Wild Connection Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Verdolin

In this episode I talk with Dr. Stan Temple, Senior Fellow at the Aldo Leopold Foundation and Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison about the evolution of Leopold’s perspective and his lasting contribution to the modern conservation philosophy of the United States.

Right here in the United States an invasion is coming. Not of aliens, of cicadas. Brood 19 and 13 have begun emerging and they haven’t come out of the ground together in 221 years! I chat with Dr. Floyd Shockley, an entomologist that knows the ins and outs of these true bugs.

This week rounds out Earth Month and I am talking with writer and conservationist Lydia Millet. Her new book, We Loved it All, takes you on a journey through her childhood and yours at the same time.

In this episode with author Leah Rampy we invite you to reconsider how you interact with the natural world and inspire you to make that a bigger part of your life (if it isn’t already!)

I’m calling April Earth month because, well, doesn’t our planet deserve at least 1 month of appreciation? This week we are revisiting a powerful conversation I had with Nathaniel Popkin, author of To Reach the Spring.

Collective science and including non experts in science can lead to major discoveries and even policies. In this episode, participatory science leader, Dr. Caren Cooper and I chat about different ways ordinary people are making a difference.