Seth Arens
Co-Host This Green EarthSeth Arens joined the Western Water Assessment in December 2015 as the Utah Research Information Specialist. He brings a multidisciplinary scientific background that includes ecosystem and plant physiological ecology, snow hydrology, atmospheric science and air quality research.
Before joining Western Water Assessment, Arens worked as an environmental scientist for the Utah Division of Air Quality from 2010 to 2015, where he developed a research program focused on understanding the causes and extent of ozone pollution in Utah and helped maintain the state’s air quality monitoring network.
Prior to his work in Utah, Arens studied how weather patterns influence ecosystem structure and carbon balance in Arctic environments, conducting research in both Alaska and Greenland. His work has focused on the intersection of climate, atmosphere, water and ecological systems across a wide range of environments.
Arens earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental policy from Colby College, a master’s degree in biological science from University of Alaska Anchorage and a master’s degree in biology from University of Utah.
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Marine ecologist, Eliza Heery talks us through her extensive research exploring urban seascapes and the creatures that inhabit them. -
Anthropologist and former hotshot wildland firefighter, Jordan Thomas discuss his new book titled, "When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World" The book provides a gripping firsthand account of a record setting fire season. (0:53)Then, as Lake Powell shrinks, something remarkable is happening beneath the waterline. Eric Balken of the Glen Canyon Institute discusses the surprising ecological rebirth unfolding in Glen Canyon and what it could mean for the future of the Colorado River. (30:18) -
Filmmaker Penny Lane discusses her documentary Wild Inside, which follows Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl whose unexpected year of freedom in Manhattan explores captivity, wild instincts, and humanity's relationship with urban wildlife. Then, Wildlife SOS Executive Director Nikki Sharp discusses their work to improve the welfare of both people and wildlife in India through conservation and human-wildlife coexistence.
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Charlotte Overby, Vice President of Conservation Field Programs at the Conservation Lands Foundation walks us through public lands policy and her work with the foundation.Then, critically acclaimed writer Cal Flyn discusses her exploration of the world’s wildest and most remote places in her new book, "The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness."
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Charlotte Overby, Vice President of Conservation Field Programs at the Conservation Lands Foundation walks us through public lands policy and her work with the foundation. -
Critically acclaimed writer Cal Flyn discusses her exploration of the world’s wildest and most remote places in her new book, "The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness." -
Craig Stanford explores the growing extinction crisis facing reptiles and amphibians, sharing insights from his latest book, Cold-Blooded Murder, and why these often-overlooked species matter more than ever. (00:49) Then science writer Margie Patlak reveals the surprising intelligence, complex behaviors, and hidden lives of insects, highlighting the discoveries that are changing how we see the world's smallest creatures. (26:55) -
Science writer Margie Patlak discusses her book Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs , revealing the surprising intelligence, complex behaviors, and hidden lives of the tiny creatures we often overlook. We explore groundbreaking research revealing that insects are far more intelligent, social, and complex than we've long believed. -
Earth science educator and geologist Christa Sadler discusses the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument's remarkable biodiversity. Then, Jackie Grant, Executive Director of Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, explains her organization’s work and the outcome of a recent effort to overturn the monument’s management plan.
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Earth sciences educator and geologist Christa Sadler provides a geological overview of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
