On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Download Radio Show The August 28th show featured a conversation with Brooke Schafer and Kari Sagel. This was our (mostly) annual Library/Sitka Nature Show crossover. Among other things we spoke about Brooke’s adventures in southern Southeast Alaska and how our perspectives of places differs based on what is familiar to us. If you have questions … Read more
Download Radio Show The August 14th show featured a conversation with Mary Goddard. Among other things, Mary is an artist and wild food enthusiast who grew up in Yakutat and lives in Sitka with her family. We spoke about growing up in Southeast Alaska, experimenting with wild foods, and getting to know the natural world … Read more
Download Radio Show The July 31st show featured a conversation with Elizabeth Graham, entomologist with the Forest Service working out of the Southeast Field Office in Juneau. Originally recorded and aired in August 2021, We spoke about the current western black-headed budworm defoliator outbreak affecting many places in Southeast Alaska, and how it fits into … Read more
Download Radio Show I originally prepared this conversation to air June 19th, and posted it to my website then. I later learned that it did not make it to air due to a technical mix up. I recorded a new intro and outro for this week’s show, but the conversation is the same as the … Read more
Download Radio Show The July 3rd show featured a conversation with Matt Wilson, aquarist at the Sitka Sound Science Center aquarium. We spoke about some of the differences he’s noticed between Puget Sound where he’s previously lived and worked, and the Sitka area. We also discussed how careful observation and resulting insights are required to … Read more
Download Radio Show The June 19th show featured a conversation with Andrea Mott, wildlife biologist with the USGS Western Ecological Research Center. Andrea is the researcher responsible for a the geolocator collar worn by a ‘Tule’ Greater White-fronted Goose that showed up in Sitka this spring. We spoke about the yearly and life cycles of … Read more