Nell Larson
Producer/ Co-HostCo-host of KPCW's This Green Earth.
Nell Larson has been the director of Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter since 2013, but has been a co-host of This Green Earth since 2009. Prior to her role as director at Swaner, Nell acted as Conservation Director, where she focused on the restoration and management of the 1,200 acre nature preserve, implementing projects geared toward stream restoration, water quality, wildlife habitat, and trails. Nell grew up in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. She completed her undergraduate degree at Yale, as well as her master of Environmental Management with a focus in ecology at the Yale School of Forestry. Outside of work, Nell loves to ski - both Nordic and alpine - sail, hike, travel, kickball, and generally take advantage of Utah's great outdoors.
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Donald Anderson is the Director of the US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. He talks about algal blooms that are growing bigger and more frequent worldwide as ocean temperatures rise. -
Donald Anderson, the Director of the US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, talks about algal blooms that are growing bigger and more frequent worldwide as ocean temperatures rise. (01:37)Then, author Dr. Michael Mann discusses his latest book, "Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis." (23:35) -
This rebroadcast of two favorite This Green Earth interviews features authors Gloria Dickie (01:49) and Douglas Tallamy (24:39). -
Author and conservation storyteller Millie Kerr shares her new book "Wilder: How Rewilding is Transforming Conservation and Changing the World." (01:34)Then Director of the Community and Natural Resources Institute, Jessica Schad, shares the results of a recent survey of 3,750 Utahns about their perceptions of environmental issues of importance to the state. (23:58) -
Director of the Community and Natural Resources Institute, Jessica Schad, shares the poll results. -
Author and conservation storyteller Millie Kerr shares her new book. -
Nell and Chris have an update on the climate related court case involving kids versus the state of Montana. Is Montana denying a child's constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment? Yesterday, a district judge ruled in the kids favor. (1:26)Then, they take a deep dive into Florida’s waters to uncover the why behind the mass bleaching event happening to the state’s coral reefs. They discuss the details and potential fallout from the damage with Jennifer Moore, the Threatened Coral Recovery Coordinator with NOAA Fisheries. (3:38)They end the hour talking conservation with David Livermore, Utah’s State Director for The Nature Conservancy. Livermore discusses the many conservation projects taking place throughout our state and what the organization is focusing on now and in the coming years. (27:23) -
David Livermore, Utah’s State Director for The Nature Conservancy, joins Chris and Nell to discuss the many conservation projects taking place throughout our state. He breaks down the most important issues the organization is focusing on now and what they hope to accomplish in the coming years. -
Nell and Chris take a deep dive into Florida’s waters to uncover the why behind the mass bleaching event happening to the state’s coral reefs. They discuss the details and potential fallout from the damage with Jennifer Moore, the Threatened Coral Recovery Coordinator with NOAA Fisheries. -
Dr. Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist at Bat Conservation International and an associate research professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, explores how populations respond to anthropogenic and natural stressors and how we use science to inform conservation. (01:41)Then, Dr. David Parrott, Assistant Director of the Great Salt Lake Institute, discusses his studies, particularly the halophilic bacteria and fungi found in and around the Great Salt Lake. (24:14)
