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Nerdy About Nature

Nerdy About Nature

Hosted by Ross Reid, Nerdy About Nature is a passion project that creates fun, educational content with the aim of inspiring folks to engage with the outdoor world, to fall in love with it, and to advocate on it"s behalf so that we can create a more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and just future for us all. From a "Podchat" series that interviews experts in their field to the "Undercurrent" news updates and everything in between, full of fun fact to make your time outside more fun. Visit

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01:21:45

Podchat 33 | Progressive rebellion for connection,...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2025/12/09

Rande Cook is an Indigenous wood carver and artist, a hereditary chief of the Ma'amtagila Nation, a progressive / rebellious visionary, and one heck of an inspiring human. I sat down with him at his studio in Victoria BC to chat all about his art, his role as a chief, land back, and the work he does connecting folks to each other and the lands we all share to create a better future.Learn more about Rande's art at the Rande Cook galleryLearn more about Awi'nakolaEach episode of Nerdy

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00:56:09

Undercurrents 11.11.25 | Potential life on mars, and...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2025/11/11

Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the direction or flow of our society and the world we all share.This episodes topics:Life on

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01:33:11

Podchat 32 | Marine Stewardship, Education & Building...

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2025/09/14

Out on the west coast of Vancouver Island exists an awesome little non-profit that siphons sea water from the harbour into tanks on land, which briefly house some of the areas most gorgeous residents from under the waves. I'm talking about the Ucluelet Aquarium, a catch-and-release aquarium who gathers all of its exhibits seasonally from the surrounding waters, giving visitors a glimpse into a world that surrounds us yet we seldom see.I sat down with Laura Griffith-Cochrane from the Ucluelet

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01:31:17

Podchat 31 | Val Langer

Nerdy About Nature ·

2025/04/24

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01:13:30

Podchat 30 | The Majesty of Killer Whales with Fred,...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2025/04/03

Whale, we've shore got a fun chat lined up for y'all today! Sea what I did there?Silly puns aside, we're talking all about Orcas, or Killer Whales, with the infamous Orca Man! You may have seen The Orca Man, whose real name is Fred, online as he does a lot of social media education and news on things happening with Orcas all around the world, but especially those populations here in the PNW - the resident and transient Killer Whales. Fred and I sat down for a sunset chat where we discuss

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01:23:21

Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western...

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2025/03/05

There is a lot of talk these days about the melding of Indigenous knowledge with Western Science, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get into the weeds (pun intended) on the subject with than Leigh Joseph.Leigh is a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and a working ethnobotanist who does a lot of incredible work bridging the gaps in understanding between western and indigenous knowledge, while also working to re-establish Indigenous food gardens and cultivate crops as they

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01:03:03

Undercurrents 1.31.25 | Science Funding in trump's...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2025/01/31

This is yet another special edition of Undercurrents - instead of sharing and discussing recent science news, articles or studies here, Julia & Ross discuss important recent events regarding funding and the state of science in the US after the first week of the new presidency.Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we

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02:15:00

Podchat 28 | Indigenous Knowledge, Science, Arts and...

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2025/01/07

We face a variety of critical issues these days that all seem to be culminating at one big crossroads, and the interconnection of them all can make it very difficult to find a way to move forward in a progressive, ethical and decolonial way to create a better future. So how the heck do we do just that?I was joined by Rande Cook and Mark Worthing, two members of Awi'nakola, at their annual Tree of Life Gathering to learn about the values they embody as an NGO and how that determines their

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01:32:43

Undercurrents 11.8.24 | The US Election Takeaways &...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/11/08

This is a special edition of Undercurrents - instead of sharing and discussing recent news, articles or studies here, Julia & Ross delve into their thoughts and reflections given the results of the recent US Presidential election, and what that means moving forward.Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to

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01:42:34

Thought Snacks | Post-Political Campaign Reflections...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/11/01

In case you missed it, I took a brief hiatus from your regular programming to run for MLA of the Mid Island - Pacific Rim riding as the Green Party of BC Candidate and whewwww, what a time!After a long campaign period of lots of learnings, I unfortunately wasn't elected...but thats alright with me, I've got other things to focus on and I may revisit it again in the future. After a week and a half of decompressing, I've decided to pop on here and share some thoughts and reflections on the whole

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01:23:52

Podchat 27 | Tla-O-Qui-Aht Land Vision & Indigenous...

