Nature's Archive
Nature’s Archive, hosted by Michael Hawk, delves into the beauty and complexity of the natural world through interviews with ecologists, naturalists, educators, authors, and researchers. Each episode inspires curiosity and reveals nature’s surprising nuances. Part of Jumpstart Nature, a movement empowering everyone to support the environment, this podcast invites you to connect with nature like never before.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 124
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#46: Paul Johnson - Finding and Counting Butterflies
Do you want to find more butterflies? Paul Johnson can help. Paul is a Wildlife Biologist at Pinnacles National Park, and a long time lepidopterist, or one who studies butterflies and moths. Paul als…
#45: Siena Mckim - The Wild World of Sea Sponges
My guest today is Siena Mckim. Siena is a PhD student at UC Santa Barbara studying sponges in the kelp forest, which is arguably one of the most iconic marine communities. In particular, she's lookin…
#44: Eric Eaton - Insectpedia, Insect Ecology, Wasps, and the Future of Entomology
Eric Eaton is an entomologist and the well known author of Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect, and co-author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. We discuss…
#43: Alison Young - The City Nature Challenge
Today’s guest is Alison Young, Co-Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Community Science at the California Academy of Sciences. Alison has a background in marine biology, including a MA in Mar…
#42: Dr. Peter Alagona - Cities: The Accidental Ecosystem
I live in a city of 1 million people that is part of a metropolitan area of close to 8 million people. Yet, at my suburban home I often hear Coyotes howling at night, turkeys gobbling in the morning,…
#41: Michael Kauffmann: Conifers - Extreme Survivors
You know conifers, right? They are those wonderful trees that include some of the tallest, widest, and oldest living trees on Earth. Think Giant Sequoia, Coast Redwood, and Bristlecone Pines. Conifer…
#40: The Crazy World of Wild Green Ecological Memes - Rhett Barker and Curtis Sarkin
My guests today are Rhett Barker and Curtis Sarkin of the incredibly popular Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends.
If you don’t know Wild Green Memes, it’s a Facebook group of over 475,000 members. …
#39: Dr. Elaine Ingham - The Ecology of the Soil Food Web
One common theme of my podcasts is that everything in nature is interconnected in multiple ways. And today’s episode demonstrates that in some mind bending ways.
What’s the topic? Well, it’s an often …
#38: Beth Pratt - P-22 And The Age of Wildlife Crossings
Highways, roadways, and railways isolate animals, prevent them from reaching needed food and water, causing genetic isolation, and make populations vulnerable to natural disasters. And as you’ll hear…
#37: Dr. Stuart Weiss - Checkerspot Butterflies, Cars, and Cows
Today, Dr. Stuart Weiss unravels an amazing and unexpected series of discoveries that connect cows, cars, and conservation, all triggered by the study of the threatened Bay Checkerspot butterfly. The…
#36: Damon Tighe - Fungi, Mushrooms, and Community Science (Mycology)
Finally - a deep dive into the Fungi Kingdom thanks to Damon Tighe (instagram, iNaturalist)! Damon is a skilled naturalist, photographer, science communicator, and biotech educator. He has a biology …
#35: Ben Goldfarb - Beavers, The Quintessential Keystone Species
Today you'll become a Beaver Believer thanks to my guest, Ben Goldfarb. Ben is the author of the book Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, winner of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wi…
#34: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon - Finding More in Nature
Today's episode could be broadly described as “how to maximize your time in the field”, whether it be casual hikes, random walks in nature, goal-driven hikes, or BioBlitzes.
And our guests are Chloe…
#33: Dr. Andrew Farnsworth - Predicting Bird Migrations with BirdCast
My guest in this episode is Dr. Andrew Farnsworth.
Andrew is a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and has a BS in Natural Resource…
Encore: Rick Halsey on Wildfire in the West and California's Chaparral
This is an encore of my popular wildfire in the west interview with Rick Halsey of the California Chaparral Institute.
Don't worry, more great new episodes are coming. Do you want to learn about bird…
#32: Cricket Raspet on Dockfouling - Finding Amazing Sea Creatures the Easy Way
My guest today is Cricket Raspet. Cricket is a Curatorial Assistant at the California Academy of Sciences, specializing in marine mammals. She’s a passionate community scientist, raptor bander with …
#31: BONUS: Gall Week 2021 with Dr. Merav Vonshak
Dr. Merav Vonshak is a former guest on the podcast from episode 7. Merav is an ecologist, naturalist, and citizen science organizer (see BioBlitz.club) located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Merav vo…
#30: Dr. Jaret Daniels - Butterflies, Creating Habitat in Overlooked Landscapes, and Leveraging Creative Outreach
My guest today is Dr. Jaret Daniels. Dr. Daniels is a professor specializing in lepidoptera research and insect conservation at the University of Florida, and is curator of Lepidoptera at the Florid…
#29: Adam Kranz - The Amazing World of Plant Galls
Galls are beautiful and sometimes bizarre growths on plant tissues induced by another organism, such as a wasp, midge, or others. They often develop vivid colors and evocative shapes, and have fascin…
#28: Milkweeds with Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning and Sydney Kreutzmann
My guests in this episode are Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning and Sydney Kreutzmann. Dr. Olson-Manning is an Assistant Professor at Augustana University, has a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Genetics from Duke Unive…