All Episodes

#130: Burning Questions: Understanding Fire Management with Lenya Quinn-Davidson

#129: Wide-Angle Listening: How Nature’s Soundtrack Completes Your Connection to the Wild

#128: iNaturalist: How Your Photos Save Species: Scott Loarie on iNaturalist and Community Science

#127: Salt Lakes - An Unnatural History with Caroline Tracey

#126: New Hope for Sunflower Sea Stars

#125: The Plankton of the Land: The Alien World of Aphids with Natalie Hernandez

#124: The Moving Target of Climate: The Future of Stewardship with Dr. Zac Cannizzo

#123: A Look at Biodiversity

#122: Leave the Leaves: Hidden Layers of Benefit with David Mizejewski

Critical Mast: Acorn Woodpeckers and Oak Masting with Dr. Walt Koenig

#121: Metamorphosis: The Actor Who Became a Butterfly Scientist - Liam O'Brien

#120: Just Listen: Amy Martin on the Unheard World Around Us

#119: Are Worms the Solution to Toxic Algal Blooms? Sam Baker from WriggleBrew.

#118: Does Science Communication Have Room for Emotion and Complexity? – Jocelyn Bosley's Approach

#117: Angry Activist, Rural Landowner: Finding Common Ground for Nature

#116: Iconic Joshua Trees with Barret Baumgart

#115: Pollinator Friendly Yards with Leslie Inman

#114: Mistletoes Are Keystone Species - Dr. David Watson

#113: How Do Thunderstorms Form?

#112: Incredible Deep Sea and Tropical Marine Habitats - Dr. Judith Gobin

#111: Earthquakes: Myths, Surprises, and Hidden Dangers with Dr. Wendy Bohon

#110: Why We Need Apex Predators - Coexistence with Dr. Jonny Hanson

#109: Cultural Fire with Margo Robbins

#108: Acorn Woodpeckers and Oak Masting with Dr. Walt Koenig

Alison Pollack - Finding and Photographing Slime Molds

#107: The Best of Nature's Archive 2024

#106: Why Ants Might Be the Most Interesting Creatures on Earth with Chloe Jelley

#105: From Fear to Fascination: Kevin Wiener on His Journey at All Bugs Go to Kevin

#104: Wasting Away: The Battle to Save Sunflower Sea Stars and Kelp Forests with the Sunflower Star Lab

Saving a Valley: How Coyote Valley Inspires Conservation

#103: Exploring Wildlife Forensics with Ashley Bray

BONUS: Top 10 Favorite Species with Griff Griffith, Michelle Fullner, and Michael Hawk

#102: Sophie Osborn - From the Brink: Reintroducing Endangered Birds

#101: Connecting Climate, Carbon, Tree Leaf Phenology and Genetics with Dr. Hanna Makowski

#100: The Biggest Nature Lesson I've Learned from 100 Nature's Archive Episodes

#99: Into the Wild: Snow Leopards and Wildlife Photography with Jake Davis

Joro Spiders: Should You Be Concerned? And more Astounding Spiders with Dr. Sarah Rose

#98: Ocean’s Green Giants: The Vital Role of Kelp with Tristin Anoush McHugh

#97: How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper

#96: From Rattles to Kings: Unraveling the Secrets of Snakes With Dr. Emily Taylor

#95: The Rare 2024 Cicada Double Emergence with Dr. Chris Simon

#94: Secrets of the Octopus with Sy Montgomery and Warren Carlyle

#93: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant - Carnivore Ecology, Wild Life, and Environmental Justice

#92: Secrets of Beautifully Fuzzy Velvet Ants with Dr. Joseph Wilson (and a bit about native bees, too!)

#91: Examining Tree Physiology with Dr. Lucy Kerhoulas: Insights into Drought Adaptation and the Carbon Smoking Gun

#90: From Invasive Species to Allergenic Pollen with Allasandra Valdez (The Happy Botanist Podcast) and Dr. Daniel Katz

#89: Burning Questions: Understanding Fire Management with Lenya Quinn-Davidson

#88: BLM Unveiled: A Journey with Josh Jackson into our Forgotten Lands

#87: California Condors with Tiana Williams-Claussen (Golden State Naturalist Crossover!)

#86: Double Feature! The Yard of the Future and We Live in a 10% World

#85: Life After Dark (Nocturnalia!) with Charles Hood and Dr. José Martínez-Fonseca

#84: Dr. Marshall Shepherd - Weather is Your Mood, Climate is Your Personality

#83: If Trees Could Talk with Dr. Grant Harley

#82: Amanda Monthei - Life with Fire

#81: Dr. Emma Greig - From Fairywrens to FeederWatch

#80: El Niño (ENSO) and Ocean Temperatures

#79: Pollinator Friendly Yards with Leslie Inman

#78: Pirates, Trophy Fish, and Shifting Baselines: Unveiling Ecological Mysteries With Dr. Loren McClenachan

#77: Unraveling the Secrets of Road Ecology with Ben Goldfarb

#76: Nature Unleashed: Inspiring Passion for Nature with Griff Griffith

#75: Birding Under the Influence with Dorian Anderson

#74: Just What is the Anthropocene? With Dr. Anya Gruber

#73: From Dirt to Life: How Regenerative Agriculture Rebuilds Biodiversity with Gabe Brown

#72: The Nature of Viruses with Dr. Robert David Siegel

#71: Wetlands Rediscovered - Exploring Nature's Hidden Gems and Restoring Their Glory with Tom Biebighauser

#70: Talaterra Crossover - Michael Hawk on Tech and Jumpstart Nature

#69: Behind the Scenes of Bird Banding with Dr. Katie LaBarbera of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

#68: Spring Galls: Nature's Master Geneticists, a conversation with Adam Kranz

#67: Ancient Birds and Modern Migrations - Sandhill and Whooping Cranes with Bethany Ostrom

#66: Krystle Hickman's Quest to Raise Awareness about Native Bees

#65: Winged Wonders: Uncovering the Secrets of Bats with Wildlife Ecologist Dr. Dave Johnston

#64: Keith Williams - Deep Discoveries in Shallow Water

#63: Connecting Habitats and Hearts: The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative with Kelly Zenkewich

#62: Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht - Exploring the Fascinating World of Snowflake Physics

#61: Strange By Nature Crossover!

