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#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 ways to define conservation based on what you are mea...

#67-How Much Old Forest Is Too Much with David Andison

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Healthy landscapes are something everyone wants. But what does that mean? How do we define what “health” in a landscape looks like? How do we know...

#66-May The Forest Be With You with MJ Munn-Kristoff and Patti Campsall

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainability starts with education. If we want to see a sustainable future, one where we focus on the importance of ecology, conservation and susta...

#65-An Indigenous Perspective with Fabian Grey

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We all want healthy forest ecosystems, clean water and vibrant communities. We can achieve these goals through sustainable forest management(SFM). How...

#64-Good Fire With Amy Cardinal Christianson

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fire is a crucial part of the boreal forest. Without it the whole system falls apart. First Nations people have been using fire as a tool to manage th...

#63-Climate Adaptation with Jason Edwards

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We don’t know a planet like this. There is more CO2 in the atmosphere today then there has ever been in the entirety of human evolution, which is ov...

#62-Learning From Our Past with Peter Murphy

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I thought we could take a look back into our history to see how we got here, and perhaps tease out what might happen next. I wanted to talk to someone...

#61-Firesmart, A New Paradigm with Laura Stewart

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wildfires are becoming more and more of a problem for modern society. In the past decade, we have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of cat...

#60-Pesticides with Ryan Prosser

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chemicals used on our crops and forests are of huge concern to society in general. Especially after problematic pesticides, like DDT, nearly wiped out...

#59-Trumpeter Swan Conservation with Mark Heckbert

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wildlife conservation is often a sad story. We hear that some species has been pushed to the edge of extinction because of us, and our lack of foresig...

#58-Understanding Science with Matthew Pyper

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Humans are naturally curious beings. We want to know why, how and what is going on in the world around us. Science is the only tool we have to help us...

#57-Wilderness Food Foraging with Kelly Harlton

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We buy so much of our food. As a result, we have next to no connection to what we put into our bodies. Where did it come from, how was it growing, wha...

#56-Ecological Engineers with Bill Abercrombie

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Only a select few species have the ability to manipulate their environment to make a suitable home. Humans are one such species, beavers are another....

#55-Birds with Patti Campsall and Richard Krikun

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine traveling from Canada to Argentina every year, and back again. Sounds kinda nice actually, only you need to travel using only the tools nature...

#54-Dedicated To The Fireline with Michelle Wigmore

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to a career path, a lot of people, including myself, spend their lives following societal norms. We want more money, more prestige, more...

#53-Bowhunting with Brent Watson

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There is no better way to connect with nature than to immerse oneself completely into the wilderness and unplug from the hustle of modern society. Ar...

#52-Fish At Risk with Mike Rodtka

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Arctic Grayling and Bull Trout are two species of fish that are of special concern in Alberta. Both have had tough times recently due to human impacts...

#51-Learning From The Landscape with Robert Bott

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the past, forest management was done with mainly wood fiber in mind. Today we practice a much richer and dynamic approach to forest management. ...

#50-Fire In The Eucalypts with Harold Larson and Jordan Sykes

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

February 7, 2009 is known in Australia as Black Saturday. Close to 400 wildfires started that day, 173 people died and many homes and communities were...

#49-Permaculture with Kurtis Ewanchuck

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We all live in a world with finite resources. With a growing population, we need to start being more resourceful and efficient. There is strain on bo...

#48-Environmental History with Liza Piper

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of understanding where we have been so we do not make the same mistakes twice can not be understated. Understanding the role resources ...

#47-Wood Waste Recycling with Jim Donaldson

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to wood after it has served its purpose. Construction and demolition material, sawdust, wood chips, pallets, old furniture, harvest resid...

#46-Wilderness Survival with Kelly Harlton

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stuck! Stranded in the bush with no radio or cell coverage. What do you do? Where to begin? Shelter? Fire? Food? Water? Kelly Harlton is an expert in ...

#45-Hiking with David Wasserman

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Millions of people every year take to the mountains and surrounding forest to take in our planets beautiful scenery, flora and fauna. These experience...

