This Green Earth

The business of going green

The new Coordinator for the Park City | Summit County Green Business Program, Emily Newcomer, shares the steps that area businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizati

Chasing ghosts: 20 Years surmounting peaks to save the snow leopard

Dr. Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, Director of the Snow Leopard Trust India program, shares his twenty-year journey tracking snow leopards in the Himalayas in his book,The

This Green Earth | October 20, 2026

On this episode of This Green Earth, we talk about spooky lakes and human composting. First, we speak with Tik Tok phenom Geo Rutherford. Each October, Geo brings us spoo

Life after life: The ecology of human mortality

What if your final act on Earth could help a garden grow? In this segment, we get insight from the filmmakers of the acclaimed documentary "The Life We Leave."

Inside spooky lake month with Geo Rutherford

Dive into the eerie world of "haunted hydrology" in this interview with artist, author, and TikTok creator, Geo Rutherford.

Restoring regional textile systems

Executive Director of High Desert Utah Fibershed, Rachel Lauritzen, discusses a growing movement that is redefining how we make, wear, and think about textiles.

Documentary filmmaker captures rewilding in 'Preserved'

Adventure filmmaker Ben Clark discusses his documentary, "Preserved." Clark embarked on a 130-day shoot in New Mexico and captured the incredible rewilding of native trou

Community-driven conservation

Healthy rivers and open migratory corridors are vital to the future of the American West. Wildlife biologist and Sageland Collaborative Executive Director Janice Gardner

Keeping wildlife wild

Transitioning from a hands-on primate caregiver to a leading national campaigner, Devan Schowe brings a first-hand perspective of Born Free USA's work to end the captive

Mapping the animal world

Embark on a global travelogue with explorer, author and sustainable food systems specialist Ryan Huling.

Wild medicine: how animals heal themselves

Long before human medicine existed, animals were already using nature's pharmacy to treat their own illnesses.

Decoding the night sky

Ornithologist Dr. Benjamin Van Doren explores the incredible plight of migratory birds.

Preview of Mountain Towns 2030 Summit

Award-winning media executive and Mountain Towns 2030 board member, Anna Robertson, shares more about the upcoming Summit in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Decoding the forest

New York Times best-selling author and former forester Peter Woolleben, shares insight on the complex communication and interconnectedness of trees in forests.

Symbiotic species: Co-evolution and the human-plant bond

Explore the wonderful world of plants and trees and our human relationships with them with literary and cultural studies scholar Dr. Solvejg Nitzke.

Harvesting the Pacific

Explore the ecological history of food with chef and author Joseph Ogilvy.Ogilvy has just penned a new book titled "Tin Can Coast: A History of Industry, Greed, and Fishi

Science vs. policy: Exploring Utah's mountain lion management

Denise Peterson, wildlife filmmaker and Founder and Director of Utah Mountain Lion Conservation joins the program to share more about her organization and the threats tha

Building better infrastructure around food waste in Utah

Summit County Food Rescue Coordinator for Wasteless Solutions, Lo Bannerman, shares strategies to help build a better infrastructure for our local food systems. to not on

Movement for the wild

Utah Project Manager for Wildlands Network, Kasey Windstorm, joins the program to share more about the organization and the policies and project initiatives they are work

Bridging cutting-edge science with ancestral knowledge

Chemical biologist, conservation leader and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza discusses her work protecting wild pollinators and the Amazon. Dr. Esp