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Out of the Wild16. Sean Gerrity on the rewilding renaissanceSean Gerrity is the co-founder and former CEO of American Prairie—a giant wildlife refuge in the making in Montana, which I hiked and kayaked this past August. Sean is the host of The Answers Are Out There podcast in which he interviews leaders who’ve taken on bold conservation projects. He’s the author of Wild on Purpose: The American Prairie Story and the Art of Thinking Bigger. Some of Sean’s favorite things: musician Ry Cooder, Sapiens by Yoval Noah Hariri, Travels with Charley, East of Eden, A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby, D...
2025-12-291h 49
Bozeman News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame Biennial BanquetThe Montana Outdoor Hall of Fames biennial banquet on December sixth will honor thirteen individuals and sixteen young plaintiffs for their significant contributions to Montanas outdoors. The event will feature a social hour, dinner, and induction ceremony, with tickets priced at $75 each. Honorees include Bill Cunningham, Sean Gerrity, Rick and Susie Graetz, and Chris Servheen, among others. The young plaintiffs successfully sued in the Held versus Montana case, helping to enforce the clean and healthful environment provisions of the Montana Constitution. Tickets can be purchased online through the Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame website.DNN | The Daily News Now!
2025-11-2701 min
The Wild IdeaAmerican Prairie, Part One - Wild on PurposeIn this first of a two-part conversation about American Prairie, we talk with founder Sean Gerrity about what inspired him to take on one of the largest conservation projects in North America. Sean shares how a lifetime spent outdoors and a background in business led him to the idea of rewilding millions of acres of Montana grasslands. He talks about what it’s like to earn trust in ranching country, how he approaches relationships with tribal nations, and why he calls himself a “possibilist” rather than an optimist. For Sean, this work has always been about connection between people, betwee...
2025-11-1348 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastCelebrating America’s Newest Large-Scale Marine Sanctuary: Violet Sage Walker: Northern Chumash Tribal Leader.Designated in December 2024, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is America’s 17th national marine sanctuary, the sixth off the U.S. West Coast, and is one of the largest in the National Marine Sanctuary System. The success of the 20 year effort was due to tenacious leadership by numerous indigenous tribes, including a key leadership role taken by Violet Sage Walker, the tribal chair of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. The sanctuary encompasses 4,543 square miles of Central California’s beautiful coastal and ocean waters, providing protection to nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources while...
2025-07-0949 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastPassing on Rewilding to the Next Generation: Frans Schepers Part 2Frans and Sean talk further about the future of rewilding. Topics include what holistic rewidling will look like as the field matures, and also expanding rewilding efforts through engaging younger generations as effective leaders and changemakers in this exciting space.This episode was produced by Chrissie Bodznick with music by Trace Ketterling.Learn more about The Answers Are Out There Podcast at www.theanswersareouttherepodcast.net or on instagram. You can also sign up to receive email updates here. Email us at sean@theanswersareouttherepodcast.net
2024-09-0321 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastEnsuring the Ongoing Rewilding of Europe: Frans Schepers Part 1Rewilding is a growing phenomenon around the world but getting a new project launched and keeping it going through the early phases can be exceedingly challenging. There is always seemingly too much to do and not enough resources to do it all. Frans Schepers, CEO of Rewilding Europe, talks about how he and his team assist rewilding entrepreneurs from all across Europe. They provide important tools and ongoing connection with others so that no rewilding project is ever alone and each one has the very best chances of success and longevity.Learn More About Rewilding Europe:
2024-08-1335 min
The Sonoma SpielNo Clouds in the Sonoma Sky - Just Sonoma Balloons! Hot Air Ballooning in Wine CountrySean Gerrity with Sonoma Ballooning parked his colorful balloon right outside the KSVY studio and hopped off to talk about hot air balloons in Sonoma Valley.
During the podcast we find out how to become a hot air balloon pilot, that the job has its ups and downs and landings are guaranteed. We also learn about a day in the life of a hot air balloon pilot, why the hot air balloons take off at sunrise and why Sean avoids delivering babies on hot air balloons (not that much space.) Also, the first hot air balloon pilots...
