167 - Building Canadian Wildfire Culture with Kelsey Winter, Shelagh Pyper and Garnet Mierau
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matthew Kristoff discusses the launch of the Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada (WRCC) wi...
166 - Decolonizing Land Stewardship with Dr. Jennifer Grenz
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YourForest, Matthew Kristoff and Dr. Jennifer Grenz discuss the necessity of deco...
165 - Forest Finance: How Private Capital Can Transform Sustainable Forestry with Shauna Matkovich
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YourForest, Matthew Kristoff and guest Shauna Matcovich explore the world of fore...
164 - Rethinking Forestry: Bold Ideas for a Sustainable Future with Gary Bull
20 Aug 2025
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In this episode of YourForest, Matthew Kristoff discusses the future of forestry with Dr. Gary Bull,...
163-Breaking the Silence: Workplace Culture Challenges and Change in Forestry with Kelly Cooper & Greg Herringer
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YourForest Podcast, host Matthew Kristoff is joined by Kelly Cooper, founder of t...
162-Intentional Fire-Shifting Society’s Relationship with Wildfire w/ Marissa Christansen & Chris Anthony
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This YourForest Podcast episode, featuring experts Marissa Christansen and Chris Anthony, argues for...
161-Mastering Conflict-The Role of Dialogue in Landscape Management with Robin Freeman and James Whitehead
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the YourForest Podcast, Matthew Kristof explores the essential role of dialogue i...
160-Understanding Conflict-The Role of Dialogue in Landscape Management with James Whitehead
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to YourForest Podcast, where Matthew Kristoff and James Whitehead navigate the crucial role ...
159 - Understanding Monarch Conservation with Mike Leahy and Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to YourForest Podcast, where we explore the interconnections between environmental science, ...
158 - Guardian Movements and Indigenous Leadership with Amy Cardinal Christianson
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to YourForest Podcast, where we explore the vital connections between environmental science,...
157 - Can Tree Planting Help Solve The Climate Crisis with Lauren Oakes
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to YourForest Podcast, where we explore the vital connections between environmental science,...
156 - How Salmon Shape Ecosystems–Impacts from Forestry w/ Dr. Jonathan Moore and Christian Carson
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the YourForest Podcast, where host Matthew Kristoff explores the vital connections betwee...
155 - Monetizing Ecosystem Services for Improved Forest Management with Mark Anielski
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to YourForest Podcast, where we dive into conversations on environmental science, sustainabi...
154 - Two-Eyed Seeing with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YourForest Podcast, host Matthew Kristoff engages with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg to ...
153 - Learn Contemplative Forestry with Jason Brown
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Your Forest podcast, host Matthew Kristoff speaks with Dr. Jason Brown, an en...
152 - Why Insects Matter–Forest Health | Insights From Caroline Whitehouse
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the YourForest podcast, host Matthew Kristoff sits down with Caroline Whitehouse,...
151-Local Sustainability with Basil Camu
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to support healthy ecosystems, and create a legacy that can last? Me too. Start with you...
150-Reconciliation in Forestry with Percy Guichon
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are looking for inspiration, look no further than the story Percy Guichon was willing to shar...
149-Valuing Nature with Max Nova
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ResourcesMax NovaSponsorsWest FraserGreenLink Forestry Inc.Quotes06.17 - 06.22: “Forests are valua...
148-Wildfire Coexistence with Lori Daniels
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wildfire has always been here, and humans have always had a relationship with it. These days, we hav...
147-Emulating Natural Disturbance with Ellen Macdonald
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nature knows best…right? So, our forest management strategies should try to emulate nature? That’...
146-The Life Beneath Our Feet with Cindy Prescott and Sue Grayston
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Image curtesy of National Geographic and Eye of Science through Sue GraystonIn forest management, we...
145- The Landscape Ecology of Institutions with Ira Sutherland
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What stands in the way of the future of sustainable forest management? There are many answers to thi...
144-Empathy For Land with Jim Lane
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As modern culture expands, wilderness dwindles in its wake. It has become more challenging to create...
143-Climate Change and The Boreal Forest with Miguel Montoro Girona, Sylvie Gauthier, Guillaume Grosbois
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Boreal Forest is the worlds LARGEST forested biome! Understanding the inner workings of such a c...
142- Achieving Tree Equity with American Forests
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why is tree equity important? They are just trees, right? So what? They don’t impact health, wealt...
141-The Paradigm Shift with Garry Merkel
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How we value forests is changing, and our management strategy is often playing catch up. As a result...
140-Protecting Old Growth Trees with Greg Herringer
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What better way to learn about Old Growth and Big Trees then to talk to a guy who thinks about nothi...
139-Big Ol' Trees with Amanda Lewis
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn’t love Big Old Trees!? “You would have to be some kind of monster!” That pretty much...
138-Ukraine's Forest and Russia's War with Brian Milakovsky
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I never thought I would have to talk about war as a forest disturbance. I was not prepared, nor did ...
137-Morality and Nature with Nathan Kowalsky
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do we have a moral obligation to Nature? Most people extend moral standing to their family, friends,...
