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The introduction of cattle to western North America has undeniably contributed to massive ecosystem change. But could cows be as much a part of the solutions as they are the problem? In this 3-part series, we're hearing from all sides of this issue: impassioned scientists and land managers with diametrically opposed opinions on the concept of "rangelands" — by some estimates, accounting for 50-70% of the earth's surface. Part 1 kicks things off with a look at the special case of California, and a challenge to the conventional environmentalist perspective that cattle are always a destructive force for biodiversity and ecosystem health. — — — Find credits, citations, a transcript and more at futureecologies.net/listen/fe-5-7-home-on-the-rangelands-part-1 This ad-free podcast is supported by listeners just like you! Join our Patreon to get early episode releases, bonus content, merch, discord server access, and more. Head to futureecologies.net/join to meet everyone who makes this podcast possible.

Future Ecologies is an independent podcast about the living world and its interrelations. The show varies in format, but this is a taste of what you can expect. New to the show? Find our whole back catalogue and subscribe for new episodes — right here in your podcast app, or at futureecologies.net Been with us for a while? Send this trailer with someone who shares the planet with you. — — — This ad-free podcast is supported by our listeners on Patreon. Join our community for as little as $1/month for early episode releases, bonus content, merch, discord server access, and more.

We’re slowing down for the holidays, and we hope you are too. But we didn’t want to leave you without something great to listen to, so we’re borrowing an episode from one of our favourite podcasters: Ashley Ahearn is the independent science and environmental journalist behind several series covering life in the rural American West. If you haven’t already listened to Grouse, on sage grouse, or Mustang (her latest), on wild horses, you’re missing out. The episode we picked for you today is kind of a teaser for our own next series. It’s a look at livestock, the regenerative ranching movement, and the women who are leading it. From Ashley Ahearn, Boise State Public Radio, and the Mountain West News Bureau, this is Women’s Work, Episode 5: Keep them Doggies Rollin’ Go find the rest of Women’s Work wherever you get your podcasts. And while you’re at it, go find Grouse and Mustang too. You’ll be hearing from us soon. ‘Til next year — happy holidays, and take care.

In this Q&A follow-up to FE5.6, we're digging even deeper into the practice of Mitigation Banking, where ecosystem restoration (and nature itself) may be a profitable investment at scale. While that episode was effectively a monologue for storytelling and stylistic reasons, this conversation gets into the weeds of offsetting, how credits are assessed and monitored, land trusts and permanent stewardship easements, intersections with real estate and Indigenous land back, permitting and project impacts, and Adam Davis's philosophy vis-à-vis capitalism. And of course, you'll hear from Adam (Huggins) in his professional capacity as a practicing restorationist at the Galiano Conservancy Association. Big thanks to everyone who submitted questions! We hope your holidays are peaceful. Adam D. provided a few links for further reading: - Avery, C. (2023) Draft Prospectus for the First National Nature Assessment. US Dept. of the Interior - Cleaver, J. (2023) Tribes place generational wealth in their own hands. Investment News EPA (2023) California Creates Rapid Assessment Method for Wetland Protection - Prabhakar, A., Revesz, R. (2023) Accounting for Ecosystem Services in Benefit-Cost Analysis. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - Rahman, S. et al. (2022) A New National Strategy to Reflect Natural Assets on America’s Balance Sheet. White House Office of Management and Budget Below are the mentioned studies critical of mitigation restoration project outcomes and success trajectories (shout out to Yank) - Ballantine, K., Schneider, R. (2009) Fifty-Five Years of Soil Development in Restored Freshwater Depressional Wetlands. Ecological Applications. (19) 6, pp. 1467-1480 - Hill, T. et al (2013) Compensatory Stream and Wetland Mitigation in North Carolina: An Evaluation of Regulatory Success. Environmental Management. 51, pp. 1077–1091 DOI 10.1007/s00267-013-0027-7 - Hossler, K., Bouchard, V. (2010) Soil development and establishment of carbon-based properties in created freshwater marshes. Ecological Applications, 20(2), pp. 539–553. DOI DOI 10.1890/08-1330.1 - Robertson, M., Galatowitsch, S., Matthews, J. (2018) Longitudinal evaluation of vegetation richness and cover at wetland compensation sites: implications for regulatory monitoring under the Clean Water Act. Wetlands Ecol Manage, 26, pp. 1089–1105 DOI 10.1007/s11273-018-9633-8 - Van den Bosch, K., Matthews, J. (2017) An Assessment of Long-Term Compliance with Performance Standards in Compensatory Mitigation Wetlands. Environmental Management, 59:546–556 DOI 10.1007/s00267-016-0804-1 - Xu, S. et al (2019) Soil organic carbon changes following wetland restoration: A global meta-analysis. Geoderma, 353, pp. 89-96. DOI 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.06.027

In FE5.1 & 5.2 we got to know jumping spiders primarily through a single genus: Habronattus, the paradise jumping spiders. In this bonus conversation with photographer Michael Lun, we discuss the only genus of jumping spiders that can claim to be even more bedazzling: Maratus, the peacock jumping spiders. To see Michael's photography (of Western Australia's jumping spiders and much more), head to his website (https://michaellunphotography.com.au/) &/or instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wa_peacock_jumping_spiders/) For a photographic index of all currently recognized Maratus species, head to https://www.peacockspider.org/ To meet a jumping spider in person, check your back yard.

