Wild in the City is a monthly podcast created for all the people in urban cities who care deeply about the environment and are concerned by the rapid disappearance of their wild places. If you are looking to learn, make connections with like-minded citizens, and be inspired to have local impact, look no further. Wild in the City’s focus is on preserving, conserving and restoring tree canopy, streams, springs, wildlife, pollinators, habitat, biodiversity and wild places. You will be exposed to best practices from thriving urban cities around America who have successfully flipped the mindset on the cost of growth at the expense of our natural resources. Jim Newbury and Janet Wells bring you environmental change-makers who have demonstrated how the environment plays a critical role in the sustainability and resilience of urban cities. Featured guests will share how urban cities are waking up to the valuable role of nature in attracting new residents and sustaining equitable growth in their communities. Our focus is on making local impact as easy as possible, so each episode ends with actionable advice and levels of involvement that fit any bandwidth.
Episode 7: Old Growth Forest Network
Representatives of the Old Growth Forest Network, Sarah Adloo and Katherine Russell, discussing importance of old growth forests.
Episode 6: Sally Bethea
Jim and Janet are joined by Sally Bethea, the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. She served as executive director and riverkeeper for two decades and continues to assist Chattahoochee Riverkeeper as a senior advisor.
Episode 5: Laura C. Martin
Laura C. Martin discusses her passion for native plants, why native plants are so important to home gardens and greater ecological systems.
Episode 4: Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy, co-founder of “Homegrown National Park,” joins the podcast to discuss how individuals can regenerate biodiversity in their own backyards. Doug shares insight into how the addition of native plant species, combined with the removal of invasive plants, can covert lawns into habitats that sequester carbon from the atmosphere. The man-made effects of climate change can be reversed by employing these techniques on an individual level, leading to the survival of our species as a whole.
Episode 3: Chris Mowry
Chris Mowry - Professor of Biology at Berry University. President of the Atlanta Coyote Project.
Episode 2: Zach Wood
Zach Wood, Georgia Grasslands Coordinator, discusses what grasslands are and why they are vital to the Southeastern environment.
Episode 1: Bill Rees
The difference between maintenance and management under utility lines and why a change is needed to make these plots of land productive.