Living Downstream
With Jessica Saxton
Scheduled on
Saturday | 9:00 am | 10:00 am | |
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Sunday | 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm |
Tagged as Conservation, Environmental Talk, Outdoors
About this Show
Living Downstream is a program for anyone who'd like to learn about various local environmental topics as well as climate change and environmental justice. It is hosted by Jessica Saxton, current AmeriCorps member who is serving as Umpqua Watersheds' Environmental Education & Outreach Leader, and on a rotating basis Kasey Hovik (UW Executive Director). We are excited to offer this show as a way to bring awareness of environmental issues to a wider audience.
We are now back to airing new episodes every week!
If you are interested in being interviewed on an area of your environmentally-related expertise for this show, please email viviana@umpquawatersheds. org.
July Episodes:
This month, we are sharing a few episodes of "Talking with Green Teachers" (TWGT), a podcast hosted by Umpqua Watersheds' partner organization Green Teacher!
Airing July 9th & 10th - TWGT Episode 14 & the first half of TWGT episode 16
Airing July 16th & 17th - The second half of TWGT episode 16 & TWGT episode 18
- Read more about TWGT Episode 14: "Filling gaps in climate ed. according to teens" here
- Read more about TWGT Episode 16: "Using an app to connect to outdoor spaces" here
- Read more about TWGT Episode 18: "Inclusion and accessibility in the outdoors" here
Previous Episodes
Resources Mentioned During our Recent "Teaching Kids About Climate Change Panel" (Recording aired as Episode #44 on 6/25-6/26)
- Green Teacher's books Teaching Kids About Climate Change and Teaching Teens About Climate Change: https://greenteacher.
com/climate-change-book- series/ - Green Teacher's climate change resource hub: https://greenteacher.com/
resource-hub/ - Green Teacher's podcast Talking with Green Teachers: https://
greenteacher.com/talking-with- green-teachers/ (available on all podcast apps) - Finger Lakes Institute: https://www2.hws.edu/fli/
- Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe: https://www.
simonandschuster.com/books/ Saving-Us/Katharine-Hayhoe/ 9781982143831 - Drawdown by Paul Hawken (ed.): https://www.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/ 549348/drawdown-by-edited-by- paul-hawken/ - Regeneration by Paul Hawken: https://www.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/ 690153/regeneration-by-paul- hawken/ - Feral by George Monbiot: https://www.
penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/ 417380/feral-by-george- monbiot/9780143189268 - Generation Dread by Britt Wray: https://www.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/ 647141/generation-dread-by- britt-wray/ - 2040 (Documentary) by Damon Gameau (dir.): https://whatsyour2040.
com/ - The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program- overall great educational resources, sign up for their e-newsletter https://www.wildcenter.org/our-work/youth-climate-program/
- Climate Generation- Climate Change Education, Climate Storytelling and more! https://www.climategen.org/Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)- educational resources, climate storytelling, advocacy… https://acespace.org/
- The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit Toolkit- for anyone interested in learning more about organizing a local summit: https://www.wildcenter.org/our-work/youth-climate-program/youth-climate-summit-toolkit/
- World Wildlife Federation- Our Climate, Our Future campaign for COP26, Forest of Promises, classroom lessons for ages 5-11+ https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/cop26
Ep 41: Ladies in the Backcountry + Responding to Environmental Racism (The second half is episode #5 of Talking with Green Teachers, a podcast hosted by Umpqua Watersheds' partner organization: Green Teacher!) ~ Aired June 4th & 5th, 2022
To hear other episodes of Talking with Green Teacher, visit their website: https://greenteacher.com/talking-with-green-teachers/
All of the episodes listed below have been converted to podcast form! You can download or listen to them via Podbean.
