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Every day, scientists and conservationists around the globe are working to answer critical questions about our rapidly changing environment and the organisms that live there; the minute details of their work reveal both the beauty and the precarious balance of the natural world. Join the Conservation Connection team as we interview today's leading wildlife scientists and conservationists about their most recent discoveries. Listen in to hear the ongoing story of the environmental work being done to protect our planet's future!
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Although 85% of wild oyster reefs have disappeared over the past 120 years, Georgia's oyster populations are thriving!
Listen in as we chat with Justin Manley, the hatchery manager at UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant’s Shellfish Research Laboratory on Skidaway Island! We get deep into the science of oyster aquaculture and learn all about the work being done to protect this critical ecosystem!
Want to access resources about oyster farming? Check out the links below!
UGA Marine Extension
Oyster South
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
We interrupt your regularly scheduled episode of Conservation Connection to bring you this special crossover episode with Crystal DiMiceli of the Forces For Nature Podcast and The Healthy Seas Podcast!
Listen in for a sneak peak of Season 10 and to discover another incredible podcast!
In a changing ocean, whales and their protectors must react fast to stay ahead of the curve!
This week we sit down with Cathy Sakas, a life long adventurer, biologist, and ocean advocate. She found the first North Atlantic right whale calf in Georgia over forty years ago, and has spent her career working to ensure that they'll survive in the face of a changing ocean!
Over 300 species rely on the Gopher Tortoise - and its burrows - to survive!
This week we chat with disturbance ecologist Barbara Blonder at Flagler College to learn about the struggles and survival tactics of coastal gopher tortoises! She uses her research and her position as City Commissioner to help St. Augustine make the best possible management decisions.
Happy rattlesnakes mean a happy island!
This week we sit down with Joseph Colbert, a wildlife biologist with the Jekyll Island Authority. He studies eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, and uses this knowledge to inform management decisions which keep the entirety of Jekyll Island in harmony with nature!
Our guest this week is a consummate outdoorsman and bird dog hunter with all the amazing stories to match. Durrell has a huge passion for learning about the outdoors, and an even bigger passion for sharing his knowledge with others! He is an excellent story teller and all-around fun guy, so listen in to hear his incredible journey! If you'd like to check out the Sporting Life Notebook, click here: www.TheSportingLifeNotebook.com
If you'd like to check out the Minority Outdoor Alliance, click here: www.MinorityOutdoorAlliance.org
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
In this episode, we sit with a true Titan of direct environmental defense, Paul Watson! Best known for founding the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Paul has spent the last several decades facilitating direct action against companies that engage in illegal and destructive operations in the ocean. We talk through Paul's journey of starting his own organization and building it into an international organization with nearly two dozen chapters across the globe! Have you ever wondered what it's like to have an Interpol Red Notice out for you? Well Paul gives us some insight into that particular experience as well!
If you'd like to learn more about Sea Shepherd, click here: www.SeaShepherd.org
If you'd like to learn more about our organization, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
As the world population crosses 8 billion people, scientists and innovators around the globe are investigating the future of food. Lee Recht is the Vice President of Sustainability at Aleph Farms, an Israeli company that is developing cultured meat which does not require the slaughter of animals to produce their product! Join us for this fascinating interview that discusses the technical process behind their product, as well as the sustainability implications of cultivated meat!
To learn more about Aleph Farms, click here: www.Aleph-Farms.com
To learn more about our nonprofit, click here: LastChanceEndeavors.com
In this episode from EarthX 2022 we sit down with Julie Davitz, the brains behind Plus Media Solutions! Her company works to be the bridge between inspiration and impact, making it easy to transition from learning about a problem to taking action!
Click here to learn more about Plus Media Solutions: PlusMedia.Solutions
Click here to learn more about our nonprofit: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
If last week's discussion of the Turn It Around cards piqued your interest, you're going to love this week's episode! We sit down with Lizzie and Saiarchana, two students from ASU who were involved in developing the Turn It Around initiative and bringing it to the COP26 conference! If you missed it, the Turn It Around flashcards are a series of cards that feature visual works from youth artists and written essays about climate change that are intended to help policymakers and politicians experience the climate crisis from new perspectives. Listen in to hear about the process of developing and implementing these incredible tools!
To learn more about the Turn It Around Project, click here: https://turnitaroundcards.org
To learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
This week to kick off our fifth season we sit down with Iveta Silova, Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University! We met with her at the Sun Valley Forum in Sun Valley, Idaho to learn about the ways in which she is fighting to change the ways in which we teach the public about the climate crisis.
