Nature Connection Radio

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act - Kate Wall, IFAW, on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show features Kate Wall, Senior Legislative Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, who discusses the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act. Marking a significant step for wildlife conservation, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act along with $400 million for projects to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, passed the United States House of Representatives as part of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. These important provisions will safeguard biodiversity while helping stimulate the U.S. economy, mitigate climate impacts, and reduce highway fatalities. More: https://www.ifaw.org/news/wildlife-corridor-legislationSpecial thank you to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera for sponsoring this episode. See: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Your Community’s Tree Equity? Jad Daley on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s "Nature Connection" Show features Jad Daley, President & CEO of American Forests, the nation’s oldest national conservation organization. Hear about their first nationwide tally of Tree Equity scores, an evaluation that shows how the amount of tree cover in America’s cities is too often dependent on income and race. The Tree Equity Score (TES) tool identifies the cities that can gain the most significant health, economic and climate benefits by increasing tree canopy in places of high need. Together we can create Tree Equity by planting and caring for trees where they are most needed. Learn more and check out your community's Tree Equity Score here: https://www.americanforests.org/our-work/tree-equity-score/ Special thank you to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera for sponsoring this episode. See Margot’s beautiful work and gifts here: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among the Beautiful Beasts - Lori McMullen on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Author’s Sunday” Show with Books Forward features author and writer Lori McMullen who discusses her new novel, “Among the Beautiful Beasts.” Set in 1920s Miami, the book reveals the remarkable untold story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas – the woman who saved the Everglades. During a time when women were highly undervalued and opportunities were gravely limited, Marjory saw something of her own life reflected in the environmental decline that took place around her. After running away from her husband – a swindler thirty years her senior – and entering into an all-consuming affair, Marjory finds herself drained by the demanding men seeking control over her life. She finds solace in the natural world – wild and free as she longs to be. She must soon decide between comfort and safety, and a leap into the unknown. More: https://www.lorimcmullen.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chintimini Wildlife Center - Kathleen Dodge on Big Blend Radio

Recorded onsite, this episode of Big Blend Radio's Nature Connection Show features Kathleen Dodge, Raptor Education Director at Chintimini Wildlife Center in Corvalis, Oregon. Chintimini treats the urgent and often life-threatening needs of animals harmed or orphaned by human activity through their Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic. Their clinic treats more than 2,000 injured and orphaned animals each year. Their preventative efforts take the form of a number of educational outreach programs locally. More: https://chintiminiwildlife.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bicycling with Butterflies - Sara Dykman on Big Blend Radio

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's Nature Connection show, Sara Dykman discusses her book, “Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration,” that recounts her inspirational ride alongside the monarchs as she follows unmapped roads in Michoacan, México, through the United States, into Ontario, Canada, and back, again, to Mexico. More at http://www.beyondabook.org/Featured music is “Lula’s Lullaby” by Allison August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Blend Radio - Summer and Outdoor Fun in Natchitoches, Louisiana

This episode of Big Blend Radio focuses on outdoor and summer fun in Natchitoches, Louisiana with Arlene Gould and Kelli West of Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as Richard Johnson of the Caroline Dorman “Briarwood” Preserve. Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana, and is part of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historical Trail, and is home to Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the Cane River National Heritage Area, Melrose Plantation, Kisatchie National Forest, and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum.Featured music is “Mori” Forest Song by Yagull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wild Animal Sanctuary - Kent Drotar, Mark and Melanie Shellenbarger on Big Blend Radio

Less than an hour north of Denver, roam more than 500 large carnivores – including over 200 bears, 70 African lions, and 70 tigers. Now living at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, these wild animals and the stories of their rescue, often from heartbreaking conditions, are the focal point of the newly released and groundbreaking book “Forever Wild, Forever Home: The Story of The Wild Animal Sanctuary of Colorado,” written by sanctuary volunteers and Melanie and Mark Shellenbarger. This episode of Big Blend Radio features Kent Drotar, along with authors Mark and Melanie, who discuss The Wild Animal Sanctuary and their book “Forever Wild, Forever Home.” Featured music on this episode is “Freedom Has a Way” by James Saunders. More: https://www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Project Save Our Surf - Actor Tanna Frederick on Big Blend Radio

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning actor Tanna Frederick discusses her Southern California non-profit organization Project Save Our Surf that is dedicated to the conservation of our oceans. More: https://psosurf.onuniverse.com/ Featured music is: “Underwater, Above Water” from the album “A Hawai’i Interlude” by Makana. https://www.makanamusic.com/Special thank you to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.