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Nature Connection Radio

Big Blend Radio Network

It’s all about Nature, Wildlife, Science, and the Environment on Big Blend Radio’s NATURE CONNECTION Podcast. Hosts are Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, mother-daughter travel team on the Love Your Parks Tour and publishers of Big Blend Magazines.

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43:41

Nature Connection Destinations - Ecuador to Vermont

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/02/23

Welcome to Part Two of our 4-Part Big Blend Radio NATURE CONNECTION Podcast series focusing on Nature Destinations Around the World and Across America.ON THIS EPISODE:- LINDA BALLOU, award-winning travel writer and author, talks about her experience at Sacha Lodge in Ecuador as well as the natural highlights of where she lives in Los Angeles. Learn more about Linda, who hosts Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures" Podcast, at https://lostangeladventures.com/- JAMIE EDWARDS, award-winning

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58:39

Margot Carrera - Communing with Nature in Sacred Spaces

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/02/23

Welcome to Part One of our 4-Part Big Blend Radio NATURE CONNECTION Podcast series focusing on Nature Destinations Around the World and Across America. This episode features fine art nature photographer and co-host Margot Carrera who discusses sacred spaces in nature, and how we can energetically and spiritually help give back to nature. See Margot's photography, here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/margotcarrera/?etsrc=sdtLISTEN TO THE REST OF THENATURE CONNECT PODCASTS IN THIS SERIES HERE:

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33:18

Steve & Karen Wilson - Wonderful World of Whales

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/02/18

In honor of World Whale Day, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show features global travelers and innkeepers Steve & Karen Wilson who talk about their whale watching experiences in North America and around the world from Washington State, Cape Cod, and Hawaii, to Tonga, Canada, South Africa, and the Galapagos Islands.Started in 1980 by Greg Kauffman, founder of the Pacific Whale Foundation in Maui,Hawaii, World Whale Day is celebrated every year on the third Sunday in February

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9:42

Big Daily Blend - Protecting Pangolins

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/02/17

In honor of World Pangolin Day, observed every third Saturday of February, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Podcast focuses on the characteristics of Pangolins, why they have become the most trafficked mammal in the world, and the wirldlife conservation organizations that are working to save and protect them.Wildlife Conservation Organizations Working to Protect and Save Pangolins include:- Pangolin Crisis Fund: https://pangolincrisisfund.org/- IUCN SSC Pangolin:

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44:49

Saving Habitat for Monarch Butterflies

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/02/05

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Podcast celebrates National Western Monarch Butterfly Day by focusing on habitat conservation for these beautiful migratory pollinators! Hear some interesting facts about the Monarch Migration, plus a Big Blend Radio "From the Vault" interview from Sara Dykman, author of “Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration.”MONARCH BUTTERFLY BOOKS, PODCASTS, CONSERVATION & NON-PROFITE ORGANIZATION RESOURCES as

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18:26

Artist Diana Miller in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/02/03

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features artist Diana Miller, the latest National Parks Arts Foundation artist-in-residence at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Diana lives on the island of Hawai’i near Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, combining her passion for art and environmental stewardship. Hear about her art, love of the park, and her advocacy for protecting native flora and fauna.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/e8iaXSDMUqcLearn

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55:56

Lowell E. Baier - Endangered Species Act

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/01/27

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features legal and environmental historian, author, and attorney Lowell E. Baier. Hear about the history and importance of the Endangered Species Act as well as his two related books The Codex of the "Endangered Species Act: Volume 1, The First Fifty Years", and "Endangered Species Act: Volume 2, The NextFifty Years." More at https://lowellebaier.com/ and https://esaat50.com/MORE RESOURCES as discussed in the podcast:- ESAat50.com:

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40:18

Christy Wood and Linda Ballou - Books for Horse Lovers

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/01/26

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Podcast is all about Books for Horse Lovers.FEATURED GUESTS:* CHRISTY WOOD is a world champion horse trainer also exhibiting in jumping and trail, a winner in extreme trail obstacle challenges, a carded horse show judge with 7 breed associations, and owner of Wood N Horse Training Stables in Three Rivers, California. Hear about her books "Hoofprints Across Time: A Trail Ride to Remember," “Ranger: The Little Horse with a Big Heart,” and “Your Best

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13:39

Big Daily Blend - For the Love of Squirrels

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/01/21

From Africa and Asia to North America, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast celebrates National Squirrel Appreciation Day (Every January 21st) with some fun facts about squirrels and their small rodent families. SONG OF THE DAY: Ray Stevens, "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival": https://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagU?feature=sharedTRAVELING BIRD (SQUIRREL) FEEDER videos on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSquirrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:43

Ivan Levin - Celebrating Kids in Parks

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/01/08

In celebration of National Fourth Grader Day that's observed every second Monday of January, this episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND podcast features Ivan Levin, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communications for the National Park Trust, who discusses the organization's initiatives to introduce kids to parks where they can learn, play, and be inspired to become America’s strongest, most diverse generation of park stewards.One of their key programs is Annual Kids To Parks Day, a

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41:19

Linda Kissam and Micha Schellhaas - Coral Farming...

