Podcast Episode: War and the Environment: Lessons from Palestine, Congo, and Sudan

Today’s episode explores the intersections of war and its impact on the environment using contemporary conflicts across Palestine/Israel, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan. 2023 brought about the beginning of horrific wars and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and Africa. This episode explores these crises and how they are impacting the air,

Podcast Episode: Sustainable Forest Management: A Case Study of the McDonald-Dunn Research Forest with Hunter Grove

In today’s episode, I speak with Hunter Grove to explore the topic of sustainable forest management. Hunter is a current Oregon State University student focused on advocating for the sustainable management of the McDonald-Dunn research forest in Corvallis, Oregon. Today’s episode is pretty place-specific, but even if you’re not an Oregonian or an OSU student,

A Death Sentence for Western Ash Trees: Emerald ash borers Detected in Oregon for the First Time

Emerald ash borers (Agrilus planipennis)—EAB for short—are green jewel beetles that are native to northeastern Asia. They are considered a highly invasive pest species outside of their native range because of the destruction they cause to ash trees. EABs were first detected in the United States in Michigan in 2002. The introduction was likely due

Podcast Episode: Interview with Jeremy Ojua: When a Wildland Firefighter Turns Plant Nursery Supervisor

Have you ever met someone and felt like you wanted to buy them a coffee and just…talk? That’s how I felt about today’s podcast guest, Jeremy Ojua. Jeremy is (in his own words), a snowboarder-turned-firefighter-turned-native-plant-nursery-supervisor. Or in other words, he’s a well-rounded person that knows something about…everything? In today’s episode, Jeremy and I talk about

Podcast Episode: Phenology: It’s All About Timing!

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Podcast Episode: Interview with Julia Szpor (Being Better Podcast): Imposter Syndrome, The Importance of Gender Inclusivity in Sustainability, Climate Anxiety, and More

Episode 3 of the Speak Environment Podcast is now live and free to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Castbox, and more.