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The Libertarian Institute - All PodcastsEp 071 “The Devil’s Thermostat: Turning Up the Heat on American Civil War”
This episode examines civil war manifesting itself in the US and the world over the next few years and makes a forecast on how close we are on the doomsday clock of civil war on American soil.
The probability and possibility of civil kinetic conflict in the US is closer than in decades..
My Storming America Series covers the gamut of what a spontaneous attack in the US will look like when terror cells launch a simultaneous attack on the US homeland which in my mind is the primary man-made vector for civil...
2025-09-221h 00
It Could Happen HereIt Could Happen Here Weekly 179All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop Nihilist Violent Extremism Robert's Guide to The Next Six Months of Danger and Resistance Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #13 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http...
2025-04-263h 42
Behind the BastardsIt Could Happen Here Weekly 179All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop Nihilist Violent Extremism Robert's Guide to The Next Six Months of Danger and Resistance Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #13 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http...
2025-04-263h 42
Tap Into Maple RunEpisode 15 - Andrew Moore and Christian Adamczak 12.23.2024In Episode 15 of Tap Into Maple Run, hosts Superintendent Bill Kimball and Assistant Superintendent John Muldoon welcome Andrew Moore and Christian Adamczak, Outdoor Technology educators at NCTC (Northwest Career and Technical Center). Andrew and Christian share their innovative approach to integrating technology with outdoor education, offering students hands-on experiences that foster technical skills and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. Learn how their programs connect students with nature while preparing them for careers in emerging tech fields. This week’s John & Bill Weekly Wellness Tip encourages you to embrace holiday routine changes by adapting your habits, creating simple rituals fo...
2024-12-2333 min
Tap Into Maple RunEpisode 15 - Andrew Moore and Christian Adamczak 12.23.2024In Episode 15 of Tap Into Maple Run, hosts Superintendent Bill Kimball and Assistant Superintendent John Muldoon welcome Andrew Moore and Christian Adamczak, Outdoor Technology educators at NCTC (Northwest Career and Technical Center). Andrew and Christian share their innovative approach to integrating technology with outdoor education, offering students hands-on experiences that foster technical skills and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. Learn how their programs connect students with nature while preparing them for careers in emerging tech fields.
This week’s John & Bill Weekly Wellness Tip encourages you to embrace holiday routine changes by adapting your habits, creating simple rituals fo...
2024-12-2333 min
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCelebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: The Fascinating Freshwater MusselHave you ever been up close and personal with an endangered freshwater mussel? Matthew Patterson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist and NCTC Course Leader, gives Mike McAllister the inside scoop on endangered freshwater mussels. Listen to where mussels live, why they’re important, what their role is in the ecosystem, and why they are declining. You also will hear all about the brand new and incredible 3D mussel shell project. Matthew has partnered with the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to create 3D scans of all 300 species of freshwater mussel in...
2023-08-2422 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCelebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: The Recovery of the Bald Eagle and the History of the NCTC Eagle NestIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, Jim Siegel, Ecology Curriculum Manager, and Randy Robinson, Education and Outreach Coordinator, discuss the successful recovery of the bald eagle and review the history of the NCTC eagle nest on its 20th anniversary. The NCTC eagles are a conservation success story right here on campus! Recorded on National American Eagle Day, hear the interesting details of how the bald eagle population has grown all over the United States and the challenges the species still faces today!
2023-06-2022 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCelebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: Its HistoryFor 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has protected America's imperiled plants and animals. Mark Madison, Historian for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shares about the history of the Endangered Species Act during its 50th Anniversary year. All Americans can take pride in the fact that, under the ESA, the California condor, grizzly bear, Okaloosa darter, whooping crane, and black-footed ferret have all been brought back from the brink of extinction. It has helped to create a better understanding of how human activities can impact the environment and how we can work together to protect it. We can also...
2023-06-0625 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSustainability at NCTC: Food Donation and RecyclingFood donation and recycling are a big part of keeping NCTC sustainable. With the ability to have up to 275 guests onsite, a lot of food is prepared but sometimes not all is consumed. In this episode of the Sustainability series, Mike McAllister talks Tracy McCleaf about how our food is donated, who it goes to, and how it’s transferred. They also discuss our recycling efforts to help keep the environment clean and preserve our natural resources!
2023-05-1508 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSustainability at NCTC: Tree PlantingWhen walking the trails at the NCTC, you are surrounded by beautiful trees. Have you thought about what kind of tree they are or how they fit in biodiversity? Or why the younger trees were planted in that spot? The NCTC Land Management team takes great thought into where new trees will be planted and why. Mike McAllister talks with Casey Johnson, an Ecologist at NCTC, about tree planting and gives advice on planting your own native trees!