How do we account for nature? We can build on it and we can take from it, but what is its intrinsic value — in and of itself? On this episode: Adam Davis (of Ecosystem Investment Partners), and a cultural transformation happening right now — reshaping the intersection of environmentalism and capitalism. Welcome to the restoration economy. — — — Music: Thumbug, Local Artist, Yu Su, SFML Cover art: Alé Silva Thanks: Ian Wyatt, Ava Stanley, Aila Takenaka, Alex Janz Transcript, Citations, etc: https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-5-6-making-a-living — — — Help us keep making this show for as little as $1 each month. Our supporters get access to early episode releases, a community discord server, discounted merch, and exclusive bonus content: for example, a follow-up Q&A conversation with Adam Davis.

Okinawa, 2019: Producer Simone Miller and Dr. Nick Friedman set off into the Yanbaru Forest to visit one of the OIST Ryukyu Soundscapes Project field sites, for FE2.5 - The Nature of Sound. Despite being briefly blocked by several unscheduled wildlife road crossings, they reach the field recorder and witness the procession of insect and bird calls from day into dusk. Stick around to the end for a bonus recent audio recording from mendel — have you ever heard a mushroom?

Meet the Fire Watchers of Skeetchestn: the people keeping their community safe during nearby wildfires, and working to bring good fire back to the land. Join us for this conclusion to our visit to Secwépemc territories as we discuss a way to bring different knowledge systems together: a synthesis of western science and Indigenous understanding. This is the 5th instalment in our series of indeterminate length, "On Fire". While you don't need to listen to them in order, you may want to at least catch up Part 4 (Under Water) before diving into this one. – – – Links, citations, photos, episode transcript and more – – – 🌱 Future Ecologies is supported by our community of listeners like you. Join for as little as $1/month to access early episode releases, bonus and behind the scenes content, our discord server, and more at futureecologies.net/join

A bonus, unabridged conversation on forestry, floods, fires, and community self-determination. This was actually one of the very first recordings we made for what would become the latest editions of our series “On Fire”. Since the format of those episodes ended up making the most sense as a travelog of Adam’s time in Cache Creek and Skeetchestn, we couldn’t find a place in it for this interview. But we still feel it was too important to not get it to your ears one way or another. It’s as relevant today as it was when it was recorded, in December of 2021. We’re speaking with documentarian Dan Pierce, director of Heartwood (https://www.heartwoodfilm.com/): an ongoing series of short films exploring the ecological, social, and economic impacts of industrial logging

What happens after the smoke clears? What does recovery look like when the disasters never end? In this episode, we're visiting the sites of some of BC's biggest burns of 2017 and 2021 – making the link between the mega-fires and the floods and landslides that followed. We'll hear about how the land is (and isn't) recovering, and the factors that spell the difference. This is the 4th instalment in our series of indeterminate length, "On Fire", but don't feel obliged to listen to parts 1-3 beforehand. – – – Links, citations, photos, episode transcript and more – – – 🌱 Future Ecologies is supported by our community of listeners like you. Join us for as little as $1/month to access early episode releases, bonus and behind the scenes content, our discord server, and more at futureecologies.net/join

Inherited is a climate storytelling podcast by, for, and about young people. We're bringing you Season 3, Episode 1: "Mama's House", a personal story of family loss, structural resilience, and survival in an era of climate change. Find all of Season 3, including behind-the-scenes interviews with each of the 8 storytellers, wherever you get your podcasts, or at yr.media/inherited/ ––– September 15-17 will hold climate marches and demonstrations around the world (many starting RIGHT NOW). Join the fight to end fossil fuels, and find the action near you: fossilfueltreaty.good.do/global-march/map/

In this bonus conversation, Adam catches up with Fern Yip (guest producer on FE2.3) about her recent close call with wildfire, with lots of practical advice for those living on forested lands. For photos and a transcript of this conversation, see futureecologies.net/listen/earthkins-trial-by-fire Learn more about Fern at earthkin.ca — — — Find Earthkin's September workshops in Vancouver: earthkin.ca/rewilddays and a 10-weekend course September 2023 through June 2024 at Anderson Lake: earthkin.ca/waysofthewild See also: BC's Emergency evacuee guidance for the public — — — VANCOUVER: Spiders Song will return to Lobe Studio on Thursday, September 14th! Join us for this exploration of the music of evolution, presented in 4DSOUND spatial audio. 2 showtimes: 6:30pm and 8:30pm, both including a Q&A with Mendel. Tickets available on a sliding scale: eventbrite.ca/e/lobe-artist-residency-series-spiders-song-by-future-ecologies-tickets-695016291437 Get yours soon! Capacity is limited and both of the last shows sold out. — — — 🌱 Ongoing support for this podcast comes from listeners just like you. To keep this show going, join our community at patreon.com/futureecologies 💖