EP 044 - Harmony Heywood, A Plea for Tina the Elephant

Best of Wild Nevadacast - EP 019 - Chris Pattison and Spencer Davidson, Sutro Tunnel

We revisit a favorite from April 2025 as Sutro Tunnel Caretaker Spencer Davidson joins Executive Director Chris Pattison to give an update on the progress of the ambitious project at Sutro, which Wild Nevada last visited in 2022.   For more go to thesutrotunnel.org/

Dillon Osleger, Author, Trail Work

Dillon Osleger explains how our trails are our throughline across centuries.  They do more than just guide us along natural pathways, they tell us stories and connect us with those who came before.  His book Trail Work: Restoring the Paths and Stories of America's Public Lands is available beginning May 12.

EP 044 - Harmony Heywood, A Plea for Tina the Elephant

Harmony Heywood from Map Adventures returns with the story of the iconic elephant Tina, who lived at John Ascuaga’s Nugget for years and entertained countless locals, but is now in unfortunate circumstances.  Harmony requests public support for the movement to help Tina reach a sanctuary for the remainder of her life. To add your voice, visit idausa.org.  https://www.idausa.org/campaign/elephants/latest-news/end-billy-and-tinas-suffering-at-the-tulsa-zoo-and-send-all-7-elephant-prisoners-to-sanctuary/

Best of Wild Nevadacast – Ep 33 Helena Guglielmino, author, Urban Trails: Reno.

We're revisiting some favorite podcasts from the series. Last year Helena Guglielmino told us she was writing a book.  Now she’s back to share the fruits of her labor - Urban Trails: Reno, a guide to 42 of the best hiking paths around the Reno area.

Best of Wild Nevadacast - John Glionna, Author, Rebels & Outliers: Real Stories of the American West

We're revisiting some favorite podcasts from the series. Journalists like John Glionna are not common, so it’s fun to hear from such an adventurous writer who commits to finding his stories wherever they may be, across the world or in our backyard.  His latest book is Rebels & Outliers: Real Stories of the American West, and some of those stories come from right here in Nevada.