Nature Now

Dennis Paulson has been a stalwart in the Puget Sound and Olympic Peninsula naturalist and birding world for many years. Dennis is a keen observer, prolific author, dedicated museum scientist, and esteemed teacher. Join Nan Evans as she asks Dennis to share his observations and reflections on birds and birding in our region. (Airdate: April 5, 2023) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of vol...

Nan Evans introduces Nature Now’s newest host, Jackie Canterbury. Jackie shares not only information about her background, but also what inspires her about birds and the natural world. After introducing Jackie to listeners, Jackie presents her first Nature Now program - a brief conversation with Tom Mangelsen, renowned wildlife photographer. Their interview takes place on the Platte River during t...

Host Debaran Kelso and guest Dr. Geoff Hammerson go on a field trip looking for bird nests (part 1 of a two-part program). (Airdate: May 24, 2023) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

Host Debaran Kelso and guest Dr. Geoff Hammerson go on a field trip looking for bird nests (part 2 of a two-part program). (Airdate: June 21, 2023) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

Nan Evans and Tim Lawson wander around the top of Chimacum Ridge and wonder what various clues reveal about the geological history of the area. For instance, what different stories do Center Valley and Beaver Valley tell about their formation? And what makes the agricultural soil so productive? Listen as questions lead to even more questions. (Airdate: May 31, 2023) Nature Now is created by a dedi...

Jackie Canterbury interviews the local Puget Sound Seabird Survey group represented by Wendy Feltham. They discuss their citizen science project that gathers data on wintering seabird populations at two sites on Marrowstone Island, as well as the challenges they face doing a sea survey in the rain, in winter, with wet clothes and foggy binoculars. (Airdate: June 14, 2023) Nature Now is created by...

Julia and George Maynard invite host Debaran Kelso and field recorder Meg Amos to view and learn about the active bald eagle nest near their property. (Airdate: July 12, 2023) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for y...

Nan Evans and Bob Friel, film maker, writer, naturalist, and adventurer, explore the wild and wonderful world of the Salish Sea (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: July 6, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank y...

Nan Evans and Bob Friel, film maker, writer, naturalist, and adventurer, explore the wild and wonderful world of the Salish Sea (part 2 of a two part program). In this second part, Nan asks Bob to tell her stories of adventures he has had filming the wildlife of the Salish Sea. (Airdate: August 3, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to...

Christie Lassen, with Mary Robson, discusses bird rehabilitation: where and how are injured birds helped locally? (Airdate: July 27, 2022) Read about the saw-whet owl discovered in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree . Learn more about Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue . Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into ma...

Birds molt – when and why? Join Mary Robson and guest Christie Lassen to explore the feathery mysteries of molting. (Airdate: August 24, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

We take a field trip to Anderson Lake State Park! Host Debaran Kelso is joined by one of our favorite local naturalists, Dr. Geoff Hammerson, on a late summer wander looking for amphibians and other natural wonders (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: August 31, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into...

We take a field trip to Anderson Lake State Park! Host Debaran Kelso is joined by one of our favorite local naturalists, Dr. Geoff Hammerson, on a late summer wander looking for amphibians and other natural wonders (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: September 14, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes i...

Joe Gaydos of the SeaDoc Society returns to Nature Now to give Nan Evans an update on the sea star wasting disease that decimated the sea star population of the Salish Sea and much of the Pacific Coast in 2013. (Airdate: September 7, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you...

Tamanowas Rock - what is it? Nan Evans explores significant rocky out-croppings in eastern Jefferson County – Tamanowas Rock and Peregrine Rock – with geologists Michael Machette and Jeff Tepper. In this episode, we learn how Tamanowas Rock was formed, what it can tell about the ancient landscape of our region, why it is important to indigenous peoples, and what is being done to protect it. (Airda...

Nan Evans' conversation with geologists Michael Machette and Jeff Tepper explores significant rocky outcropings and geology in eastern Jefferson County. This episode will consider the impacts of glaciation and Peregrine Rock, a glacial erratic, a short hike from Tamanowas Rock. And, yes, east Jefferson County was covered by glaciers thousands of feet deep. (Airdate: November 2, 2022) Learn more ab...

Mary Robson and Christie Lassen, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, review the biological structure of feathers and their effect on individual bird survival and behavior. (Airdate: October 19, 2022) Learn more: Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes...

Fall is a great time to look for insect galls! Join entomologist Richard Lewis and host Debaran Kelso on a field trip to search for galls and learn about the insects that cause them to develop (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: October 12, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, w...

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by entomologist Richard Lewis as they continue exploring the world of insects and plant galls at HJ Carroll Park (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: November 9, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a con...

The Dungeness River has a northwest 2-mile levee, altering the water flow and flood management. Hansi Hals from the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe describes it with Mary Robson. (Airdate: November 16, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a con...

What is our relationship with time? If we were to "think like a geologist", would that relationship change and how might that change how humans impact the earth on which we all live? Explore geological evidence and understanding of the passage of time with Nan Evans and Marcia Bjournerud, Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. (Airdate: December 7, 2022...

Bob Jepperson and Mary Robson introduce the Anacortes Community Forest Lands, 3000 acres of undeveloped land where he has walked and photographed for over 11 years. (Airdate: December 21, 2022) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contributio...

Guest Bob Jepperson from Fidalgo Island relates to Mary Robson the spring progress of fledgling Great Horned Owls as they leave the nest and fly. (Reprise airdate: April 13, 2022) Visit bobjepperson.com . Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a...

Nan Evans and Erik Kingfisher of the Jefferson Land Trust talk about climate resiliency on the north Olympic Peninsula. Longer, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters pose broad threats to the forests, farms, and wildlife habitats. Together Nan and Erik will explore whether current conservation efforts enough? Are these efforts strategically targeted to help benefit biological and human communit...

Nan Evans and Erik Kingfisher of the Jefferson Land Trust talk about climate resiliency on the north Olympic Peninsula. Longer, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters pose broad threats to the forests, farms, and wildlife habitats. Together Nan and Erik will explore whether current conservation efforts enough? Are these efforts strategically targeted to help benefit biological and human communit...