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2024/09/03

Over the past 40 years, Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation has been fighting relentlessly for their traditional unceded territory with the colonial government of BC / Canada so that they can implement a land vision and stewardship model that seeks to benefit society at large, while preserving options and opportunity for their grandchildren.I sat down with Saya Masso, the Lands & Resources Manager for Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation, to chat about the origins of their Tribal Parks, trials and tribulations

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01:01:44

Podchat 26 | Deconstruction, Reducing Waste &...

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2024/07/10

For the past couple hundred years, buildings and homes in North America have been constructied using virgin timber from the vast forest resources that once stretched across the continent, and when those structures fall out of use, they are typically demolished, sending all of those old high quality timbers to the dump.Yet with that supply of quality oldgrowth timbers virtually non-existent these days, and second growth timbers not quite being of the same caliber, perhaps there's a way we can

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01:06:12

Podchat 25 | The power of Economic Reconciliation...

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2024/06/11

What is economic reconciliation, why is it important, and what does it have to do with protecting lands and empowering communities?I sat down with Michelle Laviolette, the director of Indigenous Banking Strategy at Vancity to break it all down and hear about all the ways that they are working to support and create opportunities for individuals and their communities. They’ve been leading the charge in helping to support indigenous nations to provide banking and investment opportunities, to provide

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01:33:55

Podchat 24 | A better way to manage our forests for a...

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2024/05/21

Forestry is a large part of the culture and economy of the PNW in both the US and Canada, but over a century of poor forest management has led to some of the largest issues we face today from a lack of biodiversity and carbon stores, to ecosystems that are less resilient to drought and forest fires.How can we create healthy communities living amongst healthy forest lands through a thriving forestry industry? Well, simply put - it's by changing the way we do things and learning to value a

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00:55:15

Undercurrents 4.16.24 | Heatwave trends, bad winters,...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/04/16

Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the direction or flow of our society and the world we all share.This episodes topics: Shifting Heatwaves: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adl1598 The Cost of Bad

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01:24:28

Undercurrents 3.27.24 | Boiling Microplastics, Oil &...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/03/27

Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the direction or flow of our society and the world we all share.This episodes topics: Boiling

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00:10:05

Closed-door deals & lies from the Ministry of...

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2024/03/15

Oo hot goss’ alert!A new leaked map shows that while the top scientists on the Oldgrowth Technical Advisory Committee panel were picking out the best remaining old growth forest to protect in BC, the Ministry of Forests was actively undoing all that work, changing the borders on the deferral areas to include more low productivity forest while making the best forest left in the bioregion available to be logged by industry. You heard that right - government and industry blatantly working in hand

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01:22:25

Undercurrents - Good news special! | 3.5.24 - Oceanic...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/03/05

Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the direction or flow of our society and the world we all share.This episodes topics: Olivine Disintegration -

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01:14:34

Undercurrents | 2.20.24 - Changing Ocean Currents &...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/02/20

Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the direction or flow of our society and the world we all share.This episodes topics: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

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00:04:49

Thought Snacks | What is a Bioregion, and why do they...

Nerdy About Nature ·

2024/02/13

What the heck is a bioregion, what does that mean and why does it matter? Well, I’ll tell ya, because thinking bioregionally is a key component of recognizing the ground underneath your feet and the role it plays in the broader systems of earth to create a better future for us all. A bioregion is an area of land that is defined by physical properties or boundaries like coastline and mountain ranges that contain a similar mix of biota, or plant and animal species throughout, and interdependent

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