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Episode 17. Debra Lekanoff – State Representative -Advocate for Salmon, Natural Environment, and People
In this episode, Annika Fain interviews Debra Lekanoff, a Washington State Representative. Debra represents the 40th legislative district and is currently the only Native American…
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Episode 16. Sea Potential – Savannah Smith and Ebony Welborn
In this episode, Annika interviews Savannah Smith and Ebony Welborn, marine scientists and founders of Sea Potential. Sea Potential is a program that connects BIPOC…
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Episode 15. Courtney Baxter – Floodplains by Design Communication Specialist
In this episode, Annika interviews Courtney Baxter, Program and Communications Specialist for The Nature Conservancy. For over three years she has been a strategic communicator for Floodplains by Design. Floodplains by Design is a public-private partnership designed to re-think how we manage our river floodplains, and better prepare for flooding exacerbated by a changing climate.
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Episode 14. Cold Water Connection – Helping Salmon and Steelhead Return Home
In this episode, Annika interviews three people involved in the Coldwater Connection Campaign. Mara Zimmerman, Executive Director for Coast Salmon Partnership and Foundation; Luke Kelly,…
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Episode 13. Austin Rose and Eleanor Hines – Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee
In this episode, Austin Rose and Eleanor Hines from Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) talk about the goals and projects of the MRC. Austin…
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Episode 12. Marisa Litz – WDFW Coast Ecology Leader
In this episode, Dr. Marisa Litz, lead of the Coast Ecology and Life Cycle Monitoring Unit focused on Pacific Salmon and Steelhead at the Washington…
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Episode 11. Liz Schotman – Surfrider
In this episode, Liz Schotman, the Washington Regional Manager at the Surfrider Foundation talks about her experiences working at Surfrider Foundation, a grassroots activist network…
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Episode 10. Brian Footen – EarthViews
In this episode, Brian Footen, president and co-founder of EarthViews talks about his motivation for starting EarthViews (formerly FishViews) in 2013. Prior to co-founding the…
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Episode 9. James Rasmussen – Duwamish River
In this episode, James Rasmussen, a Duwamish Tribal member and the superfund manager with Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition (DRCC)/Technical Advisory Group (TAG), talks about the…
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Episode 8. Karen DuBose – Poop Smart
Karen DuBose, Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Coordinator at Skagit County Public Works, talks about her work with the County looking for poop in the water and coordinating with many different organizations.
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Episode 7. April McEwen – Middle Fork Nooksack Fish Passage
April McEwen, River Restoration Project Manager at American Rivers, talks about the Middle Fork Nooksack Fish Passage Project and other Pacific northwest dam removals that occurred during the summer of 2020 to restore over 100 miles of habitat.
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Episode 6. Brian Stewart and Glen Kalisz – Habitat Connectivity
Brian Stewart, Conservation Northwest, and Glen Kalisz, WSDOT, talk about habitat connectivity and provide insight about the importance of connecting habitat and working collaboratively in these efforts.
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Episode 5. Emily Derenne – Habitat Restoration in Skagit County
Emily Derenne, habitat restoration specialist at Skagit County, talks about the recent (August ’20) culvert removal at Maddox Creek and the immediate return of fish upstream.
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Episode 4. Robbie Mantooth – Ennis: A Creek Worth Saving
Robbie Mantooth talks about Ennis Creek, a once productive salmon stream in Port Angeles, and the story of how she and her husband founded Friends of Ennis Creek to better fish habitat and spawning areas.
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Episode 3. Anna Toledo – Island County Marine Resources Committee and Shore Friendly
Anna Toledo talks about shoreline restoration efforts in Island County. Learn why bull kelp, forage fish, and removing bulkheads are critical for salmon restoration, and more.
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Episode 2. Kit Crump – Habitat Restoration in the Stillaguamish Watershed
Kit Crump, a Co-Lead Entity Coordinator for Snohomish County and the Stillaguamish Tribe, talks about his habitat restoration projects, including Trafton Floodplain Restoration and Chatham Acres Side Channel Reconnection.
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Episode 1. Motivation and Culvert Case
Annika Fain, hydrologist and owner of Fain Environmental, as well as your podcast host, introduces the NW Fish Passage podcast and “Culvert Case” in Washington state.