This Green Earth

Middle school teacher and author Ellen Cochrane discusses her new book "Follow the Water: The Unbelievable True Story of a Teenager's Survival in the Amazon." It tells the remarkable true story of 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke’s 11-day survival trek through the Amazon after a plane crash. Then we revisit a conversation with world-renowned wildlife biologist and award-winning writer, Diane Boyd. She has poured her four decade long work of studying wolves into a new book titled, "A Woman Among Wolves."

Ellen Cochrane is an author and educator who has just written the book Follow the Water: The Unbelievable True Story of a Teenager's Survival in the Amazon.A former teacher and certified California Naturalist, Cochrane has crafted an immersive book for young readers, blending a gripping survival narrative with environmental science.

The 2026 Zero Waste Forum is set to take place in Park City this April.We'll talk about the Forum and the topics it will cover with 4MyCiTy Founder and Executive Director, Christopher Dipnarine.Dipnarine will be hosting a session at the Forum titled Zero Waste to Zero Hunger: Community-Powered Food System Transformation.

Team members from Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter share more about their latest exhibit and a variety of upcoming educational events.

Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter team members Hunter Klingensmith and Rhea Cone talk about their latest exhibit and a variety of upcoming educational events. Then, Claire talks with 4MyCiTy Founder and Executive Director, Christopher Dipnarine, about the upcoming 2026 Zero Waste Forum in Park City.

Writer, director, and producer of award-winning feature films, Mark Decena, discusses his a body of work that spans themes of social justice, sustainability, and the environment.

Filmmaker Lindsay McIntyre explores the close and enduring connections between Inuit, caribou, lichens, and land use in her film Tuktuit: Caribou.

Filmmaker Lindsay McIntyre discusses her film "Tuktuit: Caribou," which explores the territory of Nunavut, revealing a land where caribou struggle to survive burn events and habitat disruption. Then writer, director, producer, and Sundance alumni Mark Decena shares his latest film "Farming While Black."

Jill Tidman, executive director of The Redford Center, takes a look back at some of the Sundance Film Festival's most powerful environmental films. Then, University of Utah atmospheric scientist Derek Mallia shares a new data-driven modeling tool to help visualize a shrinking Great Salt Lake and what that means for toxic dust along the Wasatch Front.

Atmospheric scientist at the University of Utah, Derek Malia, discusses the new Great Salt Lake Basin Dust Exposure Modeling Tool. This new data-based tool allows users to visualize how different lake water levels impact dust exposure across Utah.