#60: Dr. Sam Sandoval - Hydrology and Water Management

#59: Alison Pollack - Finding and Photographing Slime Molds

#58: Dr. Sarah Rose - Astounding Spiders!

#57: Allen Fish - Raptor Migration from Hawk Hill

BONUS: Wildfire Ecology, DNA Barcoding Research, Nitrogen Deposition, Nature Conferences, and more!

#56: Deb Kramer - Starting and Leading Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

#55: Denise Lewis - Raptors of the Raptor Woodland Refuge

#54: Parker McMullen Bushman - Reaching New Audiences + The Inclusive Guide

#53: Michelle Foss on Forest Stewardship at Fontenelle Forest

#52: The Golden State Naturalist Michelle Fullner, and Nature's Archive at 2 Years Old!

#51: Dr. Karlisa Callwood - The Combined Ecology of Parrotfish, Spiny Lobsters, and People in Coral Reef Systems

#50: Dr. Brian Brown - Phenomenal Phorid Flies, Hyperdiversity, DNA Barcoding, and more

The Ladder of Environmental Care

#49: Jessica Wolff - Coexisting With Urban Wildlife

#48: Dr. Kerry Kriger Saves the Frogs!

#47: Field Guide to Field Guides with Cricket Raspet, Allen Fish, and Michael Hawk

#46: Paul Johnson - Finding and Counting Butterflies

#45: Siena Mckim - The Wild World of Sea Sponges

#44: Eric Eaton - Insectpedia, Insect Ecology, Wasps, and the Future of Entomology

#43: Alison Young - The City Nature Challenge

#42: Dr. Peter Alagona - Cities: The Accidental Ecosystem

#41: Michael Kauffmann: Conifers - Extreme Survivors

#40: The Crazy World of Wild Green Ecological Memes - Rhett Barker and Curtis Sarkin

#39: Dr. Elaine Ingham - The Ecology of the Soil Food Web

#38: Beth Pratt - P-22 And The Age of Wildlife Crossings

#37: Dr. Stuart Weiss - Checkerspot Butterflies, Cars, and Cows

#36: Damon Tighe - Fungi, Mushrooms, and Community Science (Mycology)

#35: Ben Goldfarb - Beavers, The Quintessential Keystone Species

#34: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon - Finding More in Nature

#33: Dr. Andrew Farnsworth - Predicting Bird Migrations with BirdCast

Encore: Rick Halsey on Wildfire in the West and California's Chaparral

#32: Cricket Raspet on Dockfouling - Finding Amazing Sea Creatures the Easy Way

#31: BONUS: Gall Week 2021 with Dr. Merav Vonshak

#30: Dr. Jaret Daniels - Butterflies, Creating Habitat in Overlooked Landscapes, and Leveraging Creative Outreach

#29: Adam Kranz - The Amazing World of Plant Galls

#28: Milkweeds with Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning and Sydney Kreutzmann

#27: Brandon Kong - California Tiger Salamanders, Rattlesnakes, and How To Herp

#26: Dr. Doug Tallamy on What Makes Oaks the Most Important Tree

#25: Danielle Husband - Wetland Systems, Playas, and Dragonflies!

#24: Justin Angle - On The Fireline - Wildfires in the Western USA

#23: Crossover! Wasp Ecology with Heather Holm, from the Backyard Ecology Podcast

#22: Project Terra - Wildlife Tracking in Your Own Backyard with Scott Whittle and Mike Lanzone

#21: John "Griff" Griffith on Redwood Ecosystems, Hosting Animal Planet's Wild Jobs, and Being a "Solutionary"

#20: Dr. Yiwei Wang - Bird Observatories, Plovers, and Pumas, Oh My!

#19: Chris Helzer - The Prairie Ecologist

#18: Kerry Knudsen - The Magic of Lichen

#17: Alvaro Jaramillo - Birding Your Best Life

#16: Tora Rocha and Terry Smith - The Pollinator Posse Part 2 - What Landowners Can Do to Create Habitat

#15: Tora Rocha and Terry Smith - The Pollinator Posse on Monarchs, their Amazing Lifecycle, and Their Frightening Decline in the West - Part 1

#14: Brian Sullivan - eBird, Birds of the World, and the Intersection of Technology with Birding and Ornithological Media

#13: Ashley Ahearn - Creator of the Podcast Series "Grouse" on the Art of Storytelling and Science Communication

#12: Tony Iwane - Outreach and Community at iNaturalist

#11: Charley Eiseman - Naturalist, Author, Innovator, and Leaf Mining Insect Specialist

#9: Rick Halsey - Wildfire Ecology in the Chaparral and the American West

#7: Merav Vonshak - Outreach and Education with BioBlitzes

#5: Eddie Dunbar on Getting People Excited about Insects, and Building an Online Community

#0: Welcome to Nature's Archive!

#3: Jan Hintermeister - Volunteering to Grow Your Impact

#2: Matthew Dodder - From Silicon Valley to Audubon Chapter Director

#1: Dorian Anderson - 17830 Miles of Biking for Birds