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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New on the podcast - kelp! Nan Evans talks with oceanographer Dr. Ed Parnell about the importance of and vulnerability of kelp forests in our marine ecosystem. 🌊

An underwater view of a kelp forest, looking up from below toward the water surface. The kelp stalks are talk and dense.

A closeup of a kelp holdfast which looks like plant roots.

A closeup of purple sea urchins on a blade of kelp.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New on the podcast - evaluating coastal risk! Nan Evans talks with Dr. Ian Miller about coastal science, risk assessments, and planning for changes in our coastal ecosystems. #adapt

Waves hitting the shore against large rocks set at the edge of a building in Port Townsend, WA, courtesy of WA Sea Grant.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New on the podcast - iNaturalist! Nan Evans and her guest Wendy Feltham explore iNaturalist, the free community forum for sharing nature observation experiences. 📷: Wendy with a Checkerspot butterfly, courtesy of Wendy Feltham.

A woman standing in a grassy area with trees in the background looks at a small butterfly that landed on the handle of her walking pole.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New on the podcast - noxious weeds! In a two-part program, Debaran Kelso talks with Sophie DeGroot about the problem of invasive plants, and strategies for removing them.

A smiling woman stands in a wooded area holding an orange steel digging tool.

Two women are looking at a thick ivy vine that is climbing up a tree in a wooded area.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New on the podcast - seabirds! Jackie Canterbury speaks with Dr. Eric Wagner about his book, Seabirds as Sentinels, and the idea that seabirds are early-warning indicators of changes in marine ecosystems. 📷: Rhinoceros auklets by Wendy Feltham #birds #MarineLife

A gray seabird that has a horn-like extension off the top of its orange beak. The bird is floating on ocean water.

Three gray auklets are flying over the ocean.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Want to help study a new method for understanding whale vocalizations? Help WhaleSETI by participating in the following study to characterize humpback whale social calls: whale-seti.eyeqsoft.com/eq/r2/10bmzq #WHALESETI #bioacoustics #MarineMammals @daryllmarie.bsky.social

WHALE-SETI
WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT WHALESETI?
@SETIINSTITUTE

WhaleSETI needs help characterizing humpback whale social calls!
listen to whales and help science

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New on the podcast - medical care for marine mammals! Nan Evans talks with Casey McLean from SR3, the only organization in the Pacific Northwest fully dedicated to the rescue, treatment, and rehabilitation of marine wildlife. 📷: SR3 #MarineMammals #MarineLife

A harbor seal pup nicknamed Crumpet who is a case of maternal separation.

A California sea lion nicknamed Captain Crunch with a shoulder injury.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

New on the podcast - even more of the deep ocean! Nan Evans concludes her conversation with Dr. Chris Kelley about life in the very deep sea. 📷: NOAA Ocean Exploration #MarineLife #invertebrate

An anemone that looks like a venus flytrap plant, with tentacles used to capture prey.

A grideye fish, a dark narrow bottom-dwelling fish that has distinctive platelike "eyes" which lack a lens and can only detect the presence of light.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New on the podcast - a BioBlitz! Nan Evans talks with Kelsey Lang about the annual BioBlitz at Fort Worden State Park and the importance of biodiversity. 📷: Scenes from BioBlitz 2025 by Kelsey Lang

A Washington State Parks table with information and resources for participating in the BioBlitz.

A group of four students crouches on a beach, looking closely to identify sea creatures.

A western eyed sphinx moth that landed on a grey stone wall. The moth has varying shades of brown on its body and wings.

A hand is holding up small yellow flowers of a field mustard plant.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

New on the podcast - more of the deep ocean! Nan Evans continues with Dr. Chris Kelley about life in the very deep sea. 📷: NOAA Ocean Exploration #MarineLife #invertebrate

Torquaratoridae cf. Yoda purpurata

A deep ocean worm on the ocean floor. It has a purple-pink head and white body.

