NatureCity Podcast: Recent Episodes
Wild About Saskatoon
Join hosts Adrian and Rachel as we interview amazing scientists, artists, and citizens to learn more about Saskatoon’s wild side: magnificent river valley, parks, conservation areas, gardens and urban forests, together with the fascinating creatures and native plants that surround us.
For the final episode, I interviewed Linda Moskalyk, President of SOS Trees. We discuss our amazing urban canopy and how we can protect it for future generations. We also talk about a few of our favourite Saskatoon Trees and answer questions like what makes our urban canopy so special.
Episode 6 is an interview with Jo Dorning, a red fox researcher in the UK, to talk about the habits of the urban foxes she studies. We discuss the lifecycle of foxes and how to coexist with these amazing creatures in our gardens and beyond. Make sure to tune in!
In Episode 5, co-host Rachel MacKenzie interviews Mike Digout at his favourite beaver pond to discuss why he spends time watching these amazing creatures.
In December 2020, I sat down with Jeff Boone. Our conversation looked at the many ways humans and wildlife interact in the city, from coyotes to cottony ash psyllid. As someone on the frontlines of these interactions, he answers questions I didn’t even know I had, like would you rather crawl into a hole with a coyote or a raccoon?
In the third episode of The NatureCity Podcast, I speak with Kirby England, a professional biologist in the Province of Alberta. His masters’ thesis was on Saskatoon’s beaver population and how we can co-exist in the South Saskatchewan river valley and beyond. There is so much to learn about these amazing animals. For example, I learn why they chew down big trees. Listen in to find out!
In Episode 2 of the NatureCity Podcast I sit down with Kiel Drake, Saskatchewan director of Birds Canada. We talk about bird banding, migration, movement, and ways we can support conservation.
In episode 1 of the NatureCity Podcast, I sit down with Sara Bryson, Past President of the Saskatoon Nature Society, to talk about how to get people excited about the natural world. We talk about spark birds, nature mentors, having conversations about wildlife, and habitat fragmentation.