Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast

This is the story of how people in Quebec are trying to save turtles— one cell phone photo at a time. NCC on location: Gatineau, Quebec Show notes: * Take a walk along the Ottawa River with host Tiffany Cassidy and volunteer Deborah Powell, as they go searching for turtles; * Learn from the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Caroline Gagné about the conservation efforts to protect Quebec's turtles; * Find out why roads and developments are a threat to turtles, and how you can help them; * Discover www.carapace.ca, the citizen science website that's allowing people across the province to track turtles and help conservation; * Meet biologist Olivier Trudel, who works for Quebec's Ministry of Forestry, Wildlife and Parks. He's using data from www.carapace.ca to inform his conservation research about where Quebec's turtles are found; * Hear five steps you can use to help turtles cross the road. Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast offers you fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work [http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-are/podcasts/?utm_campaign=Podcast_1808&utm_source=shortURL&utm_medium=referral].

This is the story of a big effort to save a very small insect that's rarer than a panda from extinction. NCC on location: Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, Manitoba Show notes: * Meet the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Cary Hamel. He spends lots of time thinking about the Poweshiek skipperling, a butterfly that used to be common but now is more endangered than a panda; * Discover the Poweshiek skipperling, and learn about its life cycle and curious habits; * Hear from C-Jae Britter of the Assiniboine Zoo about her project to breed captive Poweshiek skipperlings and reintroduce them to their native habitat; * Find out how many Poweshieks were reintroduced to the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve this summer! Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast offers you fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work [http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-are/podcasts/?utm_campaign=Podcast_1808&utm_source=shortURL&utm_medium=referral].

This is the story of how fire, cows, and bison keep the world’s most endangered ecosystem healthy. NCC on location: Old Man on His Back Prairie and Conservation Area, Saskatchewan * Come with us as we visit the remote Old Man on His Back ranch in southwest Saskatchewan, and discover the tall grass prairie; * Hear from NCC's Natalie Hassett about why this is a special place, and the role of bison on the land; * Meet Dale Gross, a former NCC staffer and currently a graduate student. He's leading a research project to find out how disturbances like fire affect bison and cattle grazing patterns; * Learn why fire is an important mangement tool on the tall grass prairie; * Find out about bat expert's Julian Poissant's research project at Old Man on His Back, and his recent discovery of little brown bats on the property. Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast offers you fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work [http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-are/podcasts/?utm_campaign=Podcast_1808&utm_source=shortURL&utm_medium=referral].

This is the story of a place where only the toughest survive, including a species known as the butcher bird. NCC on location: Carden Alvar, Ontario Show notes: * Learn more about alvar habitats and why they're important; * Meet Bob Bowles, a local naturalist who's spent years learning and sharing the secrets of this unusual landscape at the Carden Alvar; * Hear from NCC staffer Kristyn Ferguson says invasive dog-strangling vine is giving her nightmares; * Find out why the loggerhead shrike is called the butcher bird, and learn about its habitat; * Listen to Hazel Wheeler of Wildlife Preservation Canada as she sets up cages with juvenile shrikes on the Carden alvar, as part of a reintroduction program. Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast offers you fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work [http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-are/podcasts/?utm_campaign=Podcast_1808&utm_source=shortURL&utm_medium=referral].

Imagine if your taps ran dry, even for a day. This is the story of a village that needed a forest to protect its drinking water. NCC on location: Riverside Albert, New Brunswick Show notes: * Meet Mayor Jim Campbell, who launched a community campaign to save his village's drinking water reservoir; * Learn how protecting a forest can help clean and protect water; * Hear about New York City's efforts to protect its drinking water by conserving land around the city; * Discover an old-growth Acadian forest with NCC staffer Denise Roy; * Hear from local writer Deborah Carr why this place is important to her and to her Acadian ancestors. Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast offers you fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work [http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-are/podcasts/?utm_campaign=Podcast_1808&utm_source=shortURL&utm_medium=referral].