Chrysogorgiidae Iridogorgia bella

A soft coral with a single spiral stem and many delicate-looking branches off the top that look like fireworks.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

New on the podcast - native bees! Jackie Canterbury explores the fascinating world of Washington's native bees with bee advocate Kris Ethington. 📷: Kris Ethington 🐝 #invert #insects

A striped sweat bee on a small white flower. The bee's body is a bright metallic green color.

Several pacific dune digger bees (males) are on, or in flight, near sand. The bees' brown and black bodies blend in very well with the sand.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New on the podcast - more wetlands! Debaran Kelso returns with biologist Donna Frostholm to continue their exploration of a local wetland. 📷: Meg Amos; soil color chart from Donna Frostholm

Donna Frostholm with Debaran Kelso amidst the slough sedges (Carex obnuta) of our local Winona Wetland, part of the Quimper Wildlife Corridor which is protected by the Jefferson Land Trust.

A shovel is on the ground next to a hole dug to collect a soil sample.

Two photos are shown. One is the blue cover of the Munsell Soil Color Charts book. The other shows a page from the book with colors shown from white to beiges to browns.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

New on the podcast - the deep ocean! Nan Evans speaks with Dr. Chris Kelley about life in the very deep sea. #MarineLife #invertebrate

Proisocrinidae (Proisocrinus ruberrimus)

A deep sea animal that is red, with feathery-looking arms that extend from a single stalk.

Polynoidae

A deep sea creature that is white and looks sort of like a caterpillar with a lot of legs.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

New on the podcast - tide pooling! Nan Evans welcomes Carolyn Woods to talk about exploring the intertidal zone at night. 📷: Carolyn Woods #MarineLife #invertebrate

Five people are tide pooling at night. Two adults and two children are looking down at exposed rocks and seaweed to see what creatures are visible during low tide. A person is standing behind them wearing a head lamp.

Several people are tide pooling at night. They are crouched looking down at exposed rocks and seaweed to see what creatures are visible during low tide. One person is holding a flashlight.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

New on the podcast - wetlands! Debaran Kelso speaks about the importance of wetlands with biologist Donna Frostholm. 📷: Meg Amos

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New on the podcast - dungeness crab research! Nan Evans talks with Emily Buckner from the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group about research goals, collaboration, and challenges involved in studying Dungeness crab populations in the Salish Sea. #invertebrate

A woman stands on a boat holding a Dungeness crab in each hand. There are crab traps stacked behind her.

A pile of Dungeness crab in a black bin.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

New on the podcast - butterflies! Debaran Kelso welcomes Regina Johnson and Dan Dunphy to talk about our native butterflies in Washington. #bugsky

A painted lady butterfly on a light purple flower. The butterfly has orange and black wings with some white spots.

A purplish copper butterfly on a yellow flower. The butterfly has a coppery orange wings with dark edges and spots.

A western pine elfin butterfly on a small twig of pine. The butterfly has brown wings with a dark bars and some white spots.

A snowberry checkerspot butterfly on a white flower. The butterfly has bright orange wings with lots of white spots.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

New on the podcast - birds vs bees! Jackie Canterbury and beekeeper Colleen Ebken take a fascinating dive into the tiny yet complex worlds of bees and birds. #honeybees #birds

A honeybee sits in the middle of an open flower with white petals.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Learn the basics of beekeeping with the East Jefferson (WA) Beekeepers Association!

East Jefferson Beekeepers Association
In Person Introduction to Beekeeping 2026
[New and Repeat Beekeepers Welcome!]
• Five Saturdays: March 14th - April 11th
• Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Location: Chimacum Grange
• Cost: Free with Annual EJBees Membership (online pre-recorded course also available]
Class Details:
• Taught by Experienced Members of EJBees - Instruction, Demos, Q & A
• Optional Reference Book for Purchase at First Class [$20]
• Reference Sheets with Vetted Website and Video Links Provided
• Hardcopy and Online options available.
About honeybees
Hives, Clothing and Tools
Pests and Diseases
Feeding and Care
Hive Management by Season
Installing Bees