2023-04-2719 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSustainability at NCTC: Pollinator GardensPollinator gardens can be a beautiful, natural addition to our landscapes! But do you know why they are so important? Using native species to create a robust habitat, we can give pollinators their three basic needs: food, water, and shelter. By doing so, we can help create a virtual highway that gives pollinators rest stops! In this episode of the Sustainability series, Mike McAllister talks with Casey Johnson, an Ecologist at NCTC, about the importance of pollinator gardens and how you can create one, even on your deck or patio!
2023-04-0613 min
What the Hell Is Going OnICYMI: WTH is Tik Tok So Dangerous? Klon Kitchen on How the Chinese Communist Party is Reading Your Keystrokes and Collecting Your DataIt’s spring break, and your kids might have more time on their hands… so we are revisiting one of our best and increasingly relevant episodes.Over a third of Americans spend hours every day on an app that directly feeds their data to the Chinese government. TikTok, owned by Chinese parent company Bytedance, is constantly collecting reams of data on its users, from GPS to keystrokes to outer-app monitoring, and even encrypted data that might be useful someday. But aren’t these D.C. elite problems — worrying only for those who plan to work in intelligence or governm...
2023-04-0551 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSustainability at NCTC: Prescribed BurnsPrescribed burns. Most of us have heard the term or have seen the smoke floating above the NCTC in the spring. Have you ever wondered exactly what a prescribed burn is and why we conduct them? What are the benefits of prescribed burning? In this episode of the Sustainability at NCTC series, Casey Johnson answers our questions! Casey, who has over a decade of fire experience with the FWS and its partners, tells us how prescribed burns require planning, when to schedule a burn, how the critters are protected, and so much more!
2023-02-2823 min
Green Room On Air with Ray RenatiScrumbly Koldewyn of the legendary CockettesCOCKETTES: ETRNAL EMISSIONS will be performed Sat., Dec. 3 and Sun., Dec. 4 at 7:30 pm, at
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Scrumbly Koldewyn (Ensemble/Musical Director/Piano) started performing, composing, directing for the Cockettes at the inception and has been managing to survive by performing, composing, writing & musical directing in musical theater and cabaret. After the Cockettes, some of his most active groups/projects have been: Rickettes, Tale Spinners (4 productions), Theater...
2022-12-0235 minWhat the Hell Is Going OnWTH is Tik Tok So Dangerous? Klon Kitchen on How the Chinese Communist Party is Reading Your Keystrokes and Collecting Your DataOver a third of Americans spend hours every day on an app that directly feeds their data to the Chinese government. TikTok, owned by Chinese parent company Bytedance, is constantly collecting reams of data on its users, from GPS to keystrokes to outer-app monitoring, and even encrypted data that might be useful someday. But aren’t these D.C. elite problems — worrying only for those who plan to work in intelligence or government someday? Nope. The implications of China’s TikTok-enabled reach touch almost every American. Personal privacy aside, our national security is at immediate risk. The Chinese Communist Party exe...
2022-11-3050 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSustainability at NCTC: CompostingNCTC is always looking for ways we can minimize our impact on the environment, and we ensure that we operate our campus in a sustainable fashion. We'll be sharing several podcasts on NCTC's sustainability practices and how you can incorporate these methods of sustainability into your life. In the second episode, Tracy McCleaf and Mike McAllister discuss composting and how it’s good for the planet, saves us money, reduces waste that goes to the landfill and provides a chemical-free solution for nourishing the plants we eat. Hear them discuss NCTC’s current practices and how you can compost, too!
2022-11-1013 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSustainability at NCTC: Bird Friendly CoffeeNCTC is always looking for ways we can minimize our impact on the environment, and we ensure that we operate our campus in a sustainable fashion. We'll be sharing several podcasts on NCTC's sustainability practices and how you can incorporate these methods of sustainability into your life. In the first episode, listen to a fun conversation about bird-friendly coffee with Mike McAllister and Tracy McCleaf. They discuss how it is naturally grown in dense rain forests, which protect many neotropical migrating birds. And you’ll hear how you can switch to bird-friendly coffee for your morning cup of joe to he...
2022-11-1012 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterScientific River Diving - Part 2In Part 2 of the Scientific River Diving series, Dr. Jim Siegel talks with Ryan Hagerty, FWS Regional Diving Safety Officer, and Matthew Patterson, FWS Certified Diver, about their scientific river dives. As a FWS photographer and videographer, Ryan talks about his experiences capturing mesmerizing images in the depths of rivers and other dark places! Matthew talks about his experiences diving for the coolest animal ever, freshwater mussels! Sit back, relax, and enjoy visualizing the depths of these waters through the experiences of our FWS divers!