2024-08-0154 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastA New Nature Reserve in Southern Scotland: Jenny Barlowe & Angela WilliamsUsing a unique community land ownership approach, the new Tarras Valley Nature Reserve project is creating a valued gift for future generations. Initiated just a few years ago, the reserve has grown from nothing to 10,500 acres, making it one of the largest protected areas for nature in Southern Scotland. Jenny, Angela, and their team, while focused primarily on habitat and wildlife restoration, also consistently include local school children in the unfolding of the reserve's many initiatives. Learn More About the Tarras Valley Nature ReserveThis episode was produced by Chrissie Bodznick with music by Trace K...
2024-07-1957 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastLet The River Roll: Oshun O'Rourke: Yurok TribeThe Klamath River 4-Dam Removal project is the largest such effort going on anywhere in the world. For decades advocates for letting the river run free to benefit salmon and all other associated riverine biodiversity assumed the corporate and government entities that had built and managed the dams were too powerful and closed off to the idea of removal. But in recent years certain conditions changed and the stars somehow aligned— just long enough— for more open discussions of possibility to take place. Six indigenous tribes, agencies, politicians and corporate interests engaged in dialogues that led to a decision and a...
2024-07-0236 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastA One-Million Acre Vision. Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area: Andreia PawelIn a reflective quest aimed to align her emerging interests with a vocation, Andreia Pawel tent-camped in the Southern Namibian Savana for three years. Then, one day she unexpectedly received the chance to start a new one-million acre wildlife reserve: The Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area. As CEO of this fast-moving project, she looks back on falling in love with a vast landscape and its wildlife inhabitants, and the rewards of watching a newly protected place begin to thrive once again.Learn More About Andreia Powel and ORKCA:ORCKA Website...
2024-06-2150 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastEffective Science Storytelling: Part 2 of the Dominica Whale Project with Shane GeroThis episode picks up Sean's conversation with Shane Gero from last week. In addition to sperm whales, the two discuss new ways to teach and communicate science, using storytelling as a conservation tool, and how every single job can be done with purpose.Learn More About Shane Gero and the Dominica Whale ProjectTedEd Video on Whale Talk:How Advanced is Whale Talk? with Shane Gero and David GruberShane Gero: https://www.shanegero.comThe Sperm Whale Project: https://www...
2024-06-1927 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastA New Caribbean Wildlife Sanctuary: Dominica Whale Project with Shane Gero, Part 1Shane Gero is a marine biologist and renowned expert in the acoustic complexity and social behaviors of marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. He is a Scientist-in-Residence at the Department of Biology at Carleton University in Canada. Importantly, he is also an activist and staunch advocate for providing meaningful sanctuary for these species in the world oceans. His most recent work in the Caribbean Ocean, centered around Dominica, included thousands of hours of field work and has played a role in finally establishing what will soon be the largest marine sanctuary ever created in the Ca...
2024-06-0445 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastHelping Grizzly Bears Get Where They Want to Go with Dr. Sarah Sells: Montana C.R.U.Using cutting-edge mapping technology and tiny, digital grizzlies programmed to behave like real ones, bear specialist Dr. Sarah Sells and her team are able to make unprecedented predictions for the species. They can forecast the migration routes that expanding populations of grizzly bears will take and where they are likely to make their new homes. She and her team at the Montana Cooperative Research Unit (C.R.U) are conducting research that directly informs wildlife management decisions and improves the chances that grizzlies can continue returning to their former home ranges where they have been absent for more than...
2024-05-2151 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastOngoing Wins for Nature with Laly Lichtenfeld & Neovitus Sianga: African People & WildlifeLaly Lichtenfeld and Neovitus Sianga’s work at African People and Wildlife (AP&W) centers on the linkages between people, wildlife and the diverse ecosystems they call home. For decades surrounding their base of operations in Tanzania, there have been intense and seemingly intractable conflicts between wildlife and people. Since 2005 AP&W has been making impressive progress on mitigating these conflicts with simple, ingenious solutions that can be implemented by livestock managers and whole communities on their own. Importantly, they support the use of these solutions through a multitude of ongoing programs that include youth environmental education, women-owned business ve...
2024-05-0743 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastFrom Adventuring, to Finding Purpose, to Making a Big Impact. Gregg Treinish: Adventure ScientistsTrekking 11,000 kilometers over the entire length of South America was cool, but for Gregg Treinish— adventurer and National Geographic Explorer of the Year—something was missing. He wondered if somehow he could bring together his passion for being outdoors, his love of big-time adventuring, and his deep interest in science. And there was one more thing; he wanted to somehow make the world a better place. By later starting his own organization, Adventure Scientists, he devised a clever way to accomplish all of the above and to help thousands of other extraordinary adventurers from around the globe become a part...
