Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – Details, episodes & analysis

We are honored to sit with such an incredible panel today to discuss our night skies. Listen as Jo Ann Eder, Theresa Whistler and Jeremy Battles describe the creation of a group called Red Lodge Dark Skies (RLDS), the goals and achievements of the group, what it takes to become a certified dark sky area, the importance of reducing light pollution for animals and humans, and what you can do to get involved and help out. Remember to look up!

Resources:

International Dark Skies website: DarkSky.org

Red Lodge Dark Skies Facebook page: facebook.com/RedLodgeDarkSkies

Calendar of Events for Whistler Observatory: HerosSteam.org

Citizen Science opportunities: darksky.org/news/globe-at-night-2023/

Dark Skies lighting available at Lowes: lowes.com/pl/Dark-sky--Outdoor

International Dark Sky Week (April 2-8, 2024): darksky.org/what-we-do/events

Email to get on the mailing list for RLDS: HerosSteamCenter@gmail.com 

In this episode, we bring on Mat Seidensticker, director and founder of the Northern Rockies Research and Education Services, the non-profit that we learned about in our last episode.  In this episode, however, we brought on the Director to gain a bigger picture of how a science-based non-profit works, what other projects they have going on, their partnership with MPG ranch, what DNA barcoding is, and so much more.  Mat also shares with us a crazy story from the field as well as some ways that you can help the project, and our climate! 

Resources:

• MontanaMothProject.org - this is where you can contact Mat and Marian
• “Wilted Wings” A Hunter’s Fight for Eagles” by Mike McTee
• MPGRanch.com

Ways you can help:

• Contact the Montana Moth Project (through their website, to tell them you would like to get involved!)
• Plant wildflowers and let your yard go wild!
• Post pictures of moths you take (and other insectivores!) on iNaturalist 
• Join a mothing night! Learn how to do it, and then you could set up your own and contribute to the data collection. (Mothing nights happen often in the summers at Montana Audubon Center and ZooMontana)
• Sign up for the Montana Moth Project Newsletter so you will receive news when new community science opportunities come up!

This episode is a history of the podcast and what it is. This is our first crossover episode, appearing both here in audio form and on YouTube in video form. That makes it a video about a podcast, which is — in itself — an episode of that podcast.

Watch this episode on our YouTube channel for extra video content.

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

One of the most common questions we get at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary is, "Why is that animal here?" That's often a more complicated question than you'd expect. In this episode, Gary and Courtney are joined by Laurie Wolf, Acting Education Bureau Chief for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to talk about rehabilitation and wildlife Sanctuaries.

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

This episode is sponsored by Greater Montana Realty.

Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, has spread over most of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and is showing no signs of slowing down. In this episode, Gary and Courtney talk about what CWD is, how it spreads, and how it may affect you.

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

This episode is sponsored by Greater Montana Realty.

We have shed the restrictions of our old 2-minute radio show, and can now cover subjects in much greater depth. In this first episode with the new full-length format, we talk about wolves, from all of the "big bad wolf" legends through today's modern wolf management issues.

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

This episode is sponsored by Greater Montana Realty.

Ben Franklin said of the turkey, “He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage.” That may be so, but when you feed them in town, problems can develop...

The 2 Minutes in the Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

As we learn more about wildfires and their effects on ecosystems, we are changing the way we deal with them.

The 2 Minutes in the Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

How do wild animals end up living in a wildlife sanctuary instead of roaming free? In this episode, Gary looks at how it happens and what we can do to prevent it.

The 2 Minutes in the Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.

In this episode, we talk about a mighty little predator called the Western Screech Owl, whose call isn't quite what you'd expect it to be.

The 2 Minutes in the Yellowstone Ecosystem podcast is a production of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary.