This week we speak with two amazing marine scientists! Valesca de Groot and Megan Halliwell-Davies are both super smart, so funny and are natural communicators. We speak about their experiences becoming marine biologists, the abyss, seals in BATHUBS, decomposing bodies at the bottom of the ocean, fish ear bones and MORE! Here is that photograph Valesca speaks about from her dive and here is that article about algae being used to reduce methane emissions from cows! Enjoy the episode... if you love the ocean from the surface to the inky depths of the abyss, you will love this hilarious and informative chat.

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This is our last episode of the season! Stay tuned for updates about our next season and reach out to us to say hello on our Instagram!

Happy New Year!

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This week we speak with a dear friend and mentor Mark Maftei! Mark is the executive director of the non-profit Raincoast Education Society (Maddys' former place of work!!) on Tla-o-qui-aht territory (in Tofino, BC). We talk about everything this amazing outdoor education non-profit does, what being a field biologist in Antarctica is like and why watching clouds is so important!

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Tim Tully talks with us about land trusts, wonderful wetlands, troubling turtles and the beauty and changing landscape of Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ, Wendake-Nionwentsïo, Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga and Mississauga First Nations territory - Lake Huron and southern Ontario. If you are a resident or know these lands well, this will be a truly illuminating conversation for you! Here is the link for the mentioned book by John Riley, highlighting some of the Indigenous history of the so-called Great Lakes region. If you are interested in the immensely profound and moving read: "Braiding Sweetgrass", check it out here. Kimmerer interweaves ecology and Indigenous knowledge into a collection of incredibly unique essays.

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In this episode we pick Dr. Kai Chan's brain! Dr. Chan is a Stanford and Princeton graduate and is working at the University of British Columbia - Maddys' alma mater! We learn all about his project CoSphere, his research into social-ecological systems and the importance of social systems when discussing climate change and sustainability. If you are passionate about climate change activism, global sustainability and its intersections with social systems then this is the episode for you! We also talk about climate anxiety (what a doozy!), the doughnut economy and stellar sea cows (the most insane creature to have ever lived).

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Today we speak with Dionne Ybarra (she/her) from the Wahine Project. The Wahine Project is a non-profit rooted in the mission of increasing accessibility to the ocean for everyone while focusing on reshaping the landscape of equity in ocean recreation and stewardship! Dionne highlights how she came to start the Wahine Project, how the non-profit has changed throughout the years, her personal story and our own personal connections with surfing. We hope you enjoy the episode and that it inspires you to get out there and interact with the ocean in whatever way brings you the most joy.

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In this episode, we meet Emilio Yanes-Pawlowski: A new friend and salmon EXPERT! If you ever wondered any a thing about salmon this is the episode for you! We talk salmon being shot out of cannons, salmon swimming under cities and how salmon use their noses and the stars to navigate their journeys! Truly amazing stuff here. Emilio works for an environmental consulting firm called SHaRP (which is where he saves amphibians).

P.S The super cool stream map we mention showing all the streams and lost streams in the Vancouver - Musqueam, Squamish, Coast Salish, and Tsleil-Waututh area is right here for your viewing.

Keen for more? NatureFolx also creates a monthly ~~~ Nature Digest ~~~ full of amazing facts, ecological knowledge, plant and animal identification and interesting ecology articles! When you become a patreon supporter, you get one of these guides delivered to you every single month! You can subscribe to support our podcast and receive one of these digests every month here! These episodes take a lot of work and your subscription supports that, while also supporting proven climate change solutions!

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In this episode, Maddy interviews Lilly Woodbury (she/her)! Lilly is heavily involved in all things Surfrider and acted as the Chapter coordinator for Surfrider Pacific Rim. A coastal conservationist, non-profit specialist and environmental writer, Lilly is truly an impressive human and she is SO well spoken!! Like for REAL. She is currently undertaking a masters at the University of Victoria and we get into topics from eco-anxiety, the blue economy (if you have no idea what that is then this is the episode for you!), plastic pollution, Indigenous knowledge and seagrass (we love a seagrass ecosystem). Sit back and enjoy the knowledge and awesomeness!!

Keen for more? NatureFolx also creates a monthly ~~~ Nature Digest ~~~ full of amazing facts, ecological knowledge, plant and animal identification and interesting ecology articles! When you become a patreon supporter, you get one of these guides delivered to you every single month! You can subscribe to support our podcast and receive one of these digests every month here! These episodes take a lot of work and your subscription supports that, while also supporting proven climate change solutions!

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Maddy interviews John (he/him) and Selena (they/them), co-founders of the Coastal Queer Alliance. We talk about their initiative, Queer Surf which they organize with the Tofino surf school Surf Sister on Tla-o-qui-aht territory! And thank you BRIDGET for the coffee and support. Much love.

Keen for more? NatureFolx also creates a monthly ~~~ Nature Digest ~~~ full of amazing facts, ecological knowledge, plant and animal identification and interesting ecology articles! When you become a patreon supporter, you get one of these guides delivered to you every single month! You can subscribe to support our podcast and receive one of these digests every month here! These episodes take a lot of work and your subscription supports that, while also supporting proven climate change solutions!

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