#44-Second Life with Eric Jensen

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to the trees in your backyard after they are taken down? Do you know? Often the arborist will buck it up, turn into fire wood, chip it fo...

#43-The Mountain Podcast with Rick Arthur and Sonia Voicescu

14 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded on the top of Mt.Solomon near Hinton, Alberta, Canada. We talked about the Mountain Legacy Project, a project that replicates photos taken ne...

#42-Urban Forests with Crispin Wood

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Forests provide all kinds of value to our lives, from picturesque views, habitat for animals to the oxygen we breath and much more. Everyone can see t...

#41-Biofuels with Marty Luckert

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My favorite lecturer, Marty Luckert a resource economics professor from the University of Alberta, came on to discuss the feasibility of biofuels in...

#40-Pelican Mountain Fire Research with Dave Schroeder and Dan Thompson

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wildfires seem to have become more of a problem for communities in recent years. With so many rural towns and municipalities surrounded by forest land...

#39-Building Sustainably with Shafraaz Kaba

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine using building materials that require 10 times more energy and other resources to create in order to build your home. That's what we are doin...

#38-A New Way Forward (Ecosystem Based Management) Part 2 with David Andison

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

People tend to find a cause they care about and stick to it to make sure it is represented. Often times at the detriment to adjacent and equally impor...

#37-A New Way Forward (Ecosystem Based Management) with Ed Grumbine

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

FRi Research put on a workshop to discuss ecosystem based management(EBM) with multiple stakeholders and land managers. This workshop came with a lot ...

#36-Chronic Wasting Disease with Catherine Cullingham

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine a disease that eats away at the neurons in your brain creating holes. This disease is fatal but will take years to kill you as your mind and b...

#35-Remote Sensing, Changing the Game with Guillermo Castilla and Rob Skakun

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Links for the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS) and on it you can find the National Burned Area Composite dataset (NBAC) for downloadi...

#34(4)-Indigenous Culture and The Forest with Michael Gubbels

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is an old recording I did from last year. It was the 4th episode I ever did but I think it might be one of the most important ones. Michael is an...

#33-Wood Works with Rory Koska

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wood is used to build our homes, create paper so we can right literature and history and build beautiful pieces of art and furniture that we cherish ...

#32-Backcountry Hunters and Anglers with Tom Habib

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hunting and fishing are seen by many people to be barbaric activities that no ethical person would do, or even more misguided, they think it is mindle...

#31-Where We Have Been and Where We Are Headed with Terry Kristoff

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

#30-Invasive Fish with Britt Schmidt

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Carp fact Sheet : http://aep.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/invasive-species/aquatic-invasive-species/documents/AIS-Quickfacts-PrussianCarp-May2015.pdfSome ...

#29-Bighorn Backcountry with Chris Smith

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A few notes that Chris wished me to add post recording regarding some facts that we straightened out.CPAWS was founded in 1963Forest Management Unit R...

#28-Mountain Pine Beetle with Nadir Erbilgin

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mountain Pine Beetle has done a number on North American forests in the last decade. These tiny little insects carry a fungus that can choke out a ful...

#27-Women In Forestry (The Next Generation) with Danielle Kjosness

20 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Women in forestry is a topic not widely discussed. In the past forestry was typically a male dominated industry. Luckily that seems to be less and les...

#26-Women In Forestry (The Veteran) with Bev Wilson

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Women have not always been traditionally found in forest careers. Luckily that has changed and we are seeing more women in forestry and environmental ...

#25-Trees Do It Too with Barb Thomas

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Genetics is a topic that is widely misunderstood. Fear of creating non-natural, GMO organisms has people turned off of the topic. Forest Genetics is o...

#24-FIRESTORM with Edward Struzik

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Climate change, Chernobyl, asbestos, drought, fire. What do all these things have in common, they are all concerns that wildfire scientists and manage...

#23-Forest Fire Research with Ellen Whitman and Dan Thompson

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fire is both a destructive and rejuvenating force in the Boreal forest. It can consume vast areas of vegetation while, at the same time, making room a...

