Nadina Galle is such a fantastic force of nature.
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Nadina Galle <nadina@nadinagalle.com>Date: Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 2:30 AM
Subject: That's a wrap on Season 4 🥳
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| Reflecting on lessons learned. |
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| | | | | | Happy Sunday, folks, Dropping into your inbox after a big month of in-person speaking events. It felt great to emerge from my virtual cocoon and take the stage at four events. From hashing out innovative urban forestry practices in Milan to inspiring the next generation of architects in Wageningen to sharing the gospel of tech-driven urban ecology in Zwolle. |
| | | | | All that while wrapping up Season 4 of the Internet of Nature Podcast 🥳. As always, the season zoomed by and I thought it'd be fun to reflect back and draw out one thing I learned from each episode:
- S4E1: Thomas Crowther, Restor and the Crowther Lab at ETH Zürich
- "Don't let your preconceptions limit you because no question in science is ever finished."
- S4E2: Ben Wilinksy, Arbor Day Foundation
- "The geospatial intelligence about when and where to plant new trees is critically important, but the work on the ground, to ensure local communities actually want those trees, is of equal, if not greater, importance."
- S4E3: Tim van Dam, Smart Parks
- "When you're working in this space, and things get to be too much, go into nature to reinvigorate why it is you do what you do."
- S4E4: Matthew Browning, Virtual Reality & Nature Lab at Clemson University
- "Forest bathing is getting a ton of attention, but desert landscapes can be just as healing, don't forget about them."
- S4E5: Tim Beatley, Biophilic Cities Project
- "With hard work and dedication, it is possible to turn the tide of public opinion to understand the value of urban wildlife. When a large number of bats began roosting in the Congress Avenue Bridge in the early 1980s, the City of Austin (TX) feared them. Today, Austin loves its estimated 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats, the world's largest urban bat colony. The international tourist attraction brings 140,000 people and as much as $10 million to Austin every year, all while an estimated 750,000 pups are raised at the bridge."
- S4E6: Robert Zarr, Park Rx America
- "Spending time in and around nature is the single most important first step to improving both human and planetary health."
- S4E7: Monica Olsen and Jennifer Walsh, Biophilic Solutions
- "Suburban sprawl is not doomed, in fact, suburbia can be a playground for experimenting with biophilic design — if we change our mindset to see opportunities rather than obstacles."
- S4E8: Giulio Boccaletti, Chloris Geospatial
- "Water can provide the universal language to discuss the impacts of climate change."
- S4E9: Max Lerner, NYC Parks and Grow Externships
- "There is a looming shortage of green professionals and universities aren't providing them with all of the skills they need. At the same time, grassroots sustainability projects around the world need help. By providing hands-on learning in the field to fast-track careers, we can close that gap."
- S4E10: Richard Louv, Children and Nature Network
- "While many people are quick to label me anti-tech, technology can actually provide a vital tool to re-connect children and their families to nature, as long as it supplements, not detracts, from the experience."
In promoting these episodes, I'm quick to pull out the most attention-grabbing stat or factoid, but it's a fun exercise to draw out the things that made me ponder. Want to listen back or did you miss an episode? 👇 | | |
| | | | | What made you ponder? Anything stick out to you from Season 4? Hit reply and tell me about it. I'd love to hear from you. Lastly, I want to take a moment to thank Nature4Climate, and in particular, its director and former guest on the podcast, Lucy Almond, for the generous support that helped Season 4 come to life. I couldn't have done it without you. Happy trails, Nadina PS. Yesss, plans for Season 5 are in the works. Any must-hear guests I should interview? Drop me a note and let me know 🙏 | | |
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