136-A Forest Journey with John Perlin
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How important are forests? How important is the wood we harvest from forests? The answer to both que...
135-Reconsidering the 'Wood Wide Web' with Justine Karst
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trees communicating? Protecting their offspring? Sending warning signals? Even helping “competing”...
134-Saving Whitebark Pine with Brenda Shepherd and Amelie Rivera
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Against all odds, one species is making a comeback! Whitebark Pine! At the top of the mountain, wher...
133-White Pine with John Pastor
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a forest full of hardwoods (leafy trees). Then imagine towering sentinel Pines standing a fu...
132- The Big Burn with Jacob Margolis
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fire is many things; wild, controlled, rejuvenating, destructive, cultural, ecological, and most obv...
131-Artificial Intelligence In Forestry with Rolf Schmitz and Christof Danzl
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The old ways are changing. Technology moves fast, and with it our methods and strategies for managin...
130-We Don't Know What We Don't Know with Carla Rhyant
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Public forests hold a lot of value for people. Clean water, fresh air, organic food, rich ecosystems...
129- Cultural Fire Is Back with Bhiamie Williamson
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Good Fire podcast is back! This is a bonus episode where we get to listen to the very knowledgeable,...
128-Invasive Species Eradication with Wes Jolley and Dena Spatz
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have heard of invasive species. We may even know a few species that are wreaking havoc in...
127-Canada, A Treaty Story with Matthew Wildcat
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Honour of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada I am re-releasing one of my favo...
126-Good Fire in Parks with Amy Cardinal Christianson and Pierre Martel
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cultural Fire is something we have discussed quite a lot on this podcast. Today, we get to hear from...
125-Wildfire Management and Climate Change with Susan Prichard
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wildfires and Climate Change… what a combo. Dr. Susan Prichard came on the show to talk about how ...
124- Logging Jasper with David Argument, Landon Shepherd, Kari Stuart-Smith and Shelley Tamelin
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
That’s right, logging Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Blasphemy you say? We have to prote...
123- Bear Safety with Kim Titchener
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bear safety information is more riddled with opinions and ego than twitter. Guns vs spray, brown bea...
122-Tree Thieves with Lyndsie Bourgon
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our forests are being stolen! One tree at a time! And it can all be blamed on poverty. After logging...
121-Forest Carbon Futures with Alex Craven, Bev Law and Jim Furnish
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Forests suck up roughly 30% of our carbon emissions annually. If we want a fighting chance against c...
120-Forest Proud with Rae Tamblyn
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can we build a relationship with forests that everyone can be proud of? How can we stand up for ...
2 Billion Trees with Anne-Hélène Mathey, Mike Toffan and Scott Formaniuk
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plant a tree. Plant another tree. Plant 1,999,999,998 more. That is what Canada is planning to do in...
118-First Nations Forestry with Dave Gill and Jordan Coble
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What would forestry look like if Indigenous cultural values were the driving force behind management...
117-Earth-Based Land Management with Garry Merkel
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Any chance I get to pick this guy’s brain I do it! Garry has spent decades considering the clashin...
116-Swamplands with Edward Struzik
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You know those soggy, low places, where the trees are leaning like they have had too much to drink, ...
115 - Prescribed Fire In National Parks with Michel Thériault and Elisabeth Caron
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If we want healthy ecosystems, we must balance the human demands of nature with the ecosystem’s ca...
114-Community Forests with George Brcko
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast we often talk about managing the forest for ALL values, equally, in a way that benef...
113-Reconciliation with Garry Merkel
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does reconciliation have to do with forestry? “It has everything to do with it.” - Garry Me...
112-Learning From Our Mistakes with Milo Mihaljovich
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you could decide how our forests will be managed, what would you do? Would you make drastic chang...
111-Environmental Sociology with John Parkins
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As land stewards, we spend most of our time discussing the hard science. If we take this action on t...
110-Old Growth with John Innes, Andy Mackinnon and Garry Merkel
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Old Growth. What does that mean? How old is Old? How big is Big? How much is out there? How ecologic...
109-From The Wild with Kevin Kossowan
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a forest? Is it the trees? The animals? The plants? The soil? A forest is the connection ...
108-Philosophy of Nature with Martin Bunzl
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nature. What is it? Where does Nature end and Human-made begin? Where do we draw the line? Why would...
#107-Honouring Truth with Michael Gubbels
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As stewards of the land, it is the duty of all environmental professionals to look after all forest ...
#106-Glyphosate and Biodiversity with John Nash and Matthew Olson
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We ask a lot of our forests. We demand food, water, and wood for shelter, but we also ask it to be n...
#105-The Trouble With Wilderness with Ben Cosgrove
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does music impact your life? Does it make you happy or sad, giddy, or intense? Does it make you ...
#104-Defining Land Reclamation with Anne Naeth
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Humans love the outdoors. We love to observe it, recreate in it, listen to it, and we depend on its ...
#103- Women In Wood with Jessica Kaknevicius
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does true equity look like? Why is it important? How do we accomplish it? Jessica has spent her...