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

New on the podcast - salmon forests! Jackie Canterbury talks with journalist Paul Koberstein about the relationship between salmon and our coastal temperate rainforest. 📷: Chart from Jackie Canterbury; June hogs (large chinook salmon) in Astoria, Oregon c.1910

Chart showing decreasing salmon returns (estimated) from pre-1900 to 2025:
ca. 1900 Declines due to overfishing, commercial canneries, logging, mining, agriculture, pollution, and splash dams and other early dams
ca. 1950-1970 (pre-MMPA) Losses mostly due to major dam construction from 1940s to 1960s
2000-2020 Declines mostly due to dams, habitat loss, warming seas.

Two men standing on a dock, each man is holding up a large salmon weighing over 100lbs.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

New on the podcast - geology! Nan Evans talks with geologist Tim Lawson about the geological stories revealed in the bluffs of Fort Worden and North Beach in Port Townsend, WA.

A closeup of the base of a bluff showing layers of different sandy colors and textures. The bottom layer looks gray and swirly with sediment folded over itself.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

New on the podcast - forest preservation! Nan Evans speaks with Heidi Eisenhour and Malloree Weinheimer about how we can act locally to protect special forest habitats while providing for sustainable forest harvests and supporting local communities. #PNW #nature

Tall trees in an old forest. A dirt path curves through the trees.

Photo credit: Nature Now

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

New on the podcast - PNW history! Debaran Kelso speaks with Steve Ricketts about the remarkable life of pioneer and explorer James Swan, who lived, worked, and recorded extensively in our area from 1859 to 1900. #history #PNW

A man stands next to a gravestone which reads:
Pioneer Historian
James G. Swan
Born Medford Mass
Jan 11, 1818
Died Port Townsend Wash
May 18, 1900

Sepia tone photograph of James Swan sitting in a chair next to a small table with books and papers on it.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New on the podcast - books! The hosts of Nature Now - Jackie Canterbury, Nan Evans, and Debaran Kelso - start the year by sharing their favorite books about natural history. #naturewriting #booksky

Three books lying flat:
Apprentice To The Wild by Kurt Hoelting
The Mind Of A Bee by Lars Chittka
Dog Songs by Mary Oliver

Seven books lying flat:
I Was a Middle-Aged Wolfman: Chasing Wolves in Idaho's Backcountry by Jim Holyan
Seabirds: The New Identification Guide by Peter Harrison
Around The Salish Sea: Plants and Art by Alice Derry (three volumes)
In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon
From BAM! to BURP! A Carbon Atom’s Never-Ending Journey through Space and Time and YOU by Melissa Stewart

Four books lying flat:
The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests by Lynda Mapes
Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
Seabirds As Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island by Eric Wagner
Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids by Joseph Gaydos and Audrey Benedict

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

New on the podcast - the CBC! Jackie Canterbury talks with Dr. Steve Hampton about the oldest community science program of its kind, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). 📷: Anna's hummingbird by Jackie Canterbury #PNW #birds

A hummingbird with bright pink feathers on its head and neck sits on the edge of a nectar feeder.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

New on the podcast - forests! Jackie Canterbury talks with Paul Koberstein about the importance of our temperate rainforest ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest. 📷: Canopy of Titans; co-authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate from Cascadia Times #PNW #forest

The cover of the book Canopy of Titans is superimposed on a background image of tall trees in a forest.

