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157 - Can Tree Planting Help Solve The Climate Crisis with Lauren Oakes

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157 - Can Tree Planting Help Solve The Climate Crisis with Lauren Oakes

Join host Matthew Kristoff on YourForest Podcast for an inspiring conversation with Lauren Oakes, scientist, storyteller, and author of Tree Keepers: The Race for a Forested Future. This thought-provoking episode explores the creation and maintenance of healthy forest ecosystems as a vital solution to climate change and biodiversity loss. Lauren delves into the complexities of tree planting versus forest restoration, emphasizing thoughtful stewardship, community engagement, and sustainability. Drawing from extensive research and personal experiences, she highlights how forests contribute to carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and community well-being. Learn actionable strategies to support reforestation and foster a resilient, forested future. Don’t miss it!

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156 - How Salmon Shape Ecosystems–Impacts from Forestry w/ Dr. Jonathan Moore and Christian Carson

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156 - How Salmon Shape Ecosystems–Impacts from Forestry w/ Dr. Jonathan Moore and Christian Carson

Forests play a crucial role in supporting salmon habitats, providing essential services like water filtration, temperature regulation, and habitat structure. Healthy riparian zones, the forested areas along rivers and streams, protect water quality and offer shade that keeps water cool for salmon. However, forestry practices, especially logging near water bodies, can significantly disrupt these delicate ecosystems. Changes in stream flow, increased water temperatures, and habitat loss can all jeopardize salmon populations, which are vital to local ecosystems, wildlife, and economies.

Dr. Jonathan Moore, a professor at Simon Fraser University and leader of the Salmon Watersheds Lab, has dedicated his research to understanding the complex relationship between forestry, climate change, and salmon habitats. Along with graduate researcher Christian Carson, he focuses on how riparian zones influence water quality and salmon survival.

In today’s episode, we explore how forestry impacts salmon habitats, the importance of riparian zones, and strategies for balancing economic needs with ecological health.

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155 - Monetizing Ecosystem Services for Improved Forest Management with Mark Anielski

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155 - Monetizing Ecosystem Services for Improved Forest Management with Mark Anielski

Forests offer much more than timber. They provide essential services like clean air, water filtration, biodiversity, and wildlife habitats. However, these benefits, known as "non-market" values, often go unmeasured because they don't have a direct price.

Traditional economics usually overlook these values, focusing only on the financial gains from timber. This narrow view can harm ecosystems and prevent us from recognizing forests' full worth.

Mark Anielski, a respected forest and wellbeing economist, has spent over 30 years working on ways to measure these hidden benefits. He collaborates with governments, nonprofits, and First Nations to help bring non-market forest values into the economy.

This article will explore Mark's insights on forest ecosystem value, examining why GDP falls short and how we can prioritize ecosystem health. We will also discuss incentives for sustainable forestry, wildfire prevention, and other ways to protect these vital resources.

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154 - Two-Eyed Seeing with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg

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154 - Two-Eyed Seeing with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg

In this episode of YourForest podcast, host Matthew Kristoff engages with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg to explore the powerful concept of "Two-Eyed Seeing." Dr. Cristina Eisenberg is an Associate Dean at Oregon State University, specializing in tribal initiatives and climate resilience. As a community ecologist with Māori and Western Apache heritage, she combines Indigenous and Western knowledge to address environmental challenges.

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110-Old Growth with John Innes, Andy Mackinnon and Garry Merkel

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110-Old Growth with John Innes, Andy Mackinnon and Garry Merkel

Old Growth. What does that mean? How old is Old? How big is Big? How much is out there? How ecologically unique is it? And finally, how should we interact with it? It is one of the last natural remnants of a pre-industrialized society. Many relate it to the loss of the great barrier reefs or the shrinking Amazon rainforest. Why is there still so much conflict and how is it going to be resolved. What does the future of Sustainable Forest Management look like? Today, we seek some answers.

#16-Fire and Water with Francois-Nicolas Robinne

#16-Fire and Water with Francois-Nicolas Robinne

Climate change has begun to demonstrate its impact on our lives and our planet. One such impact is on wildfire activity. Longer fire seasons mean a higher probability of catastrophic fires. These fires have a drastic effect on our water quality. As more frequent and larger fires occur, our water resources are put at risk. Francois and I discuss his research into this problem.

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