Introduction

Join us for a dive into two ambitious Indigenous-led conservation initiatives on the U.S. West Coast on this episode. 

Host Mike G. speaks with Dune Lankard, founder and president of The Native Conservancy, who discusses their work to create a regenerative economy for Alaska’s Prince William Sound--based on conservation and restoration-- via projects like kelp farming.

We also speak with Tiana Williams-Claussen, she's the director of the Yurok Tribe’s Wildlife Department and shares their efforts to bring condors back to the tribe’s territory in Northern California, which is set to culminate in the first four birds being released into the wild in April 2022.

Articles mentioned:

• “Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest” 
• “By cultivating seaweed, Indigenous communities restore connection to the ocean”
• Mongabay Series: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation

Episode artwork: A condor in southern California by B W via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Creative Commons license.

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