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Harvard University's Dr. Scott Edwards on evolution, his epic bicycle trip across the continental US, and what he learned about the people and wildlife he met along the way. For more information, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Virginia Rose and Freya McGregor from Birdability on the challenges — and benefits — for people with disabilities while out in nature. For more information, please visit njaudubon.org/coffee

Alex Troutman, a Black wildlife biologist and nature advocate, discusses the importance of seeing people who look like you in the development and growth of careers like his in the biological sciences. For more info, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Professor Doug Tallamy discusses his Homegrown National Park movement, described as the largest co-operative conservation project ever attempted, which reimagines our backyards and community outdoor spaces as vital links in the web of life — and is growing a national park in the process.   For more info, please visit:   https://njaudubon.org/coffee

In 2021, Tiffany Kersten broke the American Birding Association’s record for the most bird species seen in the lower 48 states in one calendar year. Often birding alone in remote places, she did it as a survivor of a recent sexual assault. Tiffany tells the story of how her birding Big Year spawned an even more important goal: to elevate women birders and to raise awareness about women’s safety in the great outdoors. For more information and resources, please go to: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Renata Barnes, Co-ordinator of the Outdoor Equity Alliance, discusses the challenges that impede equitable access to nature, the need to face uncomfortable historical truths, and the mutual benefits of introducing young folks with little experience of the natural world to wild spaces and all the treasures they contain. For more info, please go to https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Eliana Ardila Kramer, one half of the Birding By Bus duo, reflects on her birding life, how a passion for birds helps us connect with our fellow humans, and the wondrous biodiversity of Colombia. For more information, please go to: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Todd Pride, President of Legacy Land and Water Partners, on why bio- and human diversity are two sides of the same coin, creating lasting bonds between kids and the natural world through fishing and hunting, and a new focus on the natural spaces of the Underground Railroad. For more information, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Dr. Carl Safina, President of the Safina Center, on ocean biodiversity, the threats oceans face, and what we can do to help conserve them. For more info, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Dr. Trish Miller and Mike Lanzone explain how the bleeding-edge tech powering wildlife tracking today is yielding new insights into animal behavior. For more information, including links to eagle flight-path animations, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Katy Duffy has been banding, surveying, and teaching about owls for over 40 years. She joined the podcast from Yellowstone to share her insights into, and love for, this iconic and much beloved group of birds. For more info, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee

Climate scientist Dr. William Solecki on what makes sustainable cities work, how they use nature as a partner and ally, and the increasingly important role they will play in the fight against climate change. For more info, please visit: https://njaudubon.org/coffee