Nature Now Podcast
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Presenting eclectic PNW-focused news, insights, and observations about the natural world around us. Produced at KPTZ community radio in Port Townsend, WA.
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Dave shares some of his scarier experiences on mountains, how climbers respond to risk, and why people keep climbing.
Listen to the Climbing Washington's Mountains episode on Nature Now!
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Listen to the Climbing Washington's Mountains episode on Nature Now!
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Climbing Washington's Mountains
Podcast Episode · Nature Now · 12/03/2025 · 28m
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Dave shares some of his scarier experiences on mountains, how climbers respond to risk, and why people keep climbing.
Listen to the Climbing Washington's Mountains episode on Nature Now!
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Listen to the Climbing Washington's Mountains episode on Nature Now!
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Jackie and Dave talk about why people climb mountains, the psychology of mountaineering, how he got started climbing, what makes mountains in the PNW unique, and what his favorite climb is in western WA.
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Jackie and Dave talk about why people climb mountains, the psychology of mountaineering, how he got started climbing, what makes mountains in the PNW unique, and what his favorite climb is in western WA.
Dave has spent many years climbing hundreds of mountains. He served as a wildlife biologist with NOAA's National Marine Mammal Lab.
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Dave has spent many years climbing hundreds of mountains. He served as a wildlife biologist with NOAA's National Marine Mammal Lab.
Nurse Logs
Podcast Episode · Nature Now · 11/27/2025 · 27m
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December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
and a habitat for fungi, moss, and seeds to grow. They discuss the work parties Carrie organizes to construct nurse logs in forests where they're needed and how this is done.
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
and a habitat for fungi, moss, and seeds to grow. They discuss the work parties Carrie organizes to construct nurse logs in forests where they're needed and how this is done.
Nan and Carrie talk about what nurse logs are, how important they are to the health of a forest, and the aliveness of dead trees. Carrie describes the functions nurse logs play in the forest such as decomposition, holding moisture, becoming a source of food and shelter for animals,
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Nan and Carrie talk about what nurse logs are, how important they are to the health of a forest, and the aliveness of dead trees. Carrie describes the functions nurse logs play in the forest such as decomposition, holding moisture, becoming a source of food and shelter for animals,
Carrie is Preserve Manager for the Jefferson Land Trust where she leads the restoration and maintenance activities on all of the Land Trust nature preserves.
📷: The current state of a constructed nurse log built in 2023 in the Duckabush Preserve, by Carrie Clendaniel
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📷: The current state of a constructed nurse log built in 2023 in the Duckabush Preserve, by Carrie Clendaniel
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Home - Jefferson Land Trust
Jefferson Land Trust is a private, non-profit, grassroots organization in Jefferson County, located on the stunning Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Preserving open space, working lands and habi...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Carrie is Preserve Manager for the Jefferson Land Trust where she leads the restoration and maintenance activities on all of the Land Trust nature preserves.
📷: The current state of a constructed nurse log built in 2023 in the Duckabush Preserve, by Carrie Clendaniel
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📷: The current state of a constructed nurse log built in 2023 in the Duckabush Preserve, by Carrie Clendaniel
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Thanks - it would be great to be able to post to the feed when we cover the topic!
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Thanks - it would be great to be able to post to the feed when we cover the topic!
Hi @daryllmarie.bsky.social can this go in the bioacoustics feed? 🐋
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Hi @daryllmarie.bsky.social can this go in the bioacoustics feed? 🐋
Listen to the Humpback Whale Aerial Acoustics episode on Nature Now!
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Humpback Whale Aerial Acoustics
Podcast Episode · Nature Now · 11/12/2025 · 29m
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November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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He also talks about his research using playbacks to "converse" with a humpback whale, and his recently published work on bubble rings produced by humpbacks during friendly interactions with humans.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
He also talks about his research using playbacks to "converse" with a humpback whale, and his recently published work on bubble rings produced by humpbacks during friendly interactions with humans.
He describes the variety of aerial sounds from humpbacks, how little is known scientifically about them, how he's conducting this research, and what he hopes to learn.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
He describes the variety of aerial sounds from humpbacks, how little is known scientifically about them, how he's conducting this research, and what he hopes to learn.
Debaran and Fred discuss Fred's history of whale research and how he became interested in above-the-water sounds made by humpbacks. Fred talks about his collaboration with SETI and how animals make good alien proxies for study.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Debaran and Fred discuss Fred's history of whale research and how he became interested in above-the-water sounds made by humpbacks. Fred talks about his collaboration with SETI and how animals make good alien proxies for study.
Fred is a humpback whale expert and a previous guest on Nature Now, speaking on various topics from bird song to prairie restoration as well as whales.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Fred is a humpback whale expert and a previous guest on Nature Now, speaking on various topics from bird song to prairie restoration as well as whales.
how birds keep their legs warm, which birds form cooperative groups, and advice for helping birds during winter.
Listen to the Birds in Winter episode on Nature Now!
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Listen to the Birds in Winter episode on Nature Now!
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Birds in Winter
Podcast Episode · Nature Now · 11/05/2025 · 27m
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November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
how birds keep their legs warm, which birds form cooperative groups, and advice for helping birds during winter.
Listen to the Birds in Winter episode on Nature Now!
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Listen to the Birds in Winter episode on Nature Now!
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Nan and Christie start with a fundamental question - how do birds know winter is coming? They discuss the urge to migrate, which birds migrate, how feathers provide insulation, how birds keep feathers healthy, how hummingbirds slow their metabolism,
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Nan and Christie start with a fundamental question - how do birds know winter is coming? They discuss the urge to migrate, which birds migrate, how feathers provide insulation, how birds keep feathers healthy, how hummingbirds slow their metabolism,
Christie is co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, WA, and has joined Nature Now many times as a guest to help us understand and appreciate our local birds.
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At Wild Birds Unlimited, we are trained to show you how to turn your yard into a birdfeeding habitat that not only brings song, color and life to your home, but also benefits the wild birds and the en...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Christie is co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, WA, and has joined Nature Now many times as a guest to help us understand and appreciate our local birds.
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New on the podcast - science for kids! Debaran Kelso speaks with author Melissa Stewart about her upcoming book From Bam! to Burp! A Carbon Atom’s Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU.
📷: Debaran Kelso
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📷: Debaran Kelso
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October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Listen to the Harbor Porpoises of the Salish Sea episode on Nature Now!
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Harbor Porpoises of the Salish Sea
Podcast Episode · Nature Now · 10/15/2025 · 27m
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October 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Listen to the Harbor Porpoises of the Salish Sea episode on Nature Now!
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She describes harbor porpoise vocalizations, behaviors observed in their research, health of the harbor porpoise population in the Salish Sea, and questions she wants to pursue in future research.
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
She describes harbor porpoise vocalizations, behaviors observed in their research, health of the harbor porpoise population in the Salish Sea, and questions she wants to pursue in future research.
Cindy talks about PacMam's ground-breaking work using photo-identification to study harbor porpoise individuals and populations, and some of the findings from their research.
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Cindy talks about PacMam's ground-breaking work using photo-identification to study harbor porpoise individuals and populations, and some of the findings from their research.