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Nature Now #512
Bird Migration Part 2

(Reprise airdate: April 28, 2021) Host Debaran Kelso hosts Part 2 of an interview with Dr. Geoff Hammerson, on the wonders of bird migration (this is part 2 of a 2-part show).

Nature Now #511

(Airdate: April 21, 2021) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with geologist Varn Brooks on a field trip introducing us to local coastal geology (part 2 of a two-part program).

Nature Now #510
Spring Walk Above the Elwa

(Airdate: April 14, 2021) Mary Robson hosts Laurel Anne Moulton,  Regional Horticultural Specialist for Callam County, in a spring walk identifying flowers and shrubs in forest and ‘bald’  locations.

Nature Now #509
Springtime in the Quimper Corridor

(Airdate: April 7, 2021) Celebrate Port Townsend’s natural treasure, the Quimper Wildlife Corridor, with Nan Evans. Nan and her guests take listeners on a virtual field trip looking for the first signs of spring. Special guests are Sarah Spaeth, Director of Conservation and Strategic Partnerships with the Jefferson Land Trust; and local naturalists Wendy Feltham, Geoff Hammerson, and Chloe Lampert. (Pre-recorded as part of the Jefferson Land Trust Conservation Breakfast in March 2021)

Nature Now #508
Bird Migration Part 1

(Reprise airdate: March 21, 2019) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with Dr. Geoff Hammerson on different aspects of bird migration (this is part 1 of a 2-part show).

Nature Now #506
Water Predictions 2021

(Airdate: March 17, 2021) Hydrologist Ann Soule discusses with Mary Robson this year’s snow accumulation and the resulting potential water resources for this summer.

Nature Now #505
Puffins and Climate Change

(Airdate: March 10, 2021) Climate change in the marine environment, food webs and forage fish, puffins and other seabirds – fitting it all together. Nan Evans, in conversation with Dr. John Piatt of the USGS Alaska Science Center, explores the interconnections and the changing marine ecosystems.

Nature Now #504
Being a Naturalist in the Year of the Pandemic

(Airdate: March 3, 2021) Nan Evans and Wendy Feltham talk about their experiences as naturalists during this strange last year of the pandemic – adjusting to stay-at-home orders, practicing social distancing, losing opportunities, discovering new ways of learning and sharing, finding new favorite places to explore in our own neighborhoods, and adapting to change.