Click here for podcasts of past episodes
Ep 40: Oregon Flora ~ Aired May 28th and 29th
Ep 39: The Future of Energy - Lessons From the War in Ukraine ~ Aired May 21st and 22nd
Ep 38: Wetland Monitoring and Restoration ~ Aired April 30th and May 1st
Ep 37: Energy Policy ~ Aired April 2nd and 3rd
Ep 36: Earth Day - History and Progress ~ Aired March 26th and 27th
Ep 35: AmeriCorps RARE and Floodplains ~ Aired March 19th and 20th
Ep 34: Interview with a Lifelong Conservationist ~ Aired March 12th and 13th
Ep 33: Climate Change Mitigation ~ Aired March 5th and 6th
Ep 32: Wildlife Videography ~ Aired February 26th and 27th
Ep. 31: Recap/Recording of Panel Discussion: The Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife in the PNW ~ Aired February 19th and 20th
Ep. 30: Interview with Wildlife Images and a Lepidopterist ~ Aired on February 12th and 13th
Ep. 29: Climate Change ~ Aired on February 5th and 6th
Ep. 28: Interview with PFLAG Roseburg Founder and Pride Parade Vendors ~ Aired on January 29th and 30th
Ep. 27: Interview with the Forest Waters Coalition Coordinator ~ Aired on January 8th and 9th
Ep. 26: Salvaging Waste in Southern Oregon ~ Aired on September 25th & 26th
Ep. 25: Whoooo's in Your Forest: Learn Owl About It ~ Aired August 28th & 29th
Ep. 24: Doing What We Can to Protect Oregon's Animals & Ecosystems ~ Aired August 14th & 15th
Ep. 23: Coastal Ecosystems Are Struggling Too ~ Aired July 31st & August 1st
Ep. 22: AmeriCorps! ~ Aired July 17th & 18th
Ep. 21: Understanding More of Southern Oregon's History (or Herstory) ~ Aired June 26th & 27th
Ep. 20: Reflections On Time Spent in Somalia ~ Aired June 12th & 13th
Ep. 19: Staying Connected to Environmental (& Other) Organizations As We Age ~ Aired June 5th & 6th
Ep. 18: Crater Lake ~ Aired May 22nd & 23rd
Ep. 17: The Healing Power of Nature ~ Aired May 15th & 16th
Ep. 16: Interview with a Local Author ~ Aired May 8th & 9th
Ep. 15: Intro to Forest Bathing, Part 2 ~ Aired May 1st & 2nd
Ep. 14: Intro to Forest Bathing, Part 1 ~ Aired April 24th & 25th
Ep. 13: Local Fish & Streams ~ Aired April 10th/11th & 17th/18th
Ep. 12: How Does Your Garden Grow? ~ Aired April 3rd & 4th
Ep. 11: Understanding Climate Change ~ Aired March 27th & 28th
Ep. 10: Off-Trail Exploration ~ Aired March 20th & 21st
Ep. 9: The Big "E" - Extinction ~ Aired March 13th & 14th
Ep. 8: Protecting Habitat for Wildlife ~ Aired March 6th & 7th
Ep. 7: Beekeeping ~ Aired February 27th & 28th
Ep. 6: Caring for Critters ~ Aired February 20th & 21st
Ep. 5: Understanding Pacific Northwest Fires ~ Aired February 13th & 14th
Ep. 4: Observing Birds & Other Wildlife ~ Aired February 6th & 7th
Ep. 3: Water Quality ~ Aired January 30th & 31st, 2021
Ep. 2: Art & Environmentalism ~ Aired January 23rd & 24th, 2021
Ep. 1: On-Trail Hiking ~ Aired January 16th & 17th, 2021
To find resources and information regarding previously aired shows, check out our Living Downstream page on the Umpqua Watersheds' website by clicking --> here.
Music Attribution
The intro and outro music for the show are excerpts from the song "Forest" by Vlad Gluschenko. Attribution information is as follows:
Forest by Vlad Gluschenko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMjF_LLOiC0&ab_channel=AudioLibrary%E2%80%94Musicforcontentcreators
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest- vlad-gluschenko
Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/OMjF_ LLOiC0
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest-
Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/OMjF_
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