EP 1: Conservation, Ecology, and Defining "Home" with Eamon Happy

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Episode 1 features a rich and engaging conversation with  my 15-year-old brother, Eamon Happy. In this episode Eamon and I explore topics related to conservation, ecology, history, and connecting to place, among many other things.

DISCLAIMER: Neither Eamon nor I have been formally trained in any of the fields of study we discuss. It is more than likely that we got some things wrong in this discussion, and we do not claim to be definitive sources of factual information. 

Below are links to some of the people, places, and things referenced in the episode (as well as organizations Eamon supports and continues to learn from): 

David Lewis is an Indigenous professor of Anthropology and Native Studies at Oregon State University. His work has informed much of Eamon's understanding of the cultural history of the Willamette Valley. https://ndnhistoryresearch.com/tribal-regions/kalapuyan-ethnohistory/  

Missoula Floods - https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/Historical/LewisClark/Maps/map_missoula_floods.shtml 

Madison Meadow - https://www.madisonmeadow.org/ 

Rivers to Ridges Partnership (Eamon's 8th grade Mentorship project partner) - https://rivers2ridges.org/ ; https://www.eugene-or.gov/650/Rivers-to-Ridges-Partnership 

Green Belt Land Trust - https://greenbeltlandtrust.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-r-vBhC-ARIsAGgUO2CqfAIeAfx885nAUFM52GiJtArjzBLNh4x3Aadt-rD22Sf-B14OtsIaAhYjEALw_wcB 

McKenzie River Trust - https://landtrustalliance.org/land-trusts/explore/mckenzie-river-trust-or 

Calapooia Watershed Council - https://www.calapooia.org/ 

Eamon's Favorite Native Plant Nursery - https://doakcreeknursery.com/

Braiding Sweetgrass - https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/books 

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