Dedication Point

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Dedication Point is a podcast that features stories about the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Southwestern Idaho.

  1. NOV 12

    David Feinman is Helping Legislators Better Understand Public Land Management

    David Feinman is the vice president of government affairs for the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF). CLF is a nonprofit that advocates for better management of the Bureau of Land Management's protected land. They are focused specifically on BLM’s National Conservation Lands system, a system that includes the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA. Although CLF has its HQ in the West - in Durango, CO - David is based in Washington, DC. He’s been working in politics and public policy for 20 years in a variety of roles, and he also teaches at American University.

    46 min

  2. OCT 27

    James Skillen - How BLM's History Informs the Agency's Current Crisis

    James Skillen is a professor at Calvin University, and the author of several books about the history of land management and land management policy here in the US. His first book, “The Nation’s Largest Landlord”, chronicles the history of the BLM, while his most recent book, “This Land is Our Land”, explores conservative rebellion against federal land management agencies.

    1h 11m

  3. JUL 22

    Emily Wakild - What Latin America’s national parks can teach us about land management in Idaho

    Emily Wakild is the Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for the Environment and Public Lands at Boise State University. She has written books about this history of public lands management in Latin America, and she brings this unique perspective to our ongoing discussions about the management of public lands here in Idaho. This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience at this year’s Snake River Raptor Fest, an event that the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership hosts at Indian Creek Winery every June.

    59 min

  4. JUN 24

    Rediscovering Forgotten Lands with Josh Jackson

    Josh Jackson is the author of the forthcoming book “The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands”. He’s also the founder of the Forgotten Lands project, and has become an expert on the Bureau of Land Management.

    55 min

  5. 12/16/2024

    Celebrating National Public Lands Day by Planting Native Plants

    In this episode, we explore a restoration site in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA. Just a few weeks ago, the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership hosted a public planting day in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Listen in as Birds of Prey NCA Partnership president Steve Alsup explains the restoration process, and Charlie Baun from the Idaho Army National Guard helps volunteers get plants in the ground. This is our final episode of Season Four! We hope you enjoyed all of our restoration-focused interviews!

    25 min

  6. 11/19/2024

    Growing Native Plants for Restoration at Twin Peaks Nursery

    This week, we’re talking about growing native plants in a nursery setting. Lots of restoration projects include as one component, the planting of nursery grown seedlings. There are several plant nurseries in the region that specialize in growing native plants for restoration projects, and for this episode, we spoke with the owners and operators of Twin Peaks nursery in McCall, ID.

    35 min

  7. 10/02/2024

    The Role of Pre-Emergent Herbicides in Desert Shrubland Restoration with Brynne Lazarus

    This week’s interview is focused on one crucial aspect of desert shrubland restoration efforts - the use of pre-emergent herbicides. These pre-emergent herbicides prevent seeds from germinating without causing significant harm to most established perennials, and they are used almost universally in restoration projects in sage-steppe ecosystems to reduce the cover of invasive annual grasses. Brynne Lazarus, biologist with USGS, will be guiding us through her research on the use of pre-emergent herbicides in desert shrubland restoration efforts.

    38 min

  8. 08/07/2024

    What the Soda Fire Taught Us About Post-Fire Restoration with Cara Applestein

    This week’s interview is focused on the Soda Fire. This megafire burned nearly 280,000 acres in Southwest Idaho and Southeast Oregon - just adjacent to the the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA - in 2015. This wildfire generated a historic response, with more resources put into restoration, emergency stabilization, and research than ever before. We’re most interested in the research that has been conducted in an effort to test the effectiveness of a variety of different restoration strategies, and our guest is USGS ecologist Cara Applestein. Cara has been conducting research on post-fire restoration at the Soda Fire site since 2015, and shares a wealth of knowledge on this topic in today’s interview.

    46 min
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Dedication Point is a podcast that features stories about the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Southwestern Idaho.

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  • Creator
    Birds of Prey NCA Partnership
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Dedication Point