“We don’t need to convert people to the outdoors. We need to invite them.” In this episode of The Wild Idea, we speak with José González, founder of Latino Outdoors and co-founder of The Outdoorist Oath, about identity, community, and redefining what it means to...
The paradox of land management This week on The Wild Idea, we’re joined by author and essayist David Gessner, whose new book The Book of Flaco tells the story of the lone owl who escaped captivity and captured the heart of New York City. It’s a story about freedom,...
Grizzly bear management is often equally about People management This week on The Wild Idea, we’re diving into one of the wildest and most misunderstood relationships in the natural world: humans and bears. We’re joined by Tim Manley – a retired (but still...
Deconstructing the idea of “wild” “Home isn’t just where you’re from – it’s where your heart settles into the land and says,‘I see you. I know you. I’m part of you.’” — Dr. J. Drew Lanham What does it mean to belong to a place, and...
What does it mean to be “natural”? Today we’re welcoming forest ecologist Greg Aplet as we dive into one of the most common points of interest when it comes to the wilderness today: forest fires and how they impact spaces both wild and human. We...
What’s Happening to the U.S. Forest Service? With environmental attorney Susan Jane Brown on timber, fire policy, and public land management In this bonus episode of The Wild Idea podcast, we explore the growing crisis inside the U.S. Forest Service—an agency...
