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  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 50: For the Frogs: Reintroduction

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 50: For the Frogs: Reintroduction
    Mar 12 2026
    This is the fifth and final installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. This time, we meet the mountain yellow-legged frog and tag along during a reintroduction of this endangered species to the Angeles National Forest.
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    25 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 44: For the Frogs: Translocation

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 44: For the Frogs: Translocation
    Mar 12 2026
    This is the first installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination. We're calling the miniseries For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in California's national forests. These creatures are important to ecological health, and once we get to know them, they can deepen our connections with public lands. But each of these species is in a state of decline due to overlapping threats, including pathogens, introduced predators, habitat loss, drought and wildfire. Fortunately, there is a village of specialists devoted to conserving these species despite the colossal challenge of the threat supergroup. The stories of their resolute conservation efforts, pursued through obstacles and setbacks, provides portraits of determination that we can pocket and apply to our own personal experiences with adversity.
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    14 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 45: For the Frogs: Restoration

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 45: For the Frogs: Restoration
    Mar 12 2026
    This is the second installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in California's national forests. These creatures are important to ecological health and can deepen our connections with public lands, but they are also in a state of decline. Fortunately, a village of specialists are devoted to conserving these species. The stories of their resolute conservation efforts, pursued through obstacles and setbacks, provides portraits of determination that we can pocket and apply to our own personal experiences with adversity. This time, we meet the Cascades frog and learn about a collaborative effort that led to the restoration of an important meadow.
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    24 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 46: For the Frogs: Construction

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 46: For the Frogs: Construction
    Mar 12 2026
    This is the third installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in California's national forests. These creatures are important to ecological health and can deepen our connections with public lands, but they are also in a state of decline. Fortunately, a village of specialists are devoted to conserving these species. The stories of their resolute conservation efforts, pursued through obstacles and setbacks, provides portraits of determination that we can pocket and apply to our own personal experiences with adversity. This time, we meet the California red-legged frog and hop into wetland construction.
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    20 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 48: Wood Innovations and Biomass Utilization

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 48: Wood Innovations and Biomass Utilization
    Mar 12 2026
    In this episode we turn back towards Nature's Benefits and cut further into Timber and Wood Products by discussing Wood Innovations and Biomass Utilization with a program specialist from the Pacific Southwest Regional Office. We talk grants, mass timber, forward-thinking projects, tribal initiatives, urban forestry and more with guests from Angeles National Forest and a sawmill owner in Los Angeles.
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    1 h et 31 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 49: For the Frogs: Investigation

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 49: For the Frogs: Investigation
    Mar 12 2026
    This is the fourth installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in California's national forests. These creatures are important to ecological health and can deepen our connections with public lands, but they are also in a state of decline. Fortunately, a village of specialists are devoted to conserving these species. The stories of their resolute conservation efforts, pursued through obstacles and setbacks, provides portraits of determination that we can pocket and apply to our own personal experiences with adversity. This time, we meet the Yosemite toad and leap into long-term monitoring, a process of investigation that tracks changes in frog populations.
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    18 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 47: Wilderness Walking

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 47: Wilderness Walking
    Mar 12 2026
    We’re taking a wilderness walk in recognition of this anniversary year of the 1964 Wilderness Act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System. But long before the Wilderness Act, and long before we were even using the word “wilderness”, these lands were used and stewarded by Indigenous communities. So designated wilderness areas are both Tribal homelands and places for recreation. Taking a walk in these lands is an opportunity to think about what wilderness means to us, which can help us connect to nature and each other.
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    6 min
  • Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 42: Crawling in Caves

    Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 42: Crawling in Caves
    Feb 11 2026
    There are portals within many national forests that offer entry into realms of the most curious forms of biodiversity. These underground chambers and hallways are called lava tubes or caves. In these landscapes below the ground, tiny creatures creep in the shadows in costumes of faded hues. Their pallor is paired with neighboring life forms that sparkle when hit by a flashlight, as if dusted with glitter. And these subterranean spaces are also archives that contain records of our Paleolithic and climatic past. To explore within, a readiness for crawling will be required. Fortunately, we have an experienced caver to show us the way.
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    22 min