welcome to Season 3, Episode 6, Letting Knowledge and Nature In: Science and Sustainability Education in Prison. This season is all about the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP), how they bring education, nature and training into the prisons to reduce...

  
• 08.02.2022

  S3E5, Why did the Caterpillar Cross the Road? To get to the Artillery Range

  Welcome to Season 3, Episode 5, Why did the Caterpillar Cross the Road? To get to the Artillery Range. A story about the metamorphosis of a prison into a butterfly rearing facility for endangered species recovery. This episode is all...

  
• 07.19.2022

  S3E4 - Plugging Away at the South Salish Lowland Prairies

  Welcome to Episode 4, Plugging away at the South Salish Lowland Prairies, all about conservation programs with the WA Sustainability in Prisons Project. In this episode we will learn a little about the umbrella Conservation Programs with Kelli Bush, and...

  
• 07.05.2022

  S3E3: If You’re not a partner of the solution, you’re a partner of the problem!

  Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3, If You’re not a Partner of the Solution, You’re a Partner of the Problem; Partnerships and Programs with the Sustainability in Prisons Project (aka SPP). This season is all about the Sustainability in Prisons...

  
• 06.21.2022

  S3E2: Reducing Recidivism Through Education, Science and Nature

  Season Three is all about the Sustainability in Prisons Project (or SPP), and how they bring education and training into the prisons to reduce recidivism and protect and enhance our environment. In this episode we interview James Jackson, who serves...

  
• 06.07.2022

  S3E1: From the Tree Canopy to the Prison Grounds

  Season 3 is all about the Washington Sustainability in Prisons Project (otherwise referred to as SPP). SPP brings education and training into the prisons to reduce recidivism and protect and enhance our environment. This season will be six or...

  
• 03.01.2022

  S2E5: A shady way to use your skills for good!

  Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5, A Shady Way to Use Your Skills for Good. Season 2 has been all about our food system and some ways that alternative food systems can help our communities be more self-sufficient and sustainable...

  
• 02.15.2022

  S2E4: Bartering With Slugs

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• 02.01.2022

  S2E3: If You Were A Fruit...

  Welcome to Season 2: Episode 3, If you were a fruit…you’d be a fineapple. Season 2 is all about our food system, food access and food justice. In this episode we are joined by Tiare Gill and Jordyn Egbert from...

  
• 01.18.2022

  S2E2: Love your Mother...Earth Farm

  Welcome to Season 2: Episode 2, Love your Mother…Earth Farm. Season 2 is all about our food system, food access and food justice. For this episode, we interviewed the previous farm manager of the Mother Earth Farm, Liam McNamara, about...

  
• 01.04.2022

  S2E1: What the heckin heck is up with our Food System?

  We’re so eggcited to finally be back! Thank you so much for pudding up with our long absence. We missed you a waffle lot! (Please don’t leave…I’m sorry!) We’re doing something a little bit different after...

  
• 11.17.2020

  Episode 23: Intermission Part Deux

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• 06.16.2020

  Episode 22: Just Say No (To Plastic)

  In this episode we will learn more about Moledemort, AKA he who must not be maimed, and how you can ditch plastic this July. It’s going to be a short episode this month, but we wanted to get this information...

  
• 05.05.2020

  Episode 21: Trashing Plastic Recycling!

  In this episode we will learn more about the the human and environmental health impacts of plastics, the history and future of plastics, the great recycling myth, a little bit about the zero waste lifestyle, and how to use Cartography...

  
• 04.07.2020

  Episode 20: Surviving the Sound, and the Pandemic

  In this episode we’re bringing you the second part of an interview we conducted last fall with Joy Waltermire from Long Live the Kings, where will learn more about the organization Long Live the Kings and their mission, and how...

  
• 03.03.2020

  Episode 19: Surfriding to a Cleaner Environment

  Welcome to Episode 19, Surfriding to a Cleaner, More Plastic Free Environment. In this episode we share more about impacts of plastics seen in remote places 20 or so years ago and then we meet up with Liz, the Volunteer...

  
• 02.04.2020

  Episode 18: What Up With Recycling

  In this episode we will learn about funny costumes, what’s up with plastic recycling, how to optimize routes in GIS to save time, fuel, and emissions, and how to recycle those odd items in your area if you can’t reduce...

  
• 01.07.2020

  Episode 17: The Partnership and the Sound

  The Partnership and the Sound: A Love Story of Recovery. In this episode we will FINALLY share the story that birthed the term backdoor style, we dive into the Puget Sound Partnership and the 2019 State of the Sound Report (we...

