This Green Earth

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.

A Eurasian Eagle Owl named Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo and set off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Documentary Filmmaker Penny Lane, follows this incredible story of Flaco in her new film Wild Inside.

Executive Director of Wildlife SOS, Nikki Sharp, delves into the world of captive wildlife in India. She shares more about the organization and how it’s addressing coexistence through the lens of conservation.

With the recent news about the 90% reduction of Grand-Escalante Staircase and Bears Ears National Monuments, this episode takes a deeper dive into what this means for our public lands. Executive Director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Scott Braden, Director of Designation Campaigns for The Wilderness Society Axie Navas and coordinator for the Grand Staircase Intertribal Coalition, Autumn Gillard walk us through the past, present and future of these National Monuments.

As debate continues over proposed changes to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Grand Staircase Escalante Intertribal Coalition Coordinator Autumn Gillard talks about what the landscape means to tribal communities, why consultation matters, and what the future could hold for one of Utah's most treasured public lands.

Scott Braden, Executive Director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), speaks about the proposed reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, what those changes could mean for public lands and cultural resources, and how people can stay engaged in the conversation.

Director of Designation Campaigns for The Wilderness Society, Axie Navas, talks about the proposed reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, the role of tribal stewardship, and why these public lands matter to communities, wildlife, and future generations.

Award-winning writer and scientist Dan Werb, takes us into the world of synanthropes in his his latest book, Our Wild Familiars: How Animals are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World. Then This Green Earth revisits the interview with Award-winning author Sophie Pavelle takes readers on a thrilling exploration of nature's symbiotic relationships in her latest book, "To Have or To Hold."