This Green Earth

Charlotte Overby, Vice President of Conservation Field Programs at the Conservation Lands Foundation walks us through public lands policy and her work with the foundation.

Critically acclaimed writer Cal Flyn discusses her exploration of the world’s wildest and most remote places in her new book, "The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness."

Craig Stanford explores the growing extinction crisis facing reptiles and amphibians, sharing stories from decades of field research and his latest book, Cold-Blooded Murder: Reptiles and Amphibians on the Brink of Extinction.

Science writer Margie Patlak discusses her book Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs , revealing the surprising intelligence, complex behaviors, and hidden lives of the tiny creatures we often overlook. We explore groundbreaking research revealing that insects are far more intelligent, social, and complex than we've long believed.

Earth sciences educator and geologist Christa Sadler provides a geological overview of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Executive Director of Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, Dr. Jackie Grant discusses her organization's work and the outcome of a recent attempt by Utah delegation to utilize the Congressional Review Act to overturn the monument's management plan.

Author and Curator for the Department of Mammalogy, Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Robert Voss, joins the program to discuss his book, Opossums: An Adaptive Radiation of New World Marsupials.

New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion sheds light on the wonders of the dark in her new book, Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens and Other Marvels of the Dark.

As Lake Powell shrinks, something remarkable is happening beneath the waterline. Eric Balken of the Glen Canyon Institute discusses the surprising ecological rebirth unfolding in Glen Canyon and what it could mean for the future of the Colorado River.

As drought and rising temperatures continue to reshape the West, Dr. Jack Schmidt of Utah State University and Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies examines the growing strain on the river system and the challenges facing communities, agriculture, and ecosystems that depend on it.

Luke Cartin, Director of Lands and Sustainability for Park City and co-founder of Mountain Towns 2030 discusses the Mountain Towns 2030 Solutions Framework.

University of Utah biology professor and world-renowned climate scientist and director of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy, William Anderegg, provides an in-depth look at the impacts of climate change on forest health.

Director of Rewilding for American Prairie, Dr. Daniel Kinka, discusses their efforts to reintroduce bison to Montana's Great Plains and the challenges they face.

Anthropologist and former hotshot wildland firefighter, Jordan Thomas discuss his new book titled, "When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World" The book provides a gripping firsthand account of a record setting fire season.

Utah Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Section Chief, Covy Jones, shares more about his department and its Conservation Permit Program.

Ecologist and Executive Director of Grow the Flow, Ben Abbott shares his perspective on the proposed 40,000 acre, 9 gigawatt AI data Center in Box Elder County, Utah.

Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Utah, Dr. Robert Davies discusses the potential thermal footprint of the Box Elder County Stratos Project.

MIT professor and author, Lorna Gibson, shares details from her fascinating new book, Birds Up Close, which takes us into the hidden wonders of birds.

Environmental engineer, professor, scientist and author Dr. Pablo Ribiero Dias discusses his new book, Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part.

We go deep into the soil to discuss different earthworms, including nightcrawlers with Dr. Josef Gorres, a professor of ecological soil management at the University of Vermont.