Tag: public lands
Eyes on Conservation BONUS Episode: COVID-19 and the Appalachian Trail (from Common Land)
Common Land is a radio documentary series that explores the creation stories behind protected areas. The series is produced by the Wild Lens Collective and Radio Boise. While the first season of Common Land was focused on a lesser-know National ...
EOC 177: The Politics of Public Lands with Larry LaRocco
Listen to this episode in iTunes Larry Larocco spent his political career working on public lands issues in the Western US. He began his career working for Senator Frank Church and played a key role in the establishment of the ...
EOC 138: A Haven for Birds of Prey in Southwest Idaho
Listen to this episode in iTunes On today's episode we discuss a truly unique swath of public land - the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. This jewel of the National Conservation Lands system is just ...
For the Love of Raptors
Years ago when I first heard the term Raptor; I immediately imagined malicious, human hunting dinosaurs from Jurassic Park! Of course, I quickly learned this was a term used for birds of prey. If birds of prey aren’t as spine ...
Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest, a review
Written by Brandon Navratil In Executive Producer Alan Lacy’s first film, “Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest” explores the plight of a species the world almost lost forever. Along with Director Dean Cannon and TLP Media, the 50-minute feature tells ...
EOC 115: Kimberly Fanshier – Wolves will Eat Your Borderlines
Listen to this episode in iTunes Today's guest on the show is writer and activist Kimberly Fanshier. Kimberly seeks to use writing and critical reading as community building, anti-oppressive tools. Her research interests revolve around place-based rhetorics: Kimberly writes about wolves in Oregon, pop country ...
EOC 106: A Paleontologist’s Perspective on the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument
Listen to this episode in iTunes Episode Summary: Todays guest on the show is Rob Gay - a paleontologist, biologist, educator, and author. Rob and I worked together as condor field biologists in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah almost 10 ...
EOC 091: Public Lands – How They Became Publicly Owned, and Why They Should Stay That Way
Episode Summary: Today’s guest on the show is Brad Brooks who is the Idaho deputy regional director at the Wilderness Society. Brad and his collegues at the Wilderness Society recently launched a campaign aimed at preventing the takeover of our ...
EOC 079: The History of a Unique National Conservation Area with Mike Kochert
Episode Summary: Today’s episode of the show is about the history of a truly unique National Conservation Area here in Idaho. The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area is located in Southwestern Idaho and is home ...