2022-09-2723 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterScientific River Diving - Part 1When we think of scuba diving, our minds go to clear water and marine life. That is not always the case and in this two part podcast series, Dr. Jim Siegel talks with Ryan Hagerty, FWS Regional Diving Safety Officer, and Matthew Patterson, FWS Certified Diver, about their scientific river dives. As a FWS photographer and videographer, Ryan talks about his experiences capturing mesmerizing images in the depths of rivers and other dark places! Matthew talks about his experiences diving for the coolest animal ever, freshwater mussels! Sit back, relax, and enjoy visualizing the depths of these waters through the...
2022-08-3123 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterTicks!Ticks! They seem to be in abundance this year! Have you found one on you? Would you know what to do if it attached? In this episode of "Thoughts from Home," listeners hitch a ride with the Podcast team to talk about what ticks are, how they get on you, how to get them off you and the diseases they can carry. Learn interesting facts about this animal and hear tips on how to keep yourself safe from ticks this summer season.
2022-07-2623 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterNCTC's 25th Anniversary!The NCTC is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! In this podcast, Steve Chase, NCTC Director, and Mark Madison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Historian, reflect on the past and speculate the future of NCTC’s next 25 years.
2022-04-2545 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCelebrating 60 Years of Silent Spring!The USFWS Library is celebrating 60 years of Silent Spring! This April, we're reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the classic that launched the environmental movement for America's Wild Read. Conservation hero Rachel Carson (1907–1964) was a renowned author and one of the first female biologists to work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She became one of the most celebrated and beloved science writers in America, but it is easy to forget how controversial Silent Spring was when it was released despite now being a classic of conservation literature.
2022-04-1228 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCreepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 2Some creepy crawly and misunderstood wildlife offer a lot of benefits to our environment. In Part 2 of the Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife podcast, the team talks about skunks, opossums, and snakes and their important ecoservices. Skunks, opossums and snakes are some of the most efficient and effective natural pest controllers! Snakes keep prey populations in balance. The skunk's charm is in their adaptive and versatile diet, which includes insects, grubs, mice and more. Killing up to 5,000 ticks in a season, opossums are friends in eradicating ticks!
2022-01-2723 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCreepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 1Some creepy crawly and misunderstood wildlife, like spiders, bats, and raccoons offer a lot of benefits to our environment and we'd like to shed some positive light on those important ecoservices. In Part 1 of the Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife podcast, the team talks about spiders, bats, and raccoons. Spiders are hardy builders, using their cable-like silk to create intricate webs to catch up to 14 times their own weight in insect prey. Bats are a unique species, flying mammals that navigate their environment via echolocation and most North American bats are entirely insectivorous, with some individual bats consuming up to 4,500...
2022-01-2726 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterWhat is NYCALC?Ever wonder what the Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is all about? In this podcast you'll learn about NYCALC and hear participants' reactions to the program.
2021-09-3019 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterSpring Frogs and Toads at the NCTCDr. Jim Siegel, US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and NCTC Ecology curriculum manager, reviews the calls of the most common frogs and toads that can be heard at the NCTC each spring. Hearing the intricate descriptions and sounds of the frogs and toads, you can envision being near the springtime ponds at the NCTC.
2021-08-1908 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterOff the Shelf - The Home PlaceCatherine Woodward, Fish and Wildlife Biologist in the USFWS Conservation Library introduces a series called Off the Shelf, where she hopes to inspire you and other readers to connect with conservation literature and nature writing, as she talks about books pulled from the library shelves. The Home Place: A Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by Dr. J. Drew Lanham is a powerful and motivating memoir and the main themes discussed are home, conservationists of color, and how we each play a role in conservation.
2021-07-2812 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterCicadas! Dr. Jim Siegel explains this natural phenomenon happening every 17 years.During the Great Eastern Brood of periodical cicadas Catherine Woodward, Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Jim Siegel, Ecology Curriculum Manager from the National Conservation Training Center talk about this natural phenomenon and wildlife spectacle of millions of cicadas emerging from the soil after seventeen years and answer many questions about these insects.
2021-06-1114 minUSFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training CenterNCTC: Who We AreIn this episode of Thoughts From Home, Mark Madison, our Fish and Wildlife Historian, talks with the NCTC Director, Steve Chase, about NCTC, who we are, what we do and other information you may not know.