Nature Connection Radio ·

2024/01/07

This episode of Big Blend Radio with travel writer Linda Kissam, "Food Wine & Shopping Diva," focuses on the world of coral farming. Featured guest is guitarist and aqua-culure specialist Micha Schellhaas, owner of Desert Coral Ranch in Joshua Tree, California.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4aAJcrOtU4IFollow Micha's coral farming work at https://www.desertcoralranch.com/ or on https://www.instagram.com/desertcoralranch/Linda Kissam appears on Big Blend Radio every first

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33:53

David Sedlak - Water for All

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/12/23

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features professor and award-winning author David Sedlak, who discusses his new book, “Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate." Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UMN9alDYvLkThe current approach to providing water is failing to meet the demands of the growing population and the challenges brought on by climate change. In "Water for All," David Sedlak argues there are solutions to address global water shortages.He

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38:07

Debbie Stone - Fall Adventures in Grand Teton...

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/11/29

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Global Adventures" show with travel writer Debbie Stone, we hear about her fall adventures in Grand Teton National Park, as well as her lodging experiences at Snow King Resort and Four Seasons Resort and Residences in Teton Village. Read Debbie's Grand Teton story here: https://tinyurl.com/2kxd4epnTravel writer Debbie Stone appears on Big Blend Radio every 4th Tuesday. Follow the podcast here:https://tinyurl.com/m6z7v6ms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli -...

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/11/25

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features authors Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli who discuss their book, "The Conceivable Future: Planning Families and Taking Action in the Age of Climate Change."Drawing from their decade of work with the organization Conceivable Future, Kallman, a sociologist and Rhode Island State Senator, and Ferorelli, an activist and former Climate Bureau editor, offers both informed perspective and practical steps for taking

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31:57

Authors Rob Long and Andrew Dolberg - The Great...

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/11/24

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features authors Rob Long and Andrew Dolberg who discuss their new book "The Great Weather Diviner," a thrilling and heartwarming young adult fantasy adventure."The Great Weather Diviner" follows the journey of Junior, a young groundhog who idolizes his father, the mayor of Punxsutawney.When a devastating flood strikes their small mining town, Junior embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind the disaster and save his home from the

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35:59

Ecologist Carl Safina - What Owls Know, What Humans...

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/10/27

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features ecologist Carl Safina, author of the new book “Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe?”WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/xi4-yaYDwFUWhen Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans they’d rescued, she’d be a temporary presence. But Alfie’s feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. Witnessing all the fine details of

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48:18

Travel Writer Jamie Edwards - Adventures in Africa

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/10/20

From tracking Silverback Gorillas in Uganda to sipping tea up in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer and photographer Jamie Edwards.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/yUK-a2wSMm8Jamie Edwards is an avid traveler, photographer, and award-winning travel writer. She launched https://iamlostandfound.com/, her adventure/luxury travel website, after 25 years of living and traveling

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40:33

Safeguarding the Clar Tree and Russian River Redwoods

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/10/09

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features Jeff Stump, senior manager of land protection for Save the Redwoods League, who talks about how supporters from every U.S. state helped Save the Redwoods League acquire a 394-acre redwood forest in Sonoma County, California, named Russian River Redwoods, from the RMB Revocable Family Trust. The purchase of Russian River Redwoods is the next step toward safeguarding the Clar Tree, one of the county’s oldest and tallest coast

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41:53

Jennifer Jewell - What We Sow

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/09/22

This episode of Big Blend Radio's NATURE CONNECTION Show features Jennifer Jewell who is a gardener, garden writer, and gardening educator and advocate. Hear about her new book “WHAT WE SOW: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds."WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-uxFLZe3Fv8In WHAT WE SOW, Jewell shares personal observations over the course of a year that begins at the autumn equinox, interviews prominent scientists and seed-savers, and proves how we must work

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1:01:16

Anna Karney - Creatures In The Garden Album

Nature Connection Radio ·

2023/09/01

Bay Area singer/songwriter Anna Karney returns to Big Blend Radio to discussher powerful new full-length album "Creatures in the Garden" that channels her love for the planet and the beauty of the earth.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/z9Da4JCDJ8sUsing themes of climate change awareness and respect for the planet as a focal point for her writing, "Creatures in the Garden" showcases an incredible blend of soulful and dreamy acoustic arrangements, easy indie rock beats, dusty

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