2024-04-2342 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastLobstermen are Becoming America’s Newest Farmers with Briana Warner: Atlantic Sea Farms.Briana Warner became a food systems entrepreneur when she identified a risky yet exciting opportunity: the Maine lobster fishing fleet worked only seasonally. The rest of the year boats were largely idle, and local economies felt the pinch. Enter the sea-grown kelp business. Briana realized a new additive industry could produce a triple win. It would bolster local economic vitality, produce an ecological advantage for the sea, and create ultra healthy food for customers. Now Briana’s company, Atlantic Sea Farms, is the largest line-grown kelp company in the U.S. and her team's success is reverberating locally and na...
2024-04-0945 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastIntroducing The Answers Are Out ThereThe Answers Are Out There is a new podcast featuring lively and inspiring conversations with creative innovators in conservation. Host Sean Gerrity interviews entrepreneurs around the world who have successfully led projects that support nature, wildlife, and people. Episodes drop twice per month on Tuesdays, starting 4/9! This episode was produced by Chrissie Bodznick with music by Trace Ketterling.Learn more about The Answers Are Out There Podcast at www.theanswersareouttherepodcast.net or on instagram. You can also sign up to receive email updates here. Email us at sean@theanswersareouttherepodcast.net
2024-04-0404 min
The Prairie Farm PodcastEp. 129 Rebuilding America's Serengeti with Sean Gerrity of American PrairieThe American Prairie Reserve (now just American Prairie) is a prairie conservation organization that is dedicated to reconstructing a massive contiguous portion of prairie habitat in Montana. Sean Gerrity is one of the founders and the retired CEO of AP, and nobody knows the story of this incredible project better than he does.
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2024-02-241h 28
Forces for NatureEp19: Creating the Largest Wildlife Reserve in the Continental U.S. with Sean Gerrity and Daniel KinkaSend Crystal a text letting her know what you thought about the show!There are only four large-scale temperate grasslands left in the world whose protection would conserve a fully functioning ecosystem. However, undertaking a conservation effort of that size could be immensely daunting and difficult. Today’s guests welcome that challenge. Sean Gerrity is the founder of the American Prairie Reserve (APR) and Daniel Kinka is the APR's wildlife restoration manager. Using a myriad of talents, this long-term project is well underway to become the largest wildlife reserve in the continental United States- a North American Se...
2020-10-0646 min
PolyphonyPro Groups: Surviving a PandemicAnnette Philip, Sean Gerrity, and Mark Megibow joined us to talk about life during COVID. We talked about the initial fallout - including being in the middle of a cruise ship gig when things started happening, then turned to how these groups are continuing to create, innovate, and serve their communities. With ideas, stories, and fun, this is a jam-packed episode!
2020-08-2000 min
Acaville Podcast Network FeedPro Groups: Surviving a PandemicAnnette Philip, Sean Gerrity, and Mark Megibow joined us to talk about life during COVID. We talked about the initial fallout - including being in the middle of a cruise ship gig when things started happening, then turned to how these groups are continuing to create, innovate, and serve their communities. With ideas, stories, and fun, this is a jam-packed episode!
2020-08-2000 min
The MortarboardSlack, Icebreakers, and Extra Credit: Creating Community with Sean GerrityHostos Community College assistant professor of English Sean Gerrity shares his strategies for creating a sense of community among students, at a school where everyone is a commuter.
2020-01-2530 min
The MeatEater PodcastEp. 148: American Prairie ReserveBozeman, MT- Steven Rinella talks with Sean Gerrity, the founder of the American Prairie Reserve, along with Ryan Callaghan, Sam Lungren, Michelle Chandler, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.Subjects discussed: questions about Ryan Callaghan; when ballparkin' goes wrong; Santa Claus as a grade-A a-hole; "keep them toes cold" and other thoughts on parenting in the outdoors; Janis as a segue master; the Buffalo Commons and the Big Open; just how game rich was America?; the rabbit going through the snake; access is back in style; grizzlies, wolves, and cougars on the Great Plains; let's talk...
2018-12-242h 38