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Jackie Canterbury talks with Dr. Steve Hampton from the local Rainshadow Bird Alliance, formerly Admiralty Audubon, about the oldest citizen science program of its kind, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count or CBC. The CBC began on Christmas Day 1900 as a way to count birds rather than shoot them as people began to become visibly concerned about declining bird populations. The Port Townsend CBC occurs on December 14, relying on volunteer birders and encompassing much of the Quimper Peninsula. The Rainshadow Alliance administers our local CBC and submits data to National Audubon where Audubon and other organizations use the data to guide conservation efforts for birds, including the greatest challenge of all, climate change. "There is nothing else like the CBC in terms of geographic coverage and time," says Geoff LaBaron of National Audubon. And none of it would happen without dedicated volunteers. (Airdate: November 27, 2024)

Learn more:
Rainshadow Bird Alliance
Rainshadow Bird Alliance's 2024 Port Townsend Christmas Bird Count
Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Christmas Bird Count bibliography of studies
2024 Seattle Christmas Bird Count
Bird sound recording: Thomas Magarian, XC524805, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/524805. License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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The bad news – losses of bird and wildlife populations, extinction of species, and destruction of habitats. The good news – find hope and empowerment in your own home through the Backyard Wildlife Certification Program. Join host Nan Evans and Christie Lassen, co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, as they explore both the good and the bad news. (Airdate: November 20, 2024)

Learn more:
National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Certification Program
Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, WA
State of the Birds 2022 from the North American Bird Conservation Initiative
Steve Hampton's The Cottonwood Post
Doug Tallamay
Bird sound recordings: Nora Petrich; William R. Fish, ML22874, courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library

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Join us on a field trip to explore the world of wild edible and medicinal plants! Debaran Kelso is invited to the wild gardens of herbalist Nancy Slick to speak about some of her favorite medicinal plants (part 1 of a two-part program). (Airdate: July 10, 2024)

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Jamestown S’Klallam leader Loni Greninger meets Mary Robson, discussing language and family history back to ancestor Chief Cicmahan (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: February 16, 2022)

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Follow the historical and current use of western red cedar with tribal vice-chair Loni Greninger of Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and host Mary Robson (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: February 2, 2022)

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Nan Evans continues talking with Mindy Roberts of the Washington Environmental Council about the “We are Puget Sound” project – book, exhibits, and lectures. The “We are Puget Sound” campaign engages the people living in the Salish Sea watershed in loving, stewarding and enjoying the natural and human world around us (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: February 9, 2022)

Watch Mindy Roberts' lecture: We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea.

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Nan Evans talks with Mindy Roberts of the Washington Environmental Council about the “We are Puget Sound” project – book, exhibits, and lectures. It is a campaign to engage the people living in the Salish Sea watershed in loving, stewarding and enjoying the natural and human world around us (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: January 19, 2022)

Watch Mindy Roberts' lecture: We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea.

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Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest Al Latham for a discussion on the weather of the Olympic Peninsula (part 2 of a two part program). (Airdate: January 26, 2022)

Learn more about the Jefferson County Conservation District.

Weather information resources:
WSU weather data
The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass
Cliff Mass weather blog
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)
Windfinder and Windy

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Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guest Al Latham for a discussion on the weather of the Olympic Peninsula (part 1 of a two part program). (Airdate: January 12, 2022)

Learn more about the Jefferson County Conservation District. See worldwide wind patterns at Windfinder and Windy.

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Nan Evans and retired fisheries biologist and fiber artist Carla Stehr explore the topic of art and science inspiring each other. (Reprise airdate: December 29, 2021)

Learn more about Carla Stehr's fiber art.

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