About this podcast
The Pepperwood Podcast is a monthly podcast, hosted by Julianne Bradbury. Join us as we speak with experts on conservation, landscape connectivity, biodiversity, science, stewardship, and everything in between.
Episodes
- Connecting Communities & Inspiring Future Conservation Leaders · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 8Join us as Margaret Boeger, Executive Director of Pepperwood, shares her passion for nurturing a complex web of community relationships. Through her leadership, early-career…
- The Native Advisory Council at Pepperwood & Indigenous Californian Basketry, with Clint McKay · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 7Clint McKay, Pepperwood's Indigenous Education Coordinator and founding member of the Native Advisory Council at Pepperwood, shares the story of how the Council was established…
- Fires That Heal: The Story of a Broadcast Burn · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 6Devyn Friedfel, Pepperwood’s Fire and Stewardship Manager and a California-certified Burn Boss, returns to the podcast to share the story of a 70-acre broadcast burn he…
- Birdwatching Breakthroughs: How Volunteers are Transforming Bird Conservation · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 5Since 2007, Pepperwood has actively engaged dedicated volunteers in monitoring the behavior of local bird populations. Science volunteer Sean Jeane shares his valuable experience…
- Voices of TeenNat · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 4Seven past participants of TeenNat, Pepperwood’s summer science institute for high school students, join us to share their experiences and encourage others to apply. For current…
- Hunting & Conservation with Ryan Ferrell · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 3Sentinel Site Manager Ryan Ferrell joins us for a conservation conversation (say that three times fast!) about the practice of hunting, its management for ecological…
- What is a Sentinel Site for Nature? · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 2Sentinel Sites for Nature are strategic locations, such as preserves or sanctuaries, where scientists conduct long-term and standardized monitoring of physical and biological…
- Celebrating 20 Years of Pepperwood: A Conversation with Steve and Linda Barnhart · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 1To celebrate Pepperwood's 20th anniversary, we are joined by esteemed community members Steve and Linda Barnhart, who share their extensive involvement with Pepperwood over the…
- Science in the Summer (and Beyond!) with TeenNat · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this episode, we hear the voices of Beatrix, Teagan, and Glenn, high school students who have participated in Pepperwood’s summer science institute and who continue to return…
- Grazing for Stewardship (and Michael Gillogly's 30 Years at Pepperwood) · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode, Preserve Manager Michael Gillogly reflects on his three decades at the reserve and gives us an inside look at how cattle grazing can be managed to enhance…
- Michelle Halbur and the Wonders of Grasslands · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 4In this episode we talk to Pepperwood’s Ecology Research Manager Michelle Halbur, who walks us through the world of Californian grasslands and how they are monitored and managed…
- Science in the Forest with Makayla Freed · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 3In this episode we talk to Makayla Freed, Pepperwood’s Research Specialist, about the long-term monitoring plots that she maintains in forest habitats at the reserve. We’ll…
- Fires That Heal: Exploring the Art of Pile Burning in California · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 2In this episode, we speak with Devyn Friedfel, Pepperwood’s Fire and Stewardship Manager and a California-certified Burn Boss, about the history of fire in California and the…
- Gary Morgret and the Pepperwood Phenology Project · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this episode we introduce our host, Environmental Educator Julianne Bradbury, our plans for the podcast, and Steward Gary Morgret, a dedicated volunteer who has contributed…
