1: Imagining Community Premier

Our Season one premier is a first glimpse into Traditional Ecological Knowledge, commonly referred to as TEK, that was produced from radio broadcast excerpts on KZFR 90.1FM in 2019 and 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic was exploding into the lives of everyone around the globe. Our featured guests are Mechoopda Tribal member and TEK educator Ali Meders-Knight and Mel Figueroa, a PHD candidate at U.C. Berkeley. Together they founded the Butte County, California based TEKchico.org, in support of Indigenous-led land management for community resilience & shared prosperity. We'll also be hearing from Ross Brannon, a wildland firefighter as we delve into what TEK is in the first of a three part series. The second TEK segment publishes February 22nd, features Don Hankins, pyrogeographer and professor of Geography and Planning at Chico State as he leads a group through Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. Our third segment publishes March 1st and features the inaugural TEK training hosted by TEKchico.org, along with studio interviews with educator and Mechoopda tribal member Ali Meders-Knight. We appreciate your commitment to community and hope you'll follow our first series covering Traditional Ecological Knowledge!