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Margaret Best is an award-winning contemporary botanical artist and a respected teacher. Her work can be viewed in books, catalogs, magazines, public and private collections, and on coins distributed…

Marijke Hecht is a doctoral candidate in Learning Sciences and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research is focused on how people learn about nature outside of the classroom. I shared her …

Hello and Happy New Year. 

Almost one year ago, in January 2019, I launched this podcast. Launching this podcast was both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. I wanted so much to move my project forward, …

Mark and Crystal Mandica founded the Amphibian Foundation in 2016. The Foundation focuses on the conservation of amphibians in the southeastern region of the United States. Mark and Crystal also lead…

Steve Heatherington is an alpaca shepherd and co-owner of Welsh Valley Alpacas in Wales. Steve manages a large herd of alpacas and offers support services to alpaca owners, as well as workshops for i…

Susan Chung is an experienced co-design artist and a science educator. Her specialty areas are environmental education and intergenerational mentorship.

Her work promoting architecture as ecological e…

The Freelance Condition and Lifelong Learning in Communities project experienced a lot of growth this year. Week by week, the number of episode downloads has increased. The number of newsletter subsc…

Today my guests are the author and illustrator of the award-winning book "Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook."

Dina Falconi is a clinical herbalist, author, and teacher. Her foc…

John Muir Laws is a scientist, educator, and author whose books and workshops help people forge personal connections with nature. A trained wildlife biologist, John has inspired nature journalers acr…

Alasdair Plambeck is a retreat leader, coach, and founder of RippleOut Retreats. He and his team lead transformational travel experiences enriching people’s connection to nature and place.

Why did Ala…

Dr. Stephanie Dole is a scientist, educator, researcher and the founder of Beetlelady.

Through programs taught at schools, libraries, birthday parties, and corporate events, Stephanie introduces the p…

The Talaterra podcast goes to the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour to introduce festival-goers to the work of freelance environmental educators. 

While at the festival, I had the opportunity to int…

Mindy Lighthipe is a nature artist and the author and illustrator of The Art of Botanical and Bird Illustration and Mother Monarch, a children’s book about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.

Her…

Anne Armstrong is an author, an educator, and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University.

She is also the mother of a three-year-old daughter who inspires her investi…

The article A Learning Pathway to an Integrated Approach Involving Natural, Applied and Social Science, Humanities and Arts to Face Climate Change by Stephano Alessandri was written for non-scientist…

Kellie Cox is a landscape designer, botanical muralist, and teacher who encourages an interest in horticulture, gardening, and native plants through public art.

How does Kellie get her projects?

What t…

The problem most students seem to have is that they see nature as “Other.” Nature is a tourist destination, a place on the map, something saved by buying and selling crunchy candy. They rarely unders…

Anna Laurent is an award-winning photographer, author, and teacher. Through her projects, Anna introduces new audiences to the wonders of the botanical world. Anna has worked as a columnist for Garde…

To download the card sorting activity and instructor guide, visit the show notes for this episode.

This week we return to our conversation with Dr. Rupu Gupta, conservation psychologist at New Knowle…

Dr. Rupu Gupta is a conservation psychologist at the New Knowledge Organization whose research focus is inclusion and equity in the environmental field. Her interests are in what motivates or hinders…