  
• 12.03.2019

  Episode 16: Why Did the Salmon Swim Upstream?

  We bring you part 1 of our two part salmon series! Part 2 (Episode 15: A Culvert Affair) was released last month. That’s how we do. This episode we interview Joy Waltermire, a steelhead biologist with Long Live the Kings....

  
• 11.05.2019

  Episode 15: A Culvert Affair

  Welcome to Part Two of our Salmon Special - Episode 15: A Culvert Affair. If you feel like you’ve missed Part One of this two-part episode, it’s because we haven’t released Part One, yet! We plan to release Part One...

  
• 10.01.2019

  Episode 14: Intermission

  We have some sad news. The stars and culverts did not align, and our first attempt at long distance interviewing sounds horrible. Instead of making you listen to something sub-par, we decided to try again, and we will...

  
• 09.03.2019

  Episode 13: Knights of the Nearshore

  In Episode 13: Knights of the Nearshore, we talk about how we almost didn’t make it out alive in the San Juan Islands, the impacts of our armored shorelines, how to coax the hard armor off, how to use GIS...

  
• 08.06.2019

  Episode 12: Ghost Ships and Rail Dock Ribs

  In this episode we learn about how sound travels on water, creosote pilings and ghost ships, how the Samish Nation uses GIS in its marine debris removal efforts, and how to report creosote pilings or derelict vessels in the Puget...

  
• 07.02.2019

  Episode 11: It's Getting Dry In Here!

  It’s getting droughty up in here!Have you felt like there just wasn’t as much water around lately…? From lower precipitation to less snow accumulation in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest…it’s getting dry in here!Droughts can be caused by a...

  
• 06.04.2019

  Episode 10: Keeping Your Head Above Water

  Before we begin, tomorrow, June 5th is World Environment Day! This year’s theme is Beat Air Pollution, and some things you can do to celebrate include planting trees, cleaning up trash, or biking to work.To begin the episode, the Poop...

  
• 05.07.2019

  Episode 9: Fire Must Burn

  As you may be able to tell from the title, this episode is all about fire (and maybe a little about cats). The Poop Detective starts us out with a funny story about a friend of ours who wouldn’t put...

  
• 04.02.2019

  Episode 8: (Up) Chucking Chum for Birthday Fun!

  How did the dead salmon get across the stream and other stories about chucking chum for birthday fun. For this episode we meet up with Jenn, the Port of Tacoma Biologist and grilled her about some of the Port’s land...

  
• 03.05.2019

  Episode 7: Poop Happens

  In this episode we learn more about poop! We talk about poop troubles in Thailand and poop in shellfish. We also discuss how to navigate back to a site using your mapping grade GPS data. Finally, we offer information on...

  
• 02.19.2019

  Episode 6: God Save the Queen...Bee!

  In this episode, the Magical Mapper tells us some fun bee facts, and explains how honey is made. The Poop Detective shares some arguably less fun, but very important facts about bees: where did they come from, where did they...

  
• 02.07.2019

  Episode 5: What Makes the Songbird Sing?

  In this episode we talk about songbirds and umbrellas, the story of sage grouse conservation, how the Audubon Society’s Sagebrush Songbird Survey program uses GIS, and another opportunity for you to count birds. A special thank you to Christi Norman,...

  
• 01.22.2019

  Episode 4: Why Did the Cat Cross the Road?

  It’s episode 4, Why did the cat cross the road? We’re officially on at least one podcast outlet as of today, and we’re waiting be accepted to a few others. These cats are so excited for you to join us!...

  
• 01.09.2019

  Episode 3: How Washington Got Crabs and How to Treat Them

  Let’s talk about crabs, baby…Let’s talk about you and me… This episode is all about crabs! We start out by explaining how some cat (M. Mapper) put miniature GPS trackers on snails and some other cat added them to crabs....

  
• 01.02.2019

  Episode 2: Victoria's Pooping Habits

  In this episode, Jen tells a story about how much her sister loves dipping her hands in poopy water. We talk about just how far it is from Victoria Harbor to Craigdarroch Castle (I mapped it, and it was a...

  
• 12.25.2018

  Episode 1: How to Track a Murder...

  In this episode we discuss Vancouver’s aggressive crows and the CrowTrax app used to track them. Amy talks about a crow study making use of Dick Cheney masks. We also mentioned that a special crow named Canuck is now a...

  
• 11.10.2018

  Episode 0: About Us

  It’s Episode 0, the About Us Episode! And no, just because it’s numbered 0 does not mean we are zeros… we’re heroes!!! Restoration and GIS heroes, that is! In this episode you’ll learn what two silly cats, Amy The Poop...