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The Nature of Idaho

Hosted by Zoo Idaho Superintendent Peter Pruett and Idaho Museum of Natural History Director Dr. Leif Tapanila, The Nature of Idaho explores how the Gem State’s wild landscapes shape its past, present, and future. Each half-hour episode dives into nature stories from across Idaho, featuring local news from the natural world, fascinating fun facts, and lively conversations that celebrate life outdoors.Since its launch in February 2018, The Nature of Idaho has produced more than 150 original episodes

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26:31

Avalanche

The Nature of Idaho ·

2024/02/23

Join Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett for this episode of The Nature of Idaho, where they sit down with Ethan Davis, avalanche forecaster from the Sawtooth Avalanche Center in Hailey, Idaho.

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28:45

Dust in the Wind

The Nature of Idaho ·

2024/02/08

This episode of The Nature of Idaho, hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett sit down with Otto Lang, a doctoral student at the University of Utah, to discuss how dust is melting the snowpack in the mountains.

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26:26

Henry’s Fork Foundation

The Nature of Idaho ·

2024/01/25

This episode of The Nature of Idaho, Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett sit down with Jamie Powell from the Henry Fork's Foundation to discuss the river.

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29:57

Historical Highway Markers

The Nature of Idaho ·

2024/01/11

For this episode of The Nature of Idaho, join hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett as they discuss road signs with former Idaho State Historian Keith Peterson.

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30:33

The Nature of Idaho Presents Idaho Dinos 2

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/12/27

For this week's episode of the Nature of Idaho, Dinosaurs are coming to town! [so You’d better be nice] Dr. Brandon Peecook joins the show to talk about dinos in Idaho. Dr. Peecook is the Curator of Paleontology at the Idaho Museum of Natural History and Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Idaho State University.

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29:37

Idaho Falls Zoo

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/12/07

Join hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett as they sit down with David Pennock from the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park to discuss the importance of zoos in smaller communities.

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29:42

Anthropocene

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/11/30

Join Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett, our hosts, for this episode of The Nature of Idaho, where they are joined by Bruce Finney, professor of Paleoecology at Idaho State University to discuss the concept of the Anthropocene.

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31:56

Quagga Mussels

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/11/16

Join Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett for this episode of The Nature of Idaho, where our hosts sit down with Lloyd Knight from Idaho State Department of Agriculture to talk about invasive quagga mussels in the Snake River system.

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27:35

Nature Center

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/11/01

Join Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett for this episode of The Nature of Idaho, where they sit down with John Myers, from the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids to discuss inspiring sustainability through nature.

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30:06

Climate Change

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/10/19

Join Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett for this episode of The Nature of Idaho, where our hosts sit down with Dr. Jen Pierce, professor of geoscience at Boise State University to discuss climate change.

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29:23

Snowboarding

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/10/05

For today's episode of The Nature of Idaho, hosts Peter Pruett and Dr. Leif Tapanila sit down with Matt Tsakrios to discuss all things snowboarding.

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29:58

Base Jumping

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/09/20

Join our hosts, Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett as they sit down with Sean Chuma to discuss base jumping off the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.

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28:52

The Nature of Idaho Paragliding

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/09/07

For this episode of The Nature of Idaho, Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett take flight with Chuck Smith from FlySunValley to discuss paragliding.

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30:55

Nature of Idaho Bird on a Wire

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/08/24

Join Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett for this episode of The Nature of Idaho, where they discuss the dangers of power lines posed to eagles and other birds of prey with Eve Thompson and Todd Kantz.

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28:24

The Nature of Idaho with Rahl Farms

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/08/09

This week on The Nature of Idaho, Peter and Leif talk all about flowers with Josh Rahl. Josh is a flower grower, buyer, and operations manager for Flowers By LD in Pocatello.

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28:48

On this week's The Nature of Idaho, all your burning...

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/07/27

Our guest today is Candace Fallon. She is a senior conservation biologist with the Xerces Society. We’re talking about the fireflies in the western states.

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30:37

An Indigenous perspective on Climate Change

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/07/13

This edition of The Nature of Idaho features Darren Parry, the former chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. He talks with us about Indigenous perspectives on climate change.

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28:04

Inventing Idaho: How Idaho's Borders were Created

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/06/29

Join hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett as they sit down with Idaho's former historian, Keith Peterson about his new book, Inventing Idaho. The discuss how the Gem State's unusually shaped borders came to be.

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30:57

Wolverines

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/06/15

Join hosts, Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett as they meet with Andrea Kortello, an ecologist with Poisson Consulting to discuss wolverines.

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29:30

On Grizzly Ground

The Nature of Idaho ·

2023/06/01

For this episode of The Nature of Idaho, hosts Peter Pruett and Dr. Leif Tapanila meet with film-maker Kris Millgate, outdoor journalist, and owner of Tight Line Media to discuss her latest film, On Grizzly Ground.

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