Musicians Saving Our Home Planet

Tim Peterson, Cultural landscapes Director of the Grand Canyon Trust joins us to discuss an opportunity to support a Bears Ears National Monument management plan that best reflects the vision of the 5 Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission. To take action visit this page courtesy of the Grand Canyon Trust. https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/act/speak-bears-ears-national-monument-rmp

Tim Peterson, the cultural landscapes program director of the Grand Canyon Trust, joins us to discuss efforts to import radioactive waste from Estonia to the White Mesa mill adjacent to the original border of Bears Ears National Monument. He also covers the cultural and historical significance of Bears Ears National Monument, the devastating impacts of Uranium mining on the Indigenous Peoples of t...

John Holland, the board president of the Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, joins us to discuss the non-conservational activities that are taking place on the recently downsized Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These include mining, road building, deforestation, and opening land to cattle grazing. We talk about the ways in which the Grand Staircase Escalante Partners support the monum...

In this episode David Rankin talks about his scientific endeavors in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. He describes his amazing fossil finds, which include a previously undiscovered dinosaur like creature and the oldest Mammoth fossil in Utah. He also discusses his years chasing flash floods and his discovery of asteroids. The interview takes place at David’s new place of work, the...

Get a whole new perspective on the the militarization of America’s southern border during this discussion with wildlife biologist Sergio Avila. Sergio currently works as the southwest outdoors coordinator for the Sierra Club. We discuss his research on Jaguars, Ocelots, Owls, and Monarch Butterflies. We also explore the importance of Indigenous knowledge to environmental issues. From childhood to...

Amber Reimondo Energy Program Director for the Grand Canyon Trust discusses the threat of Uranium mining on lands just outside of Grand Canyon National Park, the efforts of Uranium mining companies to get the government to support the industry, and the Grand Canyon Protect Act. To learn more about Amber and the Grand Canyon Trust you can visit https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/ To learn more about...