Podcast

In this episode, Annika interviews Emily Howe, an aquatic and estuarine ecologist at The Nature Conservancy of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, with a focus on estuarine restoration and food web ecology in tidally-influenced ecosystems. Listen NowEpisode 19. Emily Howe – Nature…

In this episode, Annika Fain interviews Darrell Gray. Since 1995, Darrell has been a project manager at Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA). The NSEA team…Listen NowEpisode 18. Darrell Gray – Project Manager at Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association

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…Listen NowEpisode 17. Debra Lekanoff – State Representative -Advocate for Salmon, Natural Environment, and People

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…Listen NowEpisode 16. Sea Potential – Savannah Smith and Ebony Welborn

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,…Listen NowEpisode 14. Cold Water Connection – Helping Salmon and Steelhead Return Home

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…Listen NowEpisode 13. Austin Rose and Eleanor Hines – Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee

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…Listen NowEpisode 12. Marisa Litz – WDFW Coast Ecology Leader

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…Listen NowEpisode 11. Liz Schotman – Surfrider

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…Listen NowEpisode 9. James Rasmussen – Duwamish River

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. Listen NowEpisode 6. Brian Stewart and Glen Kalisz – Habitat Connectivity

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.Listen NowEpisode 5. Emily Derenne – Habitat Restoration in Skagit County

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.Listen NowEpisode 4. Robbie Mantooth – Ennis: A Creek Worth Saving

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. Listen NowEpisode 3. Anna Toledo – Island County Marine Resources Committee and Shore Friendly

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.Listen NowEpisode 2. Kit Crump – Habitat Restoration in the Stillaguamish Watershed

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.Listen NowEpisode 1. Motivation and Culvert Case