The Global Grit Experience

Lessons Learned on a Winter Hike in the Colorado Rockies - a Saturday Adventure Story with Sawyer Gilsdorf

Sawyer Gilsdorf learned a few lessons on his snowy New Year's Day hike in the Colorado Rockies.

Building Nests to Help Loons

With declining natural shorelines from development, loon numbers have been hurting. People like my guest Mark Backes on Big Fish Lake in Minnesota are building loon nests to help them out. Hear what goes into making a loon nest, the success they're having, and some fun loon facts along the way. The loon calls you'll hear are recorded on Gull Lake from a friend of mine and Minnesota's 'Loon Lady', Sheila Johnston.

The Environmental Fight to Save Public and Sacred Lands with Chris Riccardo

We are at a critical time when many of our public and sacred lands across the U.S. are being threatened. Political decisions, like the recent, totally disgusting vote passed to undo protections that block copper mining in the Boundary Water’s watershed, are at risk of setting precedents for other wilderness areas, like Utah's Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument. We need to stand together, across state lines for wilderness protection. Today’s Guest is Chris Riccardo, the Midwest organizer with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). Hear about what's happening with the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, how congress is seeking to roll back protections, and what you can do (that's easy) to help. After listening, I hope you’ll take action and go to SUWA.org [http://SUWA.org] or make a quick call to your members of congress to vote NO on resolutions to undo the Grand Staircase-Escalante management plan. We gotta keep the pressure on together. For more info, Chris shared these resources: chris@suwa.org [chris@suwa.org] DC’s Switchboard: 202.224.3121 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W1FceOMx_XQ [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W1FceOMx_XQ] https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fbdd127c2bfb421a8fe56f579f252892 [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fbdd127c2bfb421a8fe56f579f252892] https://gsenm.org/april-2026-newsletter/ [https://gsenm.org/april-2026-newsletter/]

Saturday Adventure Short - A Very Special Mother's Day with a Dog

This was a Mother's Day of divine intervention.

Managing Kids' Screen Time with Author Erin Walsh

Today’s episode on the challenge of balancing technology or screen time for the kids in our lives I think is really relatable to so many of us. But, how is this related to the Global Grit Experience that's about nature and the outdoors? Well, when kids and teenagers would rather be looking at a screen inside than doing something outside, we’re losing that important connection to nature and the outdoors in our kids. My guest today is FABULOUS to give us some info and tips (without shame) on how to help us with the ever changing technology pressure on our kids. Erin Walsh is the co-founder of Minnesota-based Spark & Stitch Institute. Her work has been featured in publications like the Washington Post, Minnesota Public Radio, Psychology Today, and Parents.com and she co-authored the bestselling Tenth Anniversary Edition of Why Do They Act That Way? And, her latest book, It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence, is out now. Erin is also a parent herself and she gets it. Navigating technology for the kids in our lives is hard. But, she's hear to help. Take a listen. Erin also shared some resources with us below: Book: https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/books/erin-walsh-its-their-world/ [https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/books/erin-walsh-its-their-world/] First Device Guide: https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/learn/free-resources/first-device-guide/ [https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/learn/free-resources/first-device-guide/] New Device Agreement: https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/First-Device-Agreements.pdf [https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/First-Device-Agreements.pdf] I'd Rather Inventory: https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/Id-Rather-Inventory-2020.pdf [https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/Id-Rather-Inventory-2020.pdf]