Conservation Connection

About Conservation Connection

Every day, scientists and conservationists around the globe are working to answer critical questions about our rapidly changing environment and the organisms that live there; the minute details of their work reveal both the beauty and the precarious balance of the natural world. Join the Conservation Connection team as we interview today's leading wildlife scientists and conservationists about their most recent discoveries. Listen in to hear the ongoing story of the environmental work being done to protect our planet's future!

Publisher

Conservation Connection™️ 501(c)3

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Feb 2019

Latest episode

27 Nov 2024

Latest episodes

32 of 149 episodes have a transcript.

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   27 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Restoring the Voice of Salmon

   Chairman Shannon Wheeler of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee discusses the tribe's multifaceted approach to salmon restoration in the Columbia River Basin, highlighting the importance of treaty rights and collaborative efforts in this interview.

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   20 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Lessons from the Ocean: Resilience, Cooperation, and Connection

   Dr. Deborah Brosnan discusses her work with OceanShot, which restores coral reefs and estuaries, and shares how tragedy inspires resilience and a deeper connection to nature in this interview.

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   13 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Creating Unity Through Environmental Protection

   How do we bridge political divides to protect the places that matter most? In episode 139 Roberta Swann, Director of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, shares her experience uniting diverse constituencies to safeguard Mobile Bay and Alabama's rich ecosystems—even in a traditionally conservative state. In this episode, Roberta explains how a program originally created by Congress through the Clean Water Act has become a model of bipartisan support for environmental work. Today, Mobile Bay’s success isn’t just measured by ecological impact but by the variety of stakeholders working together, from local government funding to community and industry voices. Tune in as we discuss how to set aside differences by finding common ground in environmental priorities, why Alabama’s biodiversity is unmatched, and how nature itself provides the blueprint for resilience in estuaries like Mobile Bay. Thank you to the ⁠⁠Sun Valley Forum⁠⁠ (https://www.sunvalleyforum.com/) for sponsoring this season of Conservation Connection! Each interview this season was recorded live during the forum in July of 2024! If you'd like to learn more about the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, click here! (https://www.mobilebaynep.com/) Conservation Connection would not be possible without the incredible support we receive from our listeners. If you'd like to support our podcast, you can donate or check out the merch store on our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ConservationConnection.co (https://www.conservationconnection.co/)

Inside a recent episode

Restoring the Voice of Salmon

Published 27 Nov 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But we do a lot of monitoring. As a tribe, we also work with the Columbia River Treaty tribes, warm springs, the Umatilla and Yakima Nation, in a consortium that's called Critt Fick, Columbia River Intertrival Fish Commission. And so we have a lot of scientists there. You see that the tribes have their own scientists. And, you know, we employ over 200 people within our fisheries department that are out there doing work and monitoring water temperatures, sediment that's going into the system, snowpack, and all the different things that are associated to the health of the salmon. I feel like sometimes we don't realize how much does go into the health of an ecosystem, right? […]

Who has been a guest on Conservation Connection

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• Shannon Wheeler
• Dr Deborah Brosnan
• Wendy Millet

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

78 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

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Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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