If you'd like to read some of Dr. Silova's work, click here: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374923
If you'd like to check out the Turn It Around cards, click here: www.TurnItAroundCards.org
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
Soil is an incredibly complex system of delicately balanced components, both living and non-living. Modern agricultural techniques are capable of producing large quantities of food but to do so they destroy soil structure, leading to decreasing yields over time and eventual agricultural collapse. Tim LeSalle, the father of regenerative agriculture, is working to radically change the ways in which we produce food by studying agricultural techniques that put more carbon into the soil than they remove! Listen in to hear more!
If you'd like to learn about the Soil Carbon Accrual Project, click here: www.SoilCarbonAccrualProject.org
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
The state of Alabama has more than 132,000 miles of rivers and streams to protect, and the state-wide organization that oversees their conservation is the Alabama Rivers Alliance! They coordinate the efforts of smaller local groups to turn small-scale action into large-scale conservation! In this episode, we're lucky enough to sit down with Cindy Lowry, the Executive Director of the organization, to learn about the work they're doing and the ways in which they're using documentary film making to change hearts and minds to protect their rivers!
If you'd like to learn more about the Southern Exposure Film Festival, click here: www.SouthernExposureFilms.org
If you'd like to learn more about the Alabama Rivers Alliance, click here: www.AlabamaRivers.org
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
This week we hear from Chad Brown, the Founder and President of Soul River Inc! A disabled veteran, Chad struggled with his mental health until his doctor gave him a prescription to "fish more" as a way of grounding himself in nature. Amazed at how much fishing helped him, Chad made it his mission to bring time in the outdoors to inner city youth and to other disabled veterans! His organization, Soul River Inc, does just that and so much more!
If you'd like to learn more about Soul River Inc. click here: www.SoulRiverInc.org
If you'd like to learn about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
In this exciting episode we hear the story of Dineo Dowd, an outdoor advocate and a board member for Hike It Baby! Active nationwide, Hike It Baby is a nonprofit organization that provides support and community to parents who are interested in getting their young children into the outdoors. On top of being on the board of a nationwide nonprofit Dineo is also a published children's book author, writing books that model youth and diversity in nature! Listen in to hear Dineo's journey from novice hiker to Outdoor Enthusiast!
If you'd like to learn more about Hike It Baby, click here: www.HikeItBaby.com
If you'd like to check out Dineo's books, click here: https://dowddineo.com
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
For this episode we're here in our hometown of Columbus Georgia to interview Paige Swift, the mastermind behind this weekend's Nature Now Film Festival! Listen in to hear a preview of the amazing selection of films being shown and to hear the kinds of impact that an environmental film festival can make in a community!
To learn more about Nature Now click here: www.WatchNatureNow.org
To learn more about our nonprofit click here: www.lastchanceendeavors.com
In this episode we sit down with Mark Brand, a Vancouver-based chef and entrepreneur who is using his businesses to have a daily impact on food scarcity in vulnerable communities. His passion for feeding the hungry and for promoting institutional change has made him a rising star in Vancouver and across the continent!
If you'd like to learn more about Mark Brand, click here: https://www.instagram.com/mark.brand/
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
In this episode the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Shonagh Smith, host of the EarthxTV Original Series Road to Glasgow! In the lead up to COP26 last year she traveled with a film crew and interviewed dozens of people, from politicians and decision makers to other stakeholders in the outcome of the UN's annual Climate Change Meeting. She shares with us the highs and lows of filming her own tv show, as well as some of the fun behind-the-scenes movie magic you'd never know about until someone points it out!
You can watch The Road To Glasgow here: www.EarthxTV.com
Click here to learn about our nonprofit: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
In this exciting episode the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Henk Rogers, the founder of the Blue Planet Alliance, to discuss his work promoting renewable energy and his journey from video game designer to environmental activist! A near death experience following his success in bringing Tetris to the global stage made him re-evaluate his impact on the world and spurred him to found the Blue Planet Alliance! His organization works with countries and islands across the world to secure commitments to 100% renewable energy by 2045!
If you'd like to learn more about the Blue Planet Alliance, click here: www.BluePlanetAlliance.org
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
Possibly the most interesting man in the world, Rob Swan was the first person ever to walk to both the North and South Poles! He's an intrepid explorer and avid activist for our environment. Listen in to this interview as he recounts the massive successes (and failures!) in his career, as well as teaches us about the precarious legal future of the antarctic continent!
If you'd like to learn more about the 2041 Foundation, click here: https://2041foundation.org
If you'd like to visit Rob's website, click here: www.RobertSwan.com
If you'd like to visit Barney's website, click here: www.TheClimateForce.org
If you'd like to learn more about our nonprofit, click here: www.LastChanceEndeavors.com
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