ETH 216: Orcas, Salmon and...Trees?
In the picturesque Pacific Northwest lies an incredible landscape where the sea and mountain meet. This environment means life on land and sea are deeply intertwined with one another. In this episode, we will explore exactly how trees being planted near rivers throughout the region are helping save salmon, orcas, and an entire ecosystem.
I’m Victoria (Tori) Obermeyer, an environmental photojournalist based in Washington State. Over the last three years, I have been studying the highly endangered, Southern Resident Killer Whale which call the Salish Sea home. From conducting critical long-term data for NOAA to co-producing a feature-length documentary called Coextinction Film (hyperlink: https://www.coextinctionfilm.com), I’ve come to understand the complexities behind their rapidly disappearing population.
In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Diana Chaplain, Marketing Director from One Tree Planted (hyperlink: https://onetreeplanted.org) and Dr. Kathleen Guillozet, Senior Director of Bonneville Environmental Foundation Watersheds (hyperlink: http://www.b-e-f.org/). These two organizations are working together to find the most productive and helpful location to plant trees in order to restore salmon habitat all over the West Coast.
Together, we break down the threats toward these incredible species and their ecosystem, what’s being done to help save them, and what you can do to get involved.
To check out an informative, interactive map: https://defenders-cci.org/map/Promise_the_Pod/index.html or https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=15lH5DGQEiRf_q_ySe7rhkf2N0E9XcClF&ll=44.45935547631631%2C-124.3810253&z=6
To support One Tree Planted: https://onetreeplanted.org/collections/united-states/products/orca-project
To support Coextinction Film: https://www.coextinctionfilm.com/shop
Music:
It's Okay by Firefl!es
Life Doesn't Escape Us by Sapajou https://soundcloud.com/sapajoubeats
Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/life-doesnt-escape-us