A man and a woman are standing next to each other outside in a field with the sun behind them.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

New on the podcast - wolves! Debaran Kelso speaks with biologist Jim Holyan about his experiences working on wolf reintroduction in Idaho. 📷: WA Department of Fish and Wildlife

A wolf is walking facing a camera with its head held low. Behind the wolf are rocks and forest.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

New on the podcast - climbing mountains! Jackie Canterbury speaks with Dave Rugh about his experiences mountain climbing in Washington State. 📷: Above a crevasse on Mt. Rainier, from Dave Rugh #PNW #mountaineering #hiking

A man wearing winter climbing gear and a large backpack is walking in snow over a crevasse on the side of a mountain.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New on the podcast - nurse logs! Nan Evans welcomes Carrie Clendaniel to talk about nurse logs in our forests and what the Jefferson Land Trust is doing to increase these incredibly significant ecological systems. #PNW #ForestFloor

A constructed nurse log made of a stack of cut logs lying in a forest with moss and mushrooms growing on the logs.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

New on the podcast - humpback acoustics! Debaran Kelso speaks with Dr. Fred Sharpe whose recent research focuses on aerial whale signals like blows, wheezes, and thrums. 📷: Fred Sharpe #MarineMammals #MarineLife

Two humpback whales in the ocean. One is diving, showing the mostly white underside of its tail fluke. The other one is blowing a spout at the surface. Mountains are seen in the distance.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

New on the podcast - birds in winter! Nan Evans talks with Christie Lassen about the behavioral and physiological strategies used by our regional birds during winter. 📷: Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. #PNW #birds

Two fluffed goldfinches sit on a tree branch that has snow on it. Snow is falling on them.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

New on the podcast - harbor porpoises! Nan Evans talks with Dr. Cindy Elliser of Pacific Mammal Research about harbor porpoises, the smallest cetacean found in the Salish Sea. 📷: Cindy Elliser #PNW #MarineLife #MarineMammals

A harbor porpoise swimming, at the surface as water splashes around it.

Two harbor porpoises swimming, at the surface as water splashes around them. One is a calf.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New on the podcast - science for kids! Debaran Kelso speaks with author Melissa Stewart about her upcoming book From Bam! to Burp! A Carbon Atom’s Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU. 📷: Debaran Kelso #kidlit

The cover of children's science book titled From BAM! to BURP! A Carbon Atom's Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU.

The From Bam! to Burp! book laying open showing two partial pages with text and colorful illustrations.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

New on the podcast - bees! Jackie Canterbury speaks with beekeeper Colleen Ebken about her honey bee colonies and the greater world of bees 🐝 📷: Colleen Ebken #honeybees #beekeeping

A set of honey bee colonies on Marrowstone Island, WA. The colony boxes are lined up in a row and painted pastel colors. The lids are strapped down.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

New on the podcast - mushroom enthusiasm! Nan Evans talks with Port Townsend mushroom fans Helen Kolff and Jessica Latourelle about attitudes, myths, and edibility of mushrooms. 🍄📷: Jessica Latourelle #mushroomSky #fungifriends #PNW

Several mushrooms with a lavender-colored top, most likely Cortinarius occidentalis.

A group of mushrooms with narrow grayish-brown tops, most likely alcohol inky caps.

A white mushroom comprised of clumps of shaggy, spine-like structures, known as a lion's mane mushroom.

Two mushrooms with a bright yellow top, known as yellow waxy caps.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

New on the podcast - forests! In a two-part program, Nan Evans talks with Lynda Mapes about the importance of and our relationship with old-growth forests. 📷: Lynda Mapes #PNW #forest

Looking up the trunk of a very tall old tree with thick chunky bark into the tree canopy.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

New on the podcast - pigeon guillemots! Jackie Canterbury talks with Karin Ertl about the Salish Sea Guillemot Network and the pigeon guillemots that nest beneath the Hood Canal bridge. 📷: Hillary Smith #PNW #birds

A black bird is flying with wings extended and its bright red feet lowered.

A group of six black birds with white patches on their wings and red feet are standing on rocks with beaks open, showing the bright red inside of their mouths.

A black bird with bright red feet is flying with wings extended while carrying a small fish in its beak.

