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On today’s episode, Madison talks with Kendra Kaiser, the Director of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) and Associate Research Professor in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at the University of Idaho.
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On this episode of Sustainable Idaho, host Holly Wilson talks with Charity Staggs of the Portneuf Watershed Partnership about how the Portneuf River connects communities across the region.
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Host Holly Wilson sits down with the founder of Bicycles for Recovery, Richard Roberts. His grassroots nonprofit organization is helping members of the Pocatello community rebuild their lives one bike at a time.
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This episode of "The Nature of Idaho" features hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila from the Idaho Museum of Natural History and Peter Pruett from Zoo Idaho. Their guest is Pam Pascali, a traveling educator for the Idaho Museum of Natural History, who shares stories from her fall spent driving across Idaho in a mobile museum van, teaching kids and adults about dinosaurs and Idaho’s paleontological history.
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On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Dr. EJ Zita, an Idaho farmer, rancher, and a PhD energy physicist, to talk about Bannock County’s renewable energy ban and the new Southeast Idaho Energy and Property Alliance. For more information, she suggests going to www.SEIEPA.com. From there, you can email your questions to info@seiepa.org, find information on public meetings and the Bannock County Solar Energy Ordinance.
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ISU’s Dr. Mary Lou Dunzik-Gouger and current undergraduate nuclear engineering/ mechanical engineering student Angela Trejo talk about ISU research that is molding the U.S. energy future. They tell us how students work side-by-side with ISU faculty to better understand how ISU’s research nuclear reactor is answering questions to guide the design of the next generation of advanced reactors.
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On today’s episode, Madison speaks with Brad Johnson, the Regenerative Agriculture Senior Advisor of the Nature Conservancy, to talk about the Nature Conservancy’s contribution to the new Minico High School farm management program.
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In this episode, The Nature of Idaho explores fire as an essential part of the western landscape, its ecological importance, historical management, and social implications. Hosts Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett sit down with journalist Murphy Woodhouse to unpack the relationship between humans and wildfires in Idaho.
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In this episode of "The Nature of Idaho," hosts Dr. Leif Tapanila and Peter Pruett talk with Tyler Scheibenpflug, president of the Portneuf Valley Trail Alliance, about the importance and evolution of trail systems around Pocatello, Idaho.
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Host Madison Long talks with rancher Dalan Monk of Deep Creek Cattle Company, a third-generation Rockland Valley operation transitioning from conventional to regenerative ranching methods. Monk describes replacing commercial fertilizers with manure and managed grazing, seeding with drought-resistant forage, partnering with beekeepers, limiting antibiotic use, and building a more resilient, soil-centered beef operation that leaves the land healthier for future generations.
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In this episode of Sustainable Idaho, host Holly Wilson sits down with Elizabeth Spelsberg, Senior Water Quality Standards Scientist at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and Andre Salino, Water Quality Analyst in Pocatello. Together, they break down what HABs are, why they’re happening more often, and what we can do about them.
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This episode of "The Nature of Idaho" features Shana Drimal, wildlife program manager for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, discussing the importance of Yellowstone’s bison and ongoing conservation strategies.