#22-Why Forestry with Derrick Kreger-Smith and Tony Wieranga

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

WARNING, do not go looking for factual information in this episode. Three Foresters sit down to discuss why they got into forestry and shoot the bull ...

#21-Biodiversity and Forest Management with Ellen Macdonald

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The maintenance of biodiversity is a crucial measurement in studying ecological balance and recovery post disturbance. From invertebrates, vascular pl...

#20-Climate Change and Canada's Forests with David Price

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Discussion around how we know human activity has played a huge role in climate change. Details regarding increasing CO2 measurements in the atmosphere...

#19-Forest Harvest and Regeneration with Vic Lieffers

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Clearcuts, Monocrops, Deforestation, Environmental Damage. These are some of the descriptors one might find in popular culture concerning forest harve...

#18-The Forest is in Good Hands with Ryan Hee

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Forest resources must be protected and managed using the best available science of the time. In order to hold forest practitioners to that commitment,...

#17-Conservation with Todd Zimmerling

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Conservation is the sustainability of all species and habitat over time. This means we have to manage our forest ecosystems to ensure everything remai...

#16-Fire and Water with Francois-Nicolas Robinne

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Climate change has begun to demonstrate its impact on our lives and our planet. One such impact is on wildfire activity. Longer seasons mean higher p...

#15-Caribou Policy Pt2 with Tara Russell

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Caribou again... another perspective on the caribou range plan to complete your understanding, or at least enhance your understanding. Tara is from CP...

#14-Caribou Policy Pt1 with Ray Hilts

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Caribou management is a controversial subject and we need to make sure anything we do will work. Ray and I discuss where the current caribou range pla...

#13- Archaeology and Forest Management with Kurtis Blaikie-Birkigt

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of historical resources can sometimes be forgotten. Kurtis and I discuss the importance of finding, recording and protecting archaeolog...

#12-Q and A with Derrick Kreger-Smith

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Question and Answer time. Derrick has a list of questions he was asked through the internet a few years back and we go through them trying to give rel...

#11-Caribou with Gilbert Proulx

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Caribou management is a touchy subject. Everyone has an opinion and no one knows for sure what the right thing to do is. Gilbert is a wildlife biologi...

#10-Wood Technology with Dalibor Houdek

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Wood products seem to be the same as they were 100 years ago, lumber, paper, etc. Same old, same old. NOT TRUE! The wood engineering industry is alive...

#9-Myths and Misconceptions with Derrick Kreger-Smith

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There is a lot of misinformation out there on the internet for people o get caught up in regarding environmental management. Derrick and I discuss man...

#8-Wildfire Fighting and History with Brett Casey

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Brett and I go deeper into the topic of wildfire discusing the history of how and why we fight them as well as some of the policy envolved.

#7-Biochar and Renewable Energy with Chris Olson

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Biochar is a new tech that allows for prolonged sequestration of carbon as well as a great deal of other industrial uses that make it a fascinating ne...

#6-Work Wild with Ann Normand

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The forest industry is historically a quiet one. People working in the industry tend to stay away from drama, and as a result no one knows anything ab...

#5-Wildfire Management with Colin Paranich

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Colin and I discuss the basics around forest fires. The nature of wildfires and the management thereof.

#4-Indigenous Culture and The Forest with Michael Gubbels

16 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Very truthful and honest perspective on indigenous culture and the hardships they have faced and how it affects the forest industry today.

#3-What The Forest Has To Offer with Derrick Kreger-Smith

02 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Discussion around the most environmentally friendly building materials, air quality, green spaces, hunting, trapping, aboriginal use, biological diver...

#2-Sustainable Forest Management with Derrick Kreger-Smith

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

More in depth discussion regarding some of the values that forest managers are planning for. Ecological as well as species biodiversity, soil and wate...

#1 - Public Forests with Derrick Kreger-Smith

21 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing the idea of publicly owned forests and the basics behind sustainable forest management.