The Nature of Florida with Oscar Corral
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The Nature of Florida is the premiere podcast in the Sunshine state dedicated exclusively to environmental topics. Journalist and Filmmaker Oscar Corral hosts the podcast, which features a different interview every episode with someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about an environmental issue. Mermaids, surfers, journalists, scientists, leaders, advocates: Oscar selects people from a wide variety of backgrounds to talk about Florida's globally unique environment, its challenges and solutions for preserving it for the next generation. How do industries like phosphate mining, agriculture, septic tanks and development affect the environment? And how do people who enjoy Florida's outdoors, like fishermen, surfers and hunters, see things? We hear from the people who are at the forefront of the state-wide struggle to save what's left of Florida's natural world. This podcast is sponsored in part by The Everglades Foundation; the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and The Felburn Foundation.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Nature of Florida is the premiere podcast in the Sunshine state dedicated exclusively to environmental topics. Journalist and Filmmaker Oscar Corral hosts the podcast, which features a different interview every episode with someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about an environmental issue. Mermaids, surfers, journalists, scientists, leaders, advocates: Oscar selects people from a wide variety of backgrounds to talk about Florida's globally unique environment, its challenges and solutions for preserving it for the next generation. How do industries like phosphate mining, agriculture, septic tanks and development affect the environment? And how do people who enjoy Florida's outdoors, like fishermen, surfers and hunters, see things? We hear from the people who are at the forefront of the state-wide struggle to save what's left of Florida's natural world. This podcast is sponsored in part by The Everglades Foundation; the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and The Felburn Foundation.
Language:
English
Jim Gross explains the history of the Ocklawaha River, one of Florida's most fixable environmental tragedies
Duration:00:38:44
Miami-Dade District 7 Commissioner Raquel Regalado talks about balancing a fast-growing city with the environment
Duration:00:37:25
Florida Springs Institute Director Robert Knight talks about the problems at Florida's springs and what can be done to save them
Duration:00:41:57
A boat ride on Florida bay with Orvis President Simon Perkins reveals devastation from an algae bloom
Duration:00:26:54
Suzanne Schreiber is focusing her organization, Dream Green Volusia, on saving what's left of her county's natural places
Duration:00:34:23
Richard Kern, co-founder of the environmental education series Encounters In Excellence, talks about his work
Duration:00:33:12
Fran Mainella, the former director of the U.S. National Parks Service and Florida's state park system, talks about the possibility of a national park in Florida for springs.
Duration:00:39:22
Florida State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani talks about her fierce environmental advocacy in the face of long odds in Florida
Duration:00:41:07
Louis Wolfson III, a major developer of affordable housing in America, talks about his fight to protect the everglades and springs of Florida.
Duration:00:34:44
Jeff Brower, Volusia County Chairman, often votes against the grain of endless growth in a state that thrives on it
Duration:00:39:01
Miami Herald Environmental Journalist Curtis Morgan talks Biscayne Bay, fishing and the consequences of dumping our sewage near our beaches
Duration:00:37:20
Stel Bailey: Florida's own Erin Brockovich-style citizen scientist documents manatee deaths and water quality
Duration:00:37:18
Lauren L. Hill, world famous pro surfer, mom and eco-feminist, talks about how she fell in love with surfing while growing up in Florida and her fight for the environment
Duration:00:42:18
Jim Durocher, one of the leaders of Florida's Rights of Nature movement, talks about trying to get a constitutional amendment on Florida's 2024 ballot
Duration:00:28:23
Stephen Davis: The Everglades Foundation's Chief Science Officer explains how the everglades works, what's wrong with it and its ongoing restoration
Duration:00:36:13
Lawyer Rachael Curran gives listeners a glimpse behind the curtain of phosphate mining in Florida, one of the most secretive and environmentally destructive industries in the state
Duration:00:40:14
Environmental Journalist Craig Pittman talks about panthers, Florida springs and why there's so much poop in our waters
Duration:00:33:04
Jennifer Diaz Runs The Everglades Foundation's Environmental Education Program and Charts a Course for Schools Around the State to Follow
Duration:00:36:46
Michelle Colson "Mermaid Michi" Has a Huge Social Media Following And Is A Powerful Voice for Florida's Springs
Duration:00:29:21
Fishing Guide Captain Benny Blanco Fights Tarpon Out on the Water and Environmental Destruction When on Land
Duration:00:40:54