This Green Earth

Learning how to live a more sustainable life with Samuel McMullen the CEO and co-founder of ZeroWaste.Org.

Tracing the history of plastic from a revolutionary invention to a modern environmental threat with micro plastics research scientist Abby Barrows and Utah Valley University Associate Professor Dr. Sally Rocks.

Utah State University biology professor Dr. Joseph Wilson discusses Utah's native wild bees.

Pepperdine University biology professor Dr. Javier Monzon shares his findings from a new study on urban coyotes.

Zoologist Joanna Bagniewska joins the show to share more about her work and her book The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures. The book presents 100 real, fascinating animals in the style of a medieval bestiary, but with scientific accuracy.

Environmental journalist Caroline Tracey has just released her debut book, SALT LAKES: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY.In this dazzling love letter to these strange and delicate waters, Tracey takes readers on a journey around the world to document salt lakes, their loss, and the efforts to save them.

Learn how to become a natural navigator with best selling author and the “Sherlock Holmes of Nature”, Tristan Gooley. Gooley's new book is titled "The Hidden Seasons: A Calendar of Nature’s Clues."

World-renowned wildlife photographers Peter and Beverly Pickford talk about their journeys across the planet to capture the world’s most wild places from land to ocean.

Award-winning illustrator and author, Jennifer N.R. Smith joins the program to discuss her latest book in her Wild Wonders series, "LIFE: the Wild Wonders of Biodiversity".

Environmental journalist Alix Morris has written a captivating book about the life of one of the sea's most enigmatic creatures. The book is titled, A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea’s Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures.

Jordan Clayton, Utah Snow Survey’s Data Collection Officer, provides the history of Utah's SNOTEL data collection and breaks down the current state our snowpack.

Stewardship Director for Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Jeremy Lynch shares more about the organization's upcoming stewardship projects slated to take place across the state.

Ellen Cochrane is an author and educator who has just written the book Follow the Water: The Unbelievable True Story of a Teenager's Survival in the Amazon.A former teacher and certified California Naturalist, Cochrane has crafted an immersive book for young readers, blending a gripping survival narrative with environmental science.

The 2026 Zero Waste Forum is set to take place in Park City this April.We'll talk about the Forum and the topics it will cover with 4MyCiTy Founder and Executive Director, Christopher Dipnarine.Dipnarine will be hosting a session at the Forum titled Zero Waste to Zero Hunger: Community-Powered Food System Transformation.

Team members from Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter share more about their latest exhibit and a variety of upcoming educational events.

Writer, director, and producer of award-winning feature films, Mark Decena, discusses his a body of work that spans themes of social justice, sustainability, and the environment.

Filmmaker Lindsay McIntyre explores the close and enduring connections between Inuit, caribou, lichens, and land use in her film Tuktuit: Caribou.

Oscar nominated Director, Sara Dosa, discusses her latest Sundance film, "Time and Water." Sara shares a behind the scenes look at the making of the film and discusses the parallels made between Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason's family and the life of his country's beloved glaciers.