2021-04-3033 min
Jewanced#20 - Raymond Holcomb, FBI Special Agent, Counterterrorist, & Homeland Security AdvisorThis week, we’re bringing you an extra special episode of the podcast with former FBI Special Agent Raymond Holcomb, president and managing director of 1st Watch Global. Ray has over 30 years’ experience as a law enforcement and intelligence officer. He served for over 23 years as an FBI Special Agent; 8 as a Strategic Planner with the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), and 4 as a state Homeland Security Advisor. His FBI career included 15 years investigating foreign espionage, major drug trafficking organizations, organized crime and National Security matters. He also served as a member of the FBI’s New Yor...
2020-11-202h 42
The Oath with Chuck RosenbergMike Leiter: IntelligenceMike Leiter grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where his extraordinary public service career began early – in high school – when he worked as an Emergency Medical Technician. After graduating from Columbia University, Mike served as a Naval Flight Officer before attending Harvard Law School, where he was one of only four military veterans in his class of more than 500 students. At Harvard, Mike was elected President of the prestigious Harvard Law Review – a job once held by Barack Obama.After clerking on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for Judge Michael Boudin and then o...
2020-07-291h 16
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationCombating Wildlife Crime: Toward an Integrated ApproachPoaching, trafficking, and illegal harvest are all terms used in discussing wildlife crime. While they refer to different actions along the supply chain, these terms are all central to the issue of non-compliance with rules and regulations put in place to support the long-term survival of plant and animal species. Wildlife crime has cascading negative effects on wildlife and people: it reduces biodiversity and can damage entire ecosystems, threatens livelihoods in rural communities, weakens global security, and robs countries that rely on wildlife for tourism of assets and revenue. This podcast is a follow up to our broadcast, “Combating Wildlife Cr...
2019-06-1823 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationFacilitating Local Stakeholder Participation in Collaborative Landscape Conservation PlanningLandscape-scale conservation enables conservation professionals to understand the biological and social factors at work across a broad range of traditional geopolitical boundaries. With a solid understanding of these factors comes the ability to make sound management decisions based on desired future conditions. However, even the most informed decisions rely on the support of local stakeholders to become successful on the ground. Join host Brad Milley from the National Wildlife Refuge System and Dr. Catherine Doyle-Capitman as they discuss the different scales at which conservation occurs and the importance of integrating local stakeholder participation and social data into collaborative landscape conservation...
2018-12-1321 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationCollaborative Conservation for Collective ImpactThe issues we face in conservation and natural resource management are complex and cut across jurisdictions, disciplines, organizations, and boundaries. Collaborating with others can be challenging, especially when our neighbors have different interests and needs or there is a history of conflict. However, when we work to find common ground and focus on relationships, collaboration can generate creative and durable solutions to some of our most difficult conservation problems. In this podcast, we dive into key aspects of collaborative conservation, a term often used to describe work with private landowners, state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and others to achieve collective impacts...
2018-12-1328 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationChallenging Stereotypes: Diversity and the American Hunting LegacyThe conservation community is talking a lot about barriers to hunting, especially for people living in urban areas and those who are underrepresented in the activity, including people of color and women. But what if the hunter stereotype itself is the biggest barrier? Join hosts Tylar Greene and Kaylin Clements from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as they discuss the complex culture of hunting with Dr. Lincoln Larson, who is conducting research on the topic, and Black Wolf Hunting Club founder Eric Morris, who's dedicated his life to promoting hunting in the black community and engaging people in...
2018-04-1047 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationConnecting people with nature: The Service's past, present and futureJoin Natalie Sexton, Tylar Greene, and Kristen Gilbert as they discuss the journey that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has taken in transforming its brand, purpose, and engagement strategies since its inception and what is important for you to know about current goals and effective strategies to engage Americans in recreation.
2017-12-1127 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationThe Nature of Americans: A Dive Into the FindingsIn this episode, we take a dive into the findings from the Nature of Americans study, an initiative led by Dr. Stephen Kellert and DJ Case and Associates to understand and connect Americans to nature. Our guests are Dave Case and Daniel Escher from DJ Case and Associates. Also check out our broadcast on this topic at https://fws.rev.vbrick.com/#/videos/8f7abcf6-42ca-4635-bd77-5a927acc1b32
2017-11-2034 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationVisitor Use Management Tools to Improve Visitor ExperiencesIn this podcast, we'll explore the basic principles and strategies of visitor use management, and the simple, accessible tools-you-can-use to effectively tackle projects involving visitor use of protected areas. Learn from Jennifer Reed, our agency's representative on the Executive Committee of the Interagency Visitor Use Management Council, how you can use the Council's tools to help you connect people with our healthy landscapes while insuring the landscapes continue to thrive now, next summer, and 50 years into the future.
