Nature Now

By KPTZ's Nature Now Team

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Nature Now presents eclectic Pacific Northwest-focused news, insights and observations about the natural world around us. Anything that grabs the attention of the Nature Now team can be heard on these episodes: birds and bees, flowers and trees, the weather and the stars – everything from microscopic Salish Sea plankton to ecosystem dynamics in a changing world. Every member of the Nature Now team is fascinated by the wonders of the natural world around us, is endlessly curious, hungry for new knowledge, and loves to share these passions with our listeners.

Episode Date
Wetland Delineation (Part 2)
Apr 29, 2026
Mysteries of the Deep Ocean (Part 1)
Apr 22, 2026
Wonders of the Deep Abyss
Apr 22, 2026
What The Wild Still Has To Teach Us
Apr 15, 2026
Nighttime Tide Pooling
Apr 01, 2026
Wetland Delineation (Part 1)
Mar 25, 2026
Building Knowledge About Dungeness Crabs
Mar 18, 2026
Birds and Bees: Brains and Behavior
Mar 11, 2026
The Relationship Between Salmon and Forests
Feb 18, 2026
Butterflies of Washington (Part 1)
Feb 11, 2026
The Bluffs of North Beach
Feb 04, 2026
Quimper Lost Wilderness
Jan 29, 2026
Protecting Quimper Lost Wilderness
Jan 29, 2026
Acting Locally to Protect Special Places
Jan 28, 2026
James Swan, Pioneer Extraordinaire
Jan 21, 2026
Favorite Books of 2025
Jan 07, 2026
The Christmas Bird Count and Changes in Bird Distribution
Dec 24, 2025
Canopy of Titans
Dec 17, 2025
I Was a Middle-Aged Wolfman
Dec 10, 2025
Climbing Washington's Mountains
Dec 03, 2025
Nurse Logs
Nov 27, 2025
Humpback Whale Aerial Acoustics
Nov 12, 2025
Birds in Winter
Nov 05, 2025
Harbor Porpoises of the Salish Sea
Oct 15, 2025
From Bam! to Burp! The Role of Carbon in Our World
Oct 01, 2025
Honey Bees (Part 1)
Sep 24, 2025
Myths and Wonders of Mushrooms
Sep 17, 2025
The Trees Are Speaking (Part 2)
Sep 10, 2025
The Trees Are Speaking (Part 1)
Sep 03, 2025
Pigeon Guillemots at the Hood Canal Bridge
Aug 13, 2025
The Owls of Bainbridge Island (Part 2)
Aug 06, 2025
The Owls of Bainbridge Island (Part 1)
Jul 16, 2025
Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea
Jun 18, 2025
Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden
Jun 11, 2025
The Wonders of Diversity
Jun 04, 2025
Connecting With Birds Through Photographs
May 07, 2025
Seabird Conservation (Part 2)
Apr 23, 2025
Whale Tales from Alaska
Apr 16, 2025
Birds and Their Feathers (Part 2)
Apr 09, 2025
Seabird Conservation (Part 1)
Mar 26, 2025
Our Favorite Books
Mar 19, 2025
Birds and Their Feathers (Part 1)
Mar 19, 2025
Learning about Nature in the Democratic Classroom (Part 2)
Feb 26, 2025
Last Child in the Woods
Feb 19, 2025
Washington’s Native Bees
Feb 05, 2025
Learning about Nature in the Democratic Classroom (Part 1)
Feb 05, 2025
Wildlife Research on the Olympic Peninsula
Jan 15, 2025
Wildlife Conservation Essays
Dec 11, 2024
Christmas Bird Count
Nov 27, 2024
Backyard Wildlife Certifications
Nov 20, 2024
The Parrot and The Igloo
Nov 13, 2024
Chickadee Forestry
Nov 06, 2024
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest (Part 2)
Oct 23, 2024
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest (Part 1)
Oct 09, 2024
Learning Bird Songs by Ear (Part 1)
Sep 25, 2024
Wildlife Tracking and Conservation (Part 1)
Sep 18, 2024
Baby Dungeness Crabs and Light Traps
Sep 11, 2024
Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Part 2)
Jul 24, 2024
Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Part 1)
Jul 10, 2024
The Naturalist at Home
Jun 26, 2024
Rare Pacific Rhododendron Forest
Jun 19, 2024
Plankton Worlds (Part 2)
Jun 13, 2024
Secretive Wetland Birds
Jun 03, 2024
Snails of the Pacific Northwest (Part 2)
May 08, 2024
The Nature of Teal Lake
May 01, 2024
The Cougar Conundrum (Part 2)
Apr 24, 2024
Plankton Worlds (Part 1)
Apr 10, 2024
The World of the Unseen Life in the Oceans (Part 1)
Apr 08, 2024
The World of the Unseen Life in the Oceans (Part 2)
Apr 08, 2024
Snails of the Pacific Northwest (Part 1)
Apr 03, 2024
The Nature of Anderson Lake
Mar 27, 2024
The Cougar Conundrum (Part 1)
Mar 06, 2024
Water, Wonder and Wellness
Feb 21, 2024
Humpback Whales and Bubble Rings (Part 2)
Feb 14, 2024
Sense of Wonder
Feb 07, 2024
Humpback Whales, Fermi's Paradox and Curious Aliens (Part 1)
Jan 17, 2024
Meeting of Marine Science and Art
Jan 10, 2024
A New Year’s Reading List
Jan 05, 2024
Christmas Bird Count History and Trends
Jan 02, 2024
Derelict Crab Pots and Robotics Used to Retrieve Them (Part 2)
Dec 20, 2023
What Owls Know, What Humans Believe
Dec 13, 2023