Dedication Point
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Dedication Point is a podcast that features stories about the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Southwestern Idaho.
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S5E4 David Feinman is Helping Legislators Better Understand Public Land Management
David Feinman is the vice president of government affairs for the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF). CLF is a nonprofit that advocates for better management of the Bureau of Land Management's…
S5E3 James Skillen - How BLM's History Informs the Agency's Current Crisis
James Skillen is a professor at Calvin University, and the author of several books about the history of land management and land management policy here in the US. His first book, “The Nation’s…
S5E2 Emily Wakild - What Latin America’s national parks can teach us about land management in Idaho
Emily Wakild is the Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for the Environment and Public Lands at Boise State University. She has written books about this history of public lands management in Latin America,…
S5E1 Rediscovering Forgotten Lands with Josh Jackson
Josh Jackson is the author of the forthcoming book “The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands”. He’s also the founder of the Forgotten Lands project, and has become an expert on the…
S4E6 Celebrating National Public Lands Day by Planting Native Plants
In this episode, we explore a restoration site in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA. Just a few weeks ago, the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership hosted a public planting day in celebration…
S4E5 Growing Native Plants for Restoration at Twin Peaks Nursery
This week, we’re talking about growing native plants in a nursery setting. Lots of restoration projects include as one component, the planting of nursery grown seedlings. There are several plant…
S4E4 The Role of Pre-Emergent Herbicides in Desert Shrubland Restoration with Brynne Lazarus
This week’s interview is focused on one crucial aspect of desert shrubland restoration efforts - the use of pre-emergent herbicides. These pre-emergent herbicides prevent seeds from germinating…
S4E3 What the Soda Fire Taught Us About Post-Fire Restoration with Cara Applestein
This week’s interview is focused on the Soda Fire. This megafire burned nearly 280,000 acres in Southwest Idaho and Southeast Oregon - just adjacent to the the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey…
S4E2 Strategic Conservation in the Sage-Steppe with Chad Boyd
This week’s interview is focused on the strategic challenges associated with restoring sage-steppe ecosystems in the Great Basin. Our guest is Chad Boyd, a Rangeland Scientist and Research Leader who…
S4E1 An Introduction to Desert Shrubland Restoration with Matt Germino
This is the first episode of Season 4 of Dedication Point! Season 4 will be focused on restoration in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA, and we're getting this conversation started with…
S3E6 Waterfowl and Upland Game Birds of the NCA and CJ Strike WMA
A panel discussion featuring Brandon Flack and Zac Hulling from the Idaho Fish and Game Department and Aaron Utz from Idaho Power discussing management strategies and the population status of…
S3E5 Bats of the NCA
Rita Dixon, the State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator for the Idaho Fish and Game Department, discusses the diverse array of bat species that one can see in the NCA, as well as the the looming…
S3E4 Insects of the NCA
Boise State University Professor Ian Robertson discusses the role of insects in the ecosystems of the NCA, as well as his research on insect-plant interactions.
S13E3 Reptiles of the NCA
Herpetologist Kristina Parker discusses reptile surveys and rattlesnake research that she conducted in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA.
S3E2 The Black-tailed Jackrabbit
In this episode we’re talking about Jackrabbits, and how improved survey methods designed to assess their populations in the NCA hold the potential to benefit wildlife survey efforts all across the…
S3E1 The Piute Ground Squirrel
Welcome to Season Three of Dedication Point! We're extremely excited to bring you a new season of episodes about the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA. This season’s theme is prey. The…
S2E6 The Climate Atlas
Danielle Murray and Andres Esparza from the Conservation Lands Foundation discuss their ongoing efforts to conserve public land through grassroots organizing, and how the new Climate Atlas mapping…
S2E4 Climate Modeling in the Intermountain West
Former Utah State University graduate student Scott Zimmer discusses his research on climate models that predict vegetation and habitat changes in the Intermountain West. We discuss what these…
S2E3 Wildfire, Climate Change, and Carbon Sequestration on the Snake River Plain
Dr. Jen Pierce is an Associate Professor in the Geoscience Department at Boise State University. She is an expert on the impact of Climate Change on Wildfire, and is currently engaged in research…
S2E2 Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) - A Climate-Conscious Approach to Land Management
Patty Glick is the lead author of a new paper that lays out a framework for land management in our modern era of climate change. She explains how the framework was crafted and how it can help land…
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Dedication Point has published 42 episodes since January 2019, covering topics in Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences.
Dedication Point is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 57m.
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