Pt.1
We check-in with Leslie Nichols of the RE1J Gunnison Watershed School District. We discuss vaccines, both for teachers and students. We also take account of what the school system has lost as a result of the pandemic, and how those weak points can be remedied.
Pt. 2
After years of avoiding the worst impacts of bark beetles in Colorado, Gunnison County is now seeing some of the state’s most intense infestations. We talk to the experts: Sam Pankratz, Forester with the Colorado State Forest Service; and Amy Lockner, Entomologist for the US Forest Service.
Pt. 3
Heidi Steltzer is climate scientist and activist that uses storytelling as a way to inspire action on climate change. She uses narrative to find shared connections to nature.
Listen to the full episode here.
Pt. 1: Leslie Nichols, RE1J School District
Pt. 2: Entomologist Amy Lockner and Forester Sam Pankratz talk bark beetles and their affect on forests in the Gunnison Basin.
Pt. 2a: Trees vs Bugs
Pt. 2b: The damage done.
Pt. 2c: Looking to the Future.
Pt.3: Dr. Heidi Stelzter, mountain scietist, climate activist, storyteller.
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