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Nature Now

KPTZ's Nature Now Team

Nature Now presents eclectic Pacific Northwest-focused news, insights and observations about the natural world around us. Anything that grabs the attention of the Nature Now team can be heard on these episodes: birds and bees, flowers and trees, the weather and the stars – everything from microscopic Salish Sea plankton to ecosystem dynamics in a changing world. Every member of the Nature Now team is fascinated by the wonders of the natural world around us, is endlessly curious, hungry for new knowledge, and loves to share these passions with our listeners.

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197 episodes

  1. Cascades: The Range of Fire and Ice (Part 1) 28:12
  2. Meet the Small Mammals (Part 1) 28:51
  3. Stewardship of the Salish Sea through the Beauty of Film and the Actions of Communities 27:43
  4. From Bunkers to Bird Watching – Fort Flagler State Park 28:28
  5. Survival of Kelp Forests in Our Changing World 28:59
  6. Our Changing Coasts – Sea Level Change and Dam Removal 27:49
  7. It's Learning, It's Fun, It's Solid Science... It's iNaturalist 28:56
  8. Our Seabirds As Sentinels 28:27
  9. Getting Rid of Noxious Weeds (Part 2) 29:00
  10. Getting Rid of Noxious Weeds (Part 1) 26:36
  11. Medical Care for Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea 28:59
  12. Mysteries of the Deep Ocean (Part 3) 29:19
  13. Fort Worden BioBlitz 27:41
  14. Mysteries of the Deep Ocean (Part 2) 28:41
  15. A Naturalist's Eye: Seeing the Hidden Lives of Native Bees 28:29
  16. Wetland Delineation (Part 2) 27:38
  17. Mysteries of the Deep Ocean (Part 1) 28:29
  18. Wonders of the Deep Abyss 28:10
  19. What The Wild Still Has To Teach Us 28:15
  20. Nighttime Tide Pooling 27:03
  21. Wetland Delineation (Part 1) 27:24
  22. Building Knowledge About Dungeness Crabs 24:37
  23. Birds and Bees: Brains and Behavior 28:16
  24. The Relationship Between Salmon and Forests 27:23
  25. Butterflies of Washington (Part 1) 28:26
  26. The Bluffs of North Beach 28:32
  27. Protecting Quimper Lost Wilderness 25:19
  28. Quimper Lost Wilderness 25:15
  29. Acting Locally to Protect Special Places 28:16
  30. James Swan, Pioneer Extraordinaire 25:54
  31. Favorite Books of 2025 27:57
  32. The Christmas Bird Count and Changes in Bird Distribution 29:37
  33. Canopy of Titans 28:28
  34. I Was a Middle-Aged Wolfman 28:18
  35. Climbing Washington's Mountains 28:09
  36. Nurse Logs 26:33
  37. Humpback Whale Aerial Acoustics 28:32
  38. Birds in Winter 26:52
  39. Harbor Porpoises of the Salish Sea 27:21
  40. From Bam! to Burp! The Role of Carbon in Our World 26:02
  41. Honey Bees (Part 1) 29:01
  42. Myths and Wonders of Mushrooms 23:17
  43. The Trees Are Speaking (Part 2) 29:04
  44. The Trees Are Speaking (Part 1) 27:40
  45. Pigeon Guillemots at the Hood Canal Bridge 28:36
  46. The Owls of Bainbridge Island (Part 2) 26:53
  47. The Owls of Bainbridge Island (Part 1) 26:42
  48. Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea 29:06
  49. Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden 26:14
  50. The Wonders of Diversity 28:53