Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

Environmental Professionals Radio (EPR)

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EPR is Connecting Environmental Professionals through Conversation! Our show is brought to you by the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and follows environmental professionals at all levels of their career in a variety of industries to bring you a nuanced and informed discussion on what it’s like to work in the environmental arena. Hear us talk through failures, struggles, and successes of the typical environmental professional. We will also highlight news, updates, and fun facts from the scientific community. With over 80 episodes and counting, we are excited to provi...

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Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

Episodes

Collaboration, Planning, and AZAEP with Eileen Baden 26.01.2024 53:49

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Eileen Baden , a certified planner specializing in environmental and park planning about Collaboration, Planning, and AZAEP. Read her full bio below. Help us contin...

History of Environmental Policy in the US, The Future of Data and Mountain Biking with Sunny Fleming 19.01.2024 48:23

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sunny Fleming , National Solutions Engineer at Esri about The History of Environmental Policy in the US, The Future of Data and Mountain Biking. Read her full bio bel...

Nicaragua, Doing What You Love, and the History of Surfing with Jason Old 12.01.2024 54:09

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Jason Old , Historian of twentieth- and twenty-first century US and Latin American history about Nicaragua, Doing What You Love, and the History of Surfing. Read...

Changes in GIS over time, NatureServe Explorer, and Baking with Lori Scott 05.01.2024 42:41

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Lori Scott , Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Technology & Partnerships at NatureServe about Changes in GIS over time, NatureServe Explorer, and B...

EPR Outtakes 2023! 29.12.2023 12:00

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! To celebrate another successful year we'd like to share the fun we've had behind the scenes with you in an end of year outtakes spectacular! There's no interview, just a long list of m...

EPR Minisode 9: Happy Holidays 2023! 22.12.2023 12:43

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! We have a new minisode for you today that is taking place instead of our regularly scheduled episode! There's no interview, just a timely and important message we wanted to share with everyone as...

The Social & Psychological Aspects of Business, the Power of Your Network, and the Politics of Business with Mike Rega 15.12.2023 53:12

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Michael Rega, Managing Partner of the Ecliptic Consulting Group. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future...

Trees, Applied Ecology, and the Soil Inventory Project with Kris Covey 08.12.2023 51:00

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Kris Covey , Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Skidmore College, and the Co-founder and President of the Soil Inventory Project about Trees...

Leadership, Leveraging Your Past, and Slasher Films with Toyin Ogunfolaju 01.12.2023 54:23

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Toyin Ogunfolaju , Director Social Value & Equity Americas at Jacobs about Leadership, Leveraging Your Past, and Slasher Films. Read her full bio below. Help us...

EPR Minisode 8: Happy Thanksgiving 2023! 24.11.2023 12:30

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! We are dropping a minisode today! There's no interview, just a timely and important message we wanted to share with everyone as we come up on the Thanksgiving holiday. This is taking place inste...

All Things Mass Transit, Pandemic Lessons, and Career Advice & Experiences with Thomas Abdallah 17.11.2023 58:36

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Thomas Abdallah, Assistant Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer for the MTA’s Construction and Development (MTA C&D) agency about All Things Mass Trans...

Architecture, LEED Certification, and Building Strong Company Culture with Leap Chear 10.11.2023 46:03

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Leap Chear , Senior Architect and Partner at EAPC Architects Engineers about Architecture, LEED certification, and Building Strong Company Culture. Read his full bio...

Microbial Bioremediation, Working with your Hero, and Humpback Whale Encounters with Dr. Laurie LaPat-Polasko 03.11.2023 57:07

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Laurie LaPat-Polasko , Vice President/National Director of Remediation, Matrix New World Engineering about Microbial Bioremediation, Working with your Hero, and H...

Aquatic Chemistry, Ultimate Frisbee, and Translating Policy with Nicole Beck 27.10.2023 46:11

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Nicole Beck , CEO and Founder of 2NDNATURE about Aquatic Chemistry, Ultimate Frisbee, and Translating Policy. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to create gr...

Starlink, Tank Farm Logistics, and Networking Tips with Shannon Oelkers 20.10.2023 53:57

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Shannon Oelkers , owner and principal consultant for Integrity Environmental about Starlink, Tank Farm Logistics, and Networking Tips. Read her full bio below. Help...

Environmental Justice, Air Quality, and Public Speaking with Chris Whitehead 13.10.2023 48:43

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Chris Whitehead , Leader of ESI’s air compliance practice about Environmental Justice, Air Quality, and Public Speaking. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to...

EPR Mini Episode 7: The Government Shutdown, the End of Year Blitz, and Sales with Nic and Laura 06.10.2023 25:49

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! We have a new minisode for you today. This is taking place of our regular episode this week. There's no interview but still alot of fun with your hosts Nic and Laura. Thank you so much for liste...

Artifacts, the Curation Crisis, and Site Security with Johna Hutira 29.09.2023 42:36

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Johna Hutira , Cultural Resources Program Manager at Dawson about Artifacts, the Curation Crisis, and Site Security. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to cr...

Democracy, Volunteering, and Brewing with Dr. Tun Myint 22.09.2023 55:05

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Tun Myint , Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Carleton College about Democracy, Volunteering, and Home Brewing. Read his full bio below....

The DEI Project, Mind Heart for Diversity, and Being Your Unique Self with Dr. Thomas Easley 15.09.2023 54:02

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Thomas Easley , Founder Mind Heart for Diversity Consulting about The DEI Project, Mind Heart for Diversity, and Being Your Unique Self. Read his full bio below...

Phase II NEPA Regulations, the Future of WotUS, and Upcoming Supreme Court Cases with Fred Wagner 08.09.2023 1:09:26

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Fred Wagner , partner with Venable, LLP about Phase II NEPA Regulations, the Future of WotUS, and Upcoming Supreme Court Case. Read his full bio below. Special thank...

Film Industry, Taking Bold Career Leaps, and Conservation Key with Marilu Cristina Flores 01.09.2023 57:10

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Marilu Cristina Flores, Founder, Conservation Key about the Film Industry, Taking Bold Career Leaps, and Conservation Key. Read her full bio below. Help us continue...

Orcas, VR Gaming, and the Upcoming Found in the Fjords Video Game with the Three Otters 25.08.2023 1:01:59

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Louise Edwards, Aya Walraven and Tiffany Duong, the creative team behind the VR video game Found in the Fjords. Read their full bios below. Help us continue to c...

NAEP, the Endangered Species Act, and Maybe the Greatest Field Note Story We've Heard So Far with Mike Mayer 18.08.2023 46:23

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mike Mayer , Principal Environmental Project Manager with HDR, Inc. and current NAEP President about NAEP (of course!), the Endangered Species Act, and Field Note Sto...

Tela Reef, Living with Purpose, and a Unique Approach to Conservation with Antal Borcsok 11.08.2023 48:49

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Antal Borcsok , Co-founder & CEO at Tela Marine about Tela Reef, Living with Purpose, and a Unique Approach to Conservation. Help us continue to create great co...