Nature Revisited

Dr. Mark V. Barrow, Jr. is an American author, environmental historian, and a prominent professor of history at Virginia Tech. His writing and academic research deeply explore the intersection of American culture, natural history, wildlife conservation, and human-induced extinction. On this episode of Nature Revisited, we explore the history of human-caused extinction and the naturalists and concerned citizens who first recognized it. With the destruction of the passenger pigeon and the precipitous decline of the bison, professional scientists and wildlife enthusiasts alike began to understand that even very common species were not safe from the juggernaut of modern, industrial society. That realization spawned public education and legislative campaigns that laid the foundation for the modern environmental movement. Nature's Ghosts book: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo6043479.html Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Scott Stokoe is a Vermont-based ecologist and educator who works with institutions to develop and expand their offerings in sustainability education through the creation of hands-on, applied learning. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Scott returns to discuss the looming climate crisis and how the solution lies not with identifying the problems we face nor in the way we communicate them, but in changing the very mental models culturally instilled in us - paradigms which fundamentally shape the way we view the natural world and our place within it. [Originally published May 12, 2025. Ep 146] Recommended Resources: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34956707-being-salmon-being-human https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/314114.The_Web_of_Life https://www.fritjofcapra.net/ https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/thinking-in-systems/ https://donellameadows.org/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Madison Murphy Barney is an Indigenous sister, author, doula, and story-driven strategist. Across her work, she operates under the truth that when we are guided by the wisdom of our bodies, our communities, and our stories we make better decisions, strengthen trust, and increase impact. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Barney weaves the guiding attributes of mushrooms and ancestral wisdom into an inspiring metaphor that calls us back into the right relationship with each other and with our planet. Barney invites us into a more engaged life with the world and ourselves by embodying the innate qualities of the wondrous mycelial world. Madison's website: https://madisonmurphybarney.com/ Madison's book: https://redwheelweiser.com/book/our-ancestors-want-us-to-be-mushrooms-9781578639236/? Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Gary Paul Nabhan is an agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist, and award-winning author whose work focuses primarily on the plants and cultures of the desert American Southwest. He is considered a pioneer in the local food movement and the heirloom seed saving movement. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Gary recounts the fascinating story of his life, tracing his transformation from a neurodivergent boy finding refuge in nature to a pathbreaking scientist-activist working at the intersection of ecology, faith, and community resilience. His recent memoir Water In The Desert, serves as an inspiring guide to the deeply collaborative ethic and practice of care required to flourish in kinship on Earth, offering in the process a vision for cultural renewal. Water In The Desert book: https://milkweed.org/book/water-in-the-desert?srsltid=AU7gw4V1R9v04Hma1LCipBd9cMCppDYrRWb6ot5vNykEDrHfsNbS6H7j Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden, Scott Chaskey, and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Tamara Dean is the author of The Human-Powered Home as well as short stories and essays which have appeared in The American Scholar, The Georgia Review, the Guardian, STORY Magazine, and numerous other publications. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Tamara relates an array of personal experiences that culminated in her latest work Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless, based on her time living in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Seeking a way to live lightly on the earth in the midst of climate chaos, her quest drew her to a unique landscape untouched by glaciers. It was there that she confronted the challenges of meeting basic needs while facing the ravages of climate change. [Originally published April 28, 2025. Ep 145] Tamara Dean's website: https://tamaradean.media/ Shelter and Storm book: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517918569/shelter-and-storm/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact