Natureversity Podcast Natureversity Outdoor School

Tom Elpel is a practitioner of outdoor skills, author and the owner of Green University based out of Montana. Tom has spent his entire life studying plants, survival skills and homesteading. Listen as he talks about what inspired him to become a naturalist, an inspirational author and outdoor guide.

Jason Sabala is an entrepreneur and local Austin advocate for health, fitness and pushing yourself out of your comfort zones on a daily basis. He is the founder of the Lumber Society, an organization dedicated to providing an opportunity to adults who may have missed out on all the wild adventures growing up as a kid. Jason is also the founder of Squatch Frontier Fitness that focuses on more than just physical wellness, it's about experiencing a full circle of lifestyle benefits.

Melinda is the co executive director of Austin Youth River Watch, a non profit organization based in Austin Texas that combines peer mentoring with intensive environmental education, and engage youth through nature-based and experiential service-learning programs in environmental science. Listen as Melinda sits down to chat about rivers, getting kids outside, how AYRW works for families and why getting involved sooner rather than later in conservation efforts is a must for Austin.

Shelia Hargis is the organizer of the Purple Martin Parties here in Austin Texas run through the local Travis Audubon Chapter for birding. Listen as she describes how she discovered the joy of birding and why everyone should put on their bucket list, the Purple Martin Party in Austin.

Shannon Brown is the founder of Ecosystem Regeneration Artisans (ERA) Landscapes based out of San Marcos Texas. ERA was built to help unite talented land stewards on outdoor projects that help realize the vision of creating healthy ecological communities. Listen as Shannon tells her story of how she discovered her passion for healing the land after her local wetland and forest playground was destroyed for a suburban housing development and why she is now on a mission to help restore our native plant species to help ensure our local wildlife has a future.

Nicole Netherton is the executive director for the Travis Audubon, an organization dedicated to conserving wildlife habitats and the ecological balance necessary for healthy, sustainable, and habitable communities. Listen to her story of how she discovered birding through a trip to Antartica where she found her passion for environmental stewardship and sharing nature with others.