Nature Now

Host Debaran Kelso heads out along the shore with guide Nam Siu of the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife to talk about our native seaweeds (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: April 27, 2022) Learn more: Nam Siu's YouTube channel Puget Sound Restoration Fund's Bull Kelp Recovery Program Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work...

Host Debaran Kelso heads out along the shore with guide Nam Siu of the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife to talk about our native seaweeds (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: May 11, 2022) Learn more: Nam Siu's YouTube channel Pacific Seaweeds: A Guide to Common Seaweeds of the West Coast WA State Dept of Natural Resources information about seaweed harvesting Nature Now is created by a dedicated...

Rains will cease and summer’s coming, with predictable challenges to local water supplies. Ann Soule, Water Resource Manager for the city of Sequim, joins Mary Robson to evaluate what’s known about these strange cold weeks, current snowpack, and suggestions for managing during limited rain months. She’s watched that snowpack for over twenty years. (Airdate: May 18, 2022) Nature Now is created by a...

If you go into the woods at night, you better go in disguise… What? Tree thieves? It’s a bigger problem than you thought – threats to forest health and ecology, crime and survival, social and community failures, challenges for us all to do things differently. Nan Evans talks with Lyndsie Bourgon, author of a new book on the subject of timber poaching. (Airdate: June 8, 2022) Learn more about Lynds...

Join host Debaran Kelso on a field trip to the sandy shores of Fort Worden. Dr. Fred Sharpe is our guest to speak about dune restoration in this area and in other locations on the Olympic Peninsula (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: June 13, 2022) Learn more about the Point Wilson Conservation Project . < Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and...

Debaran Kelso continues her conversation with Dr. Fred Sharpe about dune restoration and ecology on a field trip to Fort Worden State Park (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: July 13, 2022) Learn more about the Point Wilson Conservation Project . 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 guest Al Latham for a discussion on the weather of the Olympic Peninsula (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: January 12, 2022) Learn more about the Jefferson County Conservation District . See worldwide wind patterns at Windfinder and Windy . Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that go...

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest Al Latham for a discussion on the weather of the Olympic Peninsula (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: January 26, 2022) Learn more about the Jefferson County Conservation District . Weather information resources: WSU weather data The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass Cliff Mass weather blog Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Networ...

Nan Evans talks with Mindy Roberts of the Washington Environmental Council about the “We are Puget Sound” project – book, exhibits, and lectures. It is a campaign to engage the people living in the Salish Sea watershed in loving, stewarding and enjoying the natural and human world around us (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: January 19, 2022) Watch Mindy Roberts' lecture: We Are Puget Sound...

Nan Evans continues talking with Mindy Roberts of the Washington Environmental Council about the “We are Puget Sound” project – book, exhibits, and lectures. The “We are Puget Sound” campaign engages the people living in the Salish Sea watershed in loving, stewarding and enjoying the natural and human world around us (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: February 9, 2022) Watch Mindy Roberts'...

Follow the historical and current use of western red cedar with tribal vice-chair Loni Greninger of Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and host Mary Robson (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: February 2, 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...

Jamestown S’Klallam leader Loni Greninger meets Mary Robson, discussing language and family history back to ancestor Chief Cicmahan (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: February 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 contribution...

Mary Robson interviews Gary Bullock and Bob Boekelheide about a winter survey they conducted. They explain what they found and how raptors fit the balance of nature. (Airdate: March 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 contribution....

Ron and Rosemary Sikes invite Nature Now host Debaran Kelso and recorder Meg Amos to their backyard wildlife sanctuary in Port Townsend to discuss how to create and improve wildlife habitat in our own backyards (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: March 2, 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 makin...

Ron and Rosemary Sikes invite Nature Now host Debaran Kelso and recorder Meg Amos to their backyard wildlife sanctuary in Port Townsend to discuss how to create and improve wildlife habitat in our own backyards (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: March 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 maki...

Nan Evans talks with Maggie Baker and Suzy Elbow, this year’s AmeriCorps Service Members who are sponsored by the Friends of Fort Worden. Learn about their care of the parks natural resources, their public education activities, and about the Port Orford Cedars found up near the bunkers this past year. (Airdate: March 23, 2022) Learn more about the Friends of Fort Worden . Nature Now is created by...

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest Geoff Hammerson for a discussion about the woodpeckers of the Olympic Peninsula (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: July 28, 2021) 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 yo...

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest Geoff Hammerson for a discussion about the woodpeckers of the Olympic Peninsula (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: August 4, 2021) 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...

Laurel Anne Moulton joins Mary Robson to discuss Crowberry Bog, describing characteristics of rather rare local bogs. (Airdate: August 25, 2021) Learn more about Washington's Natural Heritage Program and Western Wildlife Outreach . 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...

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest wildlife tracking expert Jill Cooper and guest recorder Meg Amos for a field trip to the newly restored south end of Kilisut Harbor, learning how to better read wildlife sign (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: September 8, 2021) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into...

Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest wildlife tracking expert Jill Cooper and guest recorder Meg Amos for a field trip to the newly restored south end of Kilisut Harbor, learning how to better read wildlife sign (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: October 6, 2021) Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into m...

Being in nature is keeping many of us sane during these Covid times – being out-of-doors by ourselves, with friends or family, and with other naturalists. But, it is harder to feel comfortable on natural history outings. What are some of our local organizations doing to help us all stay safe? And, how shall we navigate the dilemma of enjoying and exploring nature with others during a pandemic? (Ai...

Seattle Times writer Lynda Mapes joins Nan Evans to talk about Lynda’s new book, Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home. Listen in to explore these unique individuals who astound us with their intelligence, strong culture and family structures, elaborate communications skills, and playfulness. (Airdate: October 13, 2021) Watch Lynda Mapes' lecture: Southern Resident Killer Whales: Status, Trends, Soluti...

Winter birds of the sea and shore include lots of migrants. Gary Bullock and Mary Robson introduce winter birding. (Airdate: October 20, 2021) 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 is joined by guests Rebecca Benjamin, Executive Director for the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) and Hans Daubenberger, habitat biologist with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, to speak about the past 30 years of NOSC work in our area (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: November 10, 2021) Learn more about the North Olympic Salmon Coalition . Nature Now is created by a...