#102-Waking The Sleeping Giant with Jake Kheel
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability can be confusing. We all want it, but how do we achieve it? Jake Kheel makes it under...
#101-Digging Into The Past with Kurtis Blaikie-Birkigt
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Archeological finds in the boreal forest have exploded in the past 5 years. Hundreds of new sites ha...
#100-Recycling Is Dead with Raz Razgaitis
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your Forest Podcast by Matthew Kristoff Recycling Is Dead with Raz Razgaitis Episode highl...
#99-Our Next Evolution with Laura Calandrella
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finding solutions to our ever-lengthening list of environmental management problems can seem nearly ...
#98-Project Forest with Mike Toffan
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your Forest Podcast by Matthew KristoffProject Forest With Mike ToffanEpisode highlightMike Toffan i...
#97-Regenerating Forests with Milo Mihajlovich
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do we ensure sustainable forests forever? Not just the trees, but the wildlife, water, soil, rec...
#96-Forests for Wildlife with Daniel Harrison
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wildlife is probably the most relatable aspect of nature. We all want to see squirrels, deer, bears,...
#95-Valuing Forests With Milo Mihajlovich, Robert Wagner and Daniel Harrison
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is a forest? How do we define it? Is it the trees? The wildlife? The soil or the water? What ab...
#94-Canada, A Treaty Story with Matthew Wildcat
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the story of Canada? Discovery? Conquest? What about Treaty? Most of us think of Treaty as a...
#93-An Indigenous Perspective with Fabian Grey
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all want healthy forest ecosystems, clean water, and vibrant communities. We can achieve these go...
#92-BioEconomy 2.0 with Darrel Fry
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Plastics in the ocean, plastics in the soil, non-renewable petrochemical products are found littered...
#91-Living with Fire with Mike Flannigan
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have all seen the news footage of wildfires raging through our wild places, threatening homes and...
#90-Back in the Day with Kendrick Brown and Tamara Fletcher
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what your backyard looked like 10,000 years ago? 100,000 years ago? 1,000,000 years ago...
#89-An Outside Perspective with Tony Kryzanowski
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to a lot of researchers and environmental professionals on this podcast. I thought maybe it...
#88-Investing In Forests with Diego Saez Gil
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all understand that climate change is bad and that we should do something to stop it, but why the...
#87-A Sustainable Future with Jeremy L. Caradonna
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability is a buzz word in our society today. Everyone hears the word, but do we really under...
#86-Recreation and Education during COVID with Todd Zimmerling and Ellen Macdonald
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Getting outdoors during this pandemic has been stressful. Which it is not supposed to be. Where are ...
#85-Birds, Jobs and a Pandemic with Patti Campsall and Brock Mulligan
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So a global pandemic has ruined your hiking plans. Clearly, there are more important things to worry...
#84-Lost Landscapes with Patricia McCormack
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The majority of northern Alberta is covered in thick forest, but it may have looked very different o...
#83-Forgotten Icons With Greg Wilson
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine traveling across the grasslands of North America and needing to take a three-day rest stop b...
#82-Travel Back In Time with Trisha Hook
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can we find proof of what happened in the past? Written accounts by the people of the day are he...
#81-Bogged Down with Ducks Unlimited: National Boreal Program
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Where does your drinking water come from? What protects your home from floods? Where is 60 percent o...
#80-Woodland Caribou Restoration with Scott Nielsen
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An ice age relic living among us, Caribou are perhaps a remnant of an age long gone. Woodland Caribo...
#79-One Last Cast with Bruce Masterman
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many people spend much of their time in the outdoors hoping to achieve something. Whether it’s hik...
#78-Living with Grizzlies with Courtney Hughes
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Living harmoniously with wildlife is not something western society has been able to do very well in ...
#77-Real World Adaptation with Sheri Andrews-Key and Mark Johnston
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change has already begun to cause problems for forest management in Canada. These challenges...
#76-Indigenous Consultation with Nathan Lauer
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Indigenous people have lived in the Boreal forest since time immemorial, depending on the land for t...
#75-Changing Regeneration with Phil Comeau
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can we sequester more carbon, reduce the use of herbicide, produce more wood fibre, all while ap...
#74-Grizzly with Scott Nielsen
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grizzly bears are the second-largest land predator on the planet, next to the polar bear. They hold ...
#73-Objectivity in Sustainability with Todd Nash
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Forests hold many values for human kind. From housing species at risk and cleaning our water supply ...
#72-Burning in Australia with Amy Cardinal Christianson, Trent Nelson and Tim Kanoa
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
‘Good Fire’ is a podcast series about cultural burning around the world. I was fortunate enough ...
#71-Importance of Biodiversity with Tara Narwani
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What makes biodiversity so important? Why is it so often discussed in environmental writing? How do ...
#70-The Great Fire with Peter Murphy
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1919, soldiers were returning home from World War 1, the average family was getting around using ...
#69-Grind and Pound with Wilson Sihlis
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grind and pound…I bet you didn’t expect this episode to be about tree planting, did you? But app...
#68-What Is Conservation with Todd Zimmerling
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conservation is a word we are all familiar with, but what does it mean really? There are so many way...