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Nature"s Archive

Nature’s Archive, hosted by Michael Hawk, delves into the beauty and complexity of the natural world through interviews with ecologists, naturalists, educators, authors, and researchers. Each episode inspires curiosity and reveals nature’s surprising nuances. Part of Jumpstart Nature, a movement empowering everyone to support the environment, this podcast invites you to connect with nature like never before.

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#93: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant - Carnivore Ecology, Wild...

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2024/03/25

My guest today is Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Dr. Wynn-Grant is the co-host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, is a wildlife ecologist and affiliated researcher at the UC Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental and Science Management. She’s also an author, with her new memoir entitled “Wild Life” coming out on April 2.Today we discuss Dr. Wynn-Grant’s unique and inspiring personal journey into wildlife ecology, her awakening to the world of environmental justice, triggered by Hurricane Katrina, as well

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#92: Secrets of Beautifully Fuzzy Velvet Ants with...

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2024/03/11

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#91: Examining Tree Physiology with Dr. Lucy...

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2024/02/26

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#90: From Invasive Species to Allergenic Pollen with...

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2024/02/12

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#89: Burning Questions: Understanding Fire Management...

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2024/01/29

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#88: BLM Unveiled: A Journey with Josh Jackson into...

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2024/01/15

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#87: California Condors with Tiana Williams-Claussen...

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2024/01/01

Today’s episode is all about California Condors with Tiana Williams-Claussen, the director of the Yurok Tribe’s wildlife department. This episode is actually from my friend Michelle Fullner of the Golden State Naturalist podcast. If you don’t know Golden State Naturalist, I think this episode is pretty indicative of Michelle’s work. She travels around California to meet and interview interesting people in the field. There is a definite advantage to in-person interviews, and I wish I could do more

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#86: Double Feature! The Yard of the Future and We...

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2023/12/18

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#85: Life After Dark (Nocturnalia!) with Charles Hood...

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2023/12/04

Let’s dive into the enchanting world of hidden wonders that come to life after dark! Our guests today are Charles Hood and José Martínez-Fonseca, authors of the new book “Nocturnalia: Nighttime Life of the Western USA" from Heyday Books. Charles is an author, poet, birder, and world traveler, and as you’ll hear, an exceptional naturalist, too. Jose has a PhD in Bat Ecology, and as a result, has extensive experienced studying animals of the night.Today we uncover the intriguing behaviors of

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#84: Dr. Marshall Shepherd - Weather is Your Mood,...

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2023/11/20

Weather is like your mood, and climate is like your personality. Those are the words of today’s guest, Dr. Marshall Shepherd (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram).Despite the clear differences between these two concepts, there are many topics of confusion that persist. For example, is El Nino, which we discussed a few weeks ago on this podcast, a climate condition or a weather condition? And how can forecasters be confident in their long term climate predictions when it is so hard to predict weather 10

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#83: If Trees Could Talk with Dr. Grant Harley

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2023/11/06

There are living trees in the United States that are approaching 5000 years old - and I’m not talking about trees that clone (I’m looking at you, aspen). Imagine if those trees could talk! Well, in a way, they can!That’s where dendrochronologists like Dr. Grant Harley come in.And it turns out that the science of dendrochronology is so much more far reaching than I ever imagined. Dr. Harley tells us how he reads the trees, inferring things like climate patterns, wildfire history, and community

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#82: Amanda Monthei - Life with Fire

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2023/10/23

As you all know, I find wildfire to be fascinating. It’s complex, simultaneously necessary and at times devastating, and wildly misunderstood. And the landscape of fire is rapidly changing - literally and figuratively. So, I hope to continue to bring a variety of voices and perspectives on wildfire - including today.Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on the fire lines with a wildfire crew? Or what it takes to join a crew? Or the differences between crews, such as engine crews, hand crews,

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#81: Dr. Emma Greig - From Fairywrens to FeederWatch

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2023/10/09

Dr. Emma Greig is a behavioral ecologist who has been leading Project FeederWatch, a multi-decade community science effort led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada.Today's discussion could be broadly characterized as "how to take care of the birds that visit your yard" - and you might be surprised at some of the recommendations.Our discussion begins in Australia, where Dr. Greig did her dissertation. Her work studied the amazing behavior of the splendid fairywren, a

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#80: El Niño (ENSO) and Ocean Temperatures

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2023/09/25

Have you heard of El Niño? Some people call it the single biggest influence on winter weather in North America. But what is it, and how does it work? And we're in an El Niño event this year, and it's going to affect our weather (and ecology!)There is always much confusion about El Niño, what it is, why it occurs, and how it might alter our weather in the coming seasons. Today's episode looks at El Niño, which is one part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. Consider this a

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#79: Pollinator Friendly Yards with Leslie Inman

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2023/09/11

Subscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast!I started Nature’s Archive podcast in an effort to understand the stories of people making a difference for the environment. I needed to be inspired, wanted to learn how they did it, and share that inspiration and knowledge with anyone willing to listen.While we haven’t strayed too far from those initial aspirations, I do have many more topic-centric episodes than I did at the start.So today’s episode is a “back to my roots” episode. My guest is Leslie

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#78: Pirates, Trophy Fish, and Shifting Baselines:...

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2023/08/28

Subscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast!Ever wondered how scientists unravel the ecological mysteries of bygone eras, long before systematic record-keeping? Believe it or not, one part of the answer is in pirate journals.And no, I'm not joking.Today, I have the privilege of hosting Dr. Loren McClenachan, an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and History, and a Canada Research Chair in Ocean History and Sustainability at the University of Victoria. Throughout her career, Dr

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#77: Unraveling the Secrets of Road Ecology with Ben...

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2023/08/14

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#76: Nature Unleashed: Inspiring Passion for Nature...

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2023/07/31

Subscribe to the Jumpstart Nature Podcast!Griff Griffith is former host of Animal Planet’s Wild Jobs, current spokesperson for Redwoods Rising, and he’s a volunteer for Jumpstart Nature. Griff has dedicated his career to honing his expertise in effectively communicating and motivating people to care about the environment. From the youth he led in the California Conservation Corps, to people he engaged with at State Parks, to the 4 million people that watch his videos on TikTok. He’s also been on

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#75: Birding Under the Influence with Dorian Anderson

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2023/07/17

Today we hear from Dorian Anderson, who you might recognize from episode #1 of Nature’s Archive.Dorian has been a prominent figure in the birding world since 2014, when he bicycled nearly 18000 miles across the USA in what is known as a Big Year - an attempt to see as many bird species as possible.Dorian loves a challenge, so his Big Year was much more than just trying to find lots of birds. His was a bicycle powered trip that didn’t use fossil fuels. He maintained a strict budget, built community

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#74: Just What is the Anthropocene? With Dr. Anya Gruber

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2023/07/03

Have you heard about the Anthropocene? Well, we're living in it right now, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Joining us is paleoethnobotanist, Dr. Anya Gruber, whose expertise uniquely positions her to guide us through the human relationship with the environment. We begin by learning about Dr. Gruber's world, where she skillfully utilizes plant remains to reconstruct the environments of bygone eras and decipher human interactions with nature. Building on this foundation, our

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