2017-08-0912 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationPlayCleanGo: A behavior change campaign that worksSusan Burks, from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, joins us to discuss her work to prevent the spread of invasive species through a program called PlayCleanGo: Stop Invasive Species In Your Tracks. Developed in partnership with the US Forest Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, it utilizes community-based social marketing strategies to encourage responsible behaviors by outdoor recreationists. After listening to the podcast, learn more about this topic and Susan's work by viewing our recent broadcast, Community-Based Social Marketing: Behavior Change Strategies that Work at https://trainingcenter.fws.gov/resources/knowledge-resources/video-gallery/human-dimensions.html
2017-03-1314 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationCommitment to Collaboration: Facilitating Working Groups of Tribes and Government AgenciesRichard Arnold and Jeremy Spoon join us to discuss their work facilitating collaborations with tribes and federal land management agencies to conserve nature and culture -- two things we can never really separate. What makes these collaborations successful? Listen to the podcast and visit our HDgov webpage for related resources: https://my.usgs.gov/hd/node/728
2016-12-1525 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationBuilding Visitor Centers, Building RelationshipsIn 2012, Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex began designing and building visitor centers for Desert, Ash Meadows, and Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuges. Larger efforts were underway to restore relationships and build partnerships with the seven tribes of Nuwuvi, or Southern Paiutes. The planning and design of the visitor centers was a collaboration with Nuwuvi and the voice of Nuwuvi is woven throughout the exhibits. For pictures of the visitor centers and more resources, please visit https://my.usgs.gov/hd/node/728
2016-07-2819 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationIdentifying and Engaging StakeholdersWho are stakeholders? Why do you need to know? In this podcast, Dr. Katie Steiger-Meister, Senior Public Affairs Specialist with the USFWS Midwest Office of External Affairs, talks about the importance of and tools for stakeholder identification and engagement.
2015-09-2919 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationPersuasive Communication for Behavior ChangeLearn some tips for using persuasive communication to influence conservation behavior. In this podcast, we'll hear from Dr. Shawn Davis, professor of communication at Northern Michigan University and Ms. Lori Brown-Large of Action Research, marketing consultant and social scientist.
2015-09-2912 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationNew Human Dimensions Resource Website for U.S. FWSWe've recently released the Human Dimensions Resource Portal (http://my.usgs.gov/hd/team/usfws). This site for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees provides access to human dimensions tools and resources applicable to conservation work and has many other features that encourage a community of practice around HD topics. Learn more about what it has to offer in this podcast!
2015-09-2205 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationHuman-Wildlife Interactions: Coexisting with Key DeerHuman-wildlife interactions can create obstacles for wildlife conservation efforts. In this podcast we'll hear from Nancy Finley, manager of the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and Dave Case from D.J. Case and Associates, about the negative impacts of Key deer feeding and what's being done about it.
2015-06-0119 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationStrategic Communication for Strategic ConservationIf we want people to conserve fish, wildlife and habitats, we must better understand how to enage with our audiences and effectively communicate with them. In this podcast, Dr. Jessica Thompson, Northern Michigan State University professor, shares tips and best practices for understanding and communicating to make our messages stick.
2014-11-0717 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationUnderstanding a Changing America: A Key to Successful ConservationBeing relevant in our conservation work requires that we understand the demographic changes in the US. In this podcast, Dr. Steve Murdock, Rice University professor and former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, shares some key demographic and socioeconomic trends we are seeing in the US and why a fundamental understanding of these trends is an important part of ensuring successful conservation.
2013-11-0417 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationHow To Know It When You See It: Human Dimensions of Natural Resource ManagementIn this podcast, Aaron Mize, Deputy Refuge Manager at Bosque del Apache and Natalie Sexton, Chief of Human Dimensions Branch/NWRS, discuss the relevance of the human dimension to refuges and their management. To help natural resource practitioners better identify and address the human dimension, they describe the social science behind topics such as behavior change, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement and provide examples of applying these concepts to natural resource management.
2013-08-2320 minUSFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in ConservationBeyond the Blue Goose SignsNatalie Sexton, Chief of Human Dimensions Branch/ NWRS, interviews Charlie Pelizza, Refuge Manager of Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area about the human dimensions of landscape conservation and planning. Charlie shares lessons learned through his experiences in leading the establishment of this refuge.
2013-08-2312 min