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Hosted by Ross Reid, Nerdy About Nature is a passion project that creates fun, educational content with the aim of inspiring folks to engage with the outdoor world, to fall in love with it, and to advocate on it's behalf so that we can create a more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and just future for us all.
From a 'Podchat' series that interviews experts in their field to the 'Undercurrent' news updates and everything in between, full of fun fact to make your time outside more fun.
Visit NerdyAboutNature.com or @NerdyAboutNature on social media for more videos & ways to support this project.
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- Podchat 38 | Bill C-39, and the Role of Democratic Law in Protecting Nature & Human Rights with Akaash Maharaj · 1 h 21 min · Episódio 38There is a lot of attention put on Bill C39 these days, the 'Building Canada Strong Act' - but what are the shortcomings of this bill, and how will that impact the natural world…
- Podchat 37 | Learning from Indigenous Worldviews to Build a Better Tomorrow with Gisele Martin · 1 h 24 min · Episódio 37In many ways, the world today seems to be in shambles, and it’s easy to assume that humans are the cause of it all…but it’s not all humans. Instead, many of the destructive…
- Podchat 36 | Building Reciprocity & Right Relationship as Settlers with Julian Hockin-Grant · 1 h 15 min · Episódio 36What does Indigenous Stewardship look like in the modern age?How can Settler communities form Right Relationship with their Indigenous neighbours? How can participating in the…
- Podchat 35 | Kelp Ecology and Restoration for Vibrant Marine Ecosystems with Tom Campbell · 1 h 19 min · Episódio 35Kelp has been getting a ton of publicity lately, from it's use in cosmetics and food, to it's role in mitigating the impacts of climate change. In short, kelp is pretty dang cool…
- Podchat 34 | Policy Failures, Propaganda and Ongoing Old Growth Logging with Dr. Rachel Holt · 1 h 29 min · Episódio 34Dr. Rachel Holt is a renown forest ecologist who has been working for the past 30 years on protecting old growth forests in BC. After witnessing the first Old Growth Strategic…
- Podchat 33 | Progressive rebellion for connection, place and belonging with Rande Cook · 1 h 21 min · Episódio 33Rande Cook is an Indigenous wood carver and artist, a hereditary chief of the Ma'amtagila Nation, a progressive / rebellious visionary, and one heck of an inspiring human. I sat…
- Undercurrents 11.11.25 | Potential life on mars, and the evolution of life on earth · 56 minUndercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact…
- Podchat 32 | Marine Stewardship, Education & Building Connection with Laura Griffith-Cochrane · 1 h 33 min · Temporada 32 Episódio 32Out on the west coast of Vancouver Island exists an awesome little non-profit that siphons sea water from the harbour into tanks on land, which briefly house some of the areas…
- Podchat 31 | Better Fiber Sourcing to Protect our Forests with Val Langer · 1 h 31 min · Episódio 31Forests are incredibly important ecosystems on our planet for many different reasons from carbon storage to biodiversity, and yet they face constant pressure to meet human…
- Podchat 30 | The Majesty of Killer Whales with Fred, The Orca Man · 1 h 13 min · Episódio 30Whale, we've shore got a fun chat lined up for y'all today! Sea what I did there? Silly puns aside, we're talking all about Orcas, or Killer Whales, with the infamous Orca Man!…
- Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science with Leigh Joseph · 1 h 23 min · Episódio 29There is a lot of talk these days about the melding of Indigenous knowledge with Western Science, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get into the weeds (pun intended) on…
- Undercurrents 1.31.25 | Science Funding in trump's America · 1 h 3 minThis is yet another special edition of Undercurrents - instead of sharing and discussing recent science news, articles or studies here, Julia & Ross discuss important recent…
- Podchat 28 | Indigenous Knowledge, Science, Arts and Community with Awi'nakola (Rande Cook & Mark Worthing) · 1 h 23 minWe face a variety of critical issues these days that all seem to be culminating at one big crossroads, and the interconnection of them all can make it very difficult to find a…
- Undercurrents 11.8.24 | The US Election Takeaways & Thoughts · 1 h 32 minThis is a special edition of Undercurrents - instead of sharing and discussing recent news, articles or studies here, Julia & Ross delve into their thoughts and reflections given…
- Thought Snacks | Post-Political Campaign Reflections and Thoughts · 1 h 42 minIn case you missed it, I took a brief hiatus from your regular programming to run for MLA of the Mid Island - Pacific Rim riding as the Green Party of BC Candidate and whewwww…
- Podchat 27 | Tla-O-Qui-Aht Land Vision & Indigenous Stewardship with Saya Masso · 1 h 23 min · Episódio 27Over the past 40 years, Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation has been fighting relentlessly for their traditional unceded territory with the colonial government of BC / Canada so that they…
- Podchat 26 | Deconstruction, Reducing Waste & Re-envisioning How We Build with Adam Corneil · 1 h 1 min · Episódio 26For the past couple hundred years, buildings and homes in North America have been constructied using virgin timber from the vast forest resources that once stretched across the…
- Podchat 25 | The power of Economic Reconciliation with Michelle Laviolette · 1 h 6 min · Episódio 25What is economic reconciliation, why is it important, and what does it have to do with protecting lands and empowering communities? I sat down with Michelle Laviolette, the…
- Podchat 24 | Managing our forests for a better future - Ecoforestry with Barry Gates · 1 h 33 min · Episódio 24Forestry is a large part of the culture and economy of the PNW in both the US and Canada, but over a century of poor forest management has led to some of the largest issues we…
- Undercurrents 4.16.24 | Heatwave trends, bad winters, forest fires and better management in a changing climate · 55 minUndercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact…
