Artist | Title | Album | Label |
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Elijah Larsen | Intro to the episode | ||
Christine Bruce | Background noises | ||
Elijah Larsen | What is an invasive species? | ||
Bruce Bennett, a wildlife biologist and the curator of the B.A. Bennett Herbarium in Whitehorse | An introduction to the Yukon territory and invasives that are suddenly appearing there | ||
Noam Chomsky | PSA for community radio | ||
Aleksandr Shamaluev | PSA for adventure in north central BC | ||
Elijah Larsen | segue into the second half | ||
Bruce Bennett | On what YISC is doing to manage and reduce invasive species | ||
Major Funk | Stand Up! | Is That You? | |
Sruthee Govindaraj, an environmental scientist in Whitehorse | On why invasives are hitting the Yukon so hard | ||
Elijah Larsen | There's lots we can do, from weed pulls to reporting to learning more |
The Yukon Invasive Species Council (or, YISC, which has suddenly become my favourite acronym to say) is a registered non-profit society formed to prevent the introduction and to manage the spread of invasive species in the Yukon.
The Yukon is struggling with extreme effects of climate change, which means invasive plant species are spreading at an exponential rate. Bruce Bennett, a wildlife biologist and the curator of the B.A. Bennett Herbarium in Whitehorse, and Sruthee Govindaraj, an environmental scientist in Whitehorse, will share what we can do to mitigate the impact of invasive species.