Two black birds with white patches on their wings are floating on the water with tips of their beaks touching.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

New on the podcast - more owls! Debaran Kelso continues the conversation with Jamie Acker in his backyard wildlife sanctuary on Bainbridge Island to learn about his work studying owls near his home. 📷: Northern Saw-whet Owl by Dr. Roger Chou #PNW #birds

A small owl with brown and white feathers and big yellow eyes is sitting on a branch in a tree.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

New on the podcast - owls! Debaran Kelso visits Jamie Acker in his backyard wildlife sanctuary on Bainbridge Island to speak about his work studying owls near his home. 📷: Jamie banding a barred owl by David Ansley #PNW #birds

A man is holding an owl with one hand tucked against him while leaning over a table writing notes.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

New on the podcast - marine mammals! Jackie Canterbury speaks with Dave Rugh about the marine mammals that live in the Salish Sea and how they are doing. 📷: Dave Rugh #PNW #MarineLife #ocean

A man stands on a rock at a beach and is looking into the distance. He has binoculars hanging around his neck.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Want to help study a new method for understanding whale vocalizations? Help WhaleSETI by participating in the following study to categorize and characterise humpback whale social calls: whale-seti.eyeqsoft.com/eq/r1/lpauw #WHALESETI @setiinstitute.bsky.social @whaletalesorg.bsky.social

WHALE-SETI
WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT WHALESETI?
@SETTINSTITUTE

Image of a group of whales in the ocean.

WhaleSETI needs help characterizing humpback whale social calls!
listen to whales and help science

Image of white text on a blue background.

Thanks for participating!

Image of a humpback whale breaching.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

New on the podcast - native plants! Debaran Kelso meets with Linda Landkammer and Dr. Fred Sharpe in Chimacum, WA, to see and learn all about the Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden at H.J. Carroll Park. #nature #PNW

Two people are standing close to a large western azalea shrub and are leaning in to admire its beautiful flowers that are white with pink and yellow on the petals.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

New on the podcast - biodiversity! Nan Evans talks with Thor Hanson to explore the wonders and value of biological diversity. #nature

A man wearing a winter hat, eyeglasses, and brown fleece vest is smiling and standing amongst trees.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

When you listen to Nature Now and go into a used book store just to browse 🤷‍♀️

A stack of four paperback books on a table:
Feathers by Thor Hanson
Buzz by Thor Hanson
Beyond Words by Carl Safina
Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan Slaght

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

New on the podcast - beautiful birds! Nan Evans speaks with Kerry Tremain about the beauty of his bird photography. 📷: Kerry Tremain #birds

A closeup of an American crow, photographed from behind, with woody material sticking out of the sides of its beak. Fine detail of its feathers are visible.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

New on the podcast - seabird conservation! Debaran Kelso welcomes back seabird expert Peter Harrison joined by his wife Shirley Metz to speak about their joint conservation work. 📷: Shirley Metz and Peter Harrison #birds

A woman and man outdoors standing next to each other, wearing heavy duty winter gear - jacket, scarf, hat, sunglasses. They both have backpacks on, the man has binoculars around his neck.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

New on the podcast - books and joy! Hosts Debaran Kelso, Nan Evans, and Jackie Canterbury get together in the studio to share their favorite recent reads and top "wish list" books to read this year. #PNW

A display of ten books on a wood surface.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

New on the podcast - whales! Jackie Canterbury speaks with Dave Rugh about his work as a NOAA scientist studying the abundance of whales around Alaska. #PNW #MarineLife #ocean

Three people are standing on sea ice surrounded by a makeshift windbreak of wooden posts and heavy-duty fabric. They are wearing serious winter parkas, hats, scarves, and gloves. Two people are looking through binoculars. Dave is standing behind a piece of viewing equipment on a tripod with binoculars around his neck.

An aerial view of an adult bowhead whale with a small baby whale by its side, swimming in the ocean.

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Nature Now Podcast @naturenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

New on the podcast - feathers continued! Nan Evans speaks again with Christie Lassen to further explore more fascinating features of feathers. #nature #birds #PNW

Two pileated woodpeckers, one is perched at a hole in the trunk of a tree, the other is flying away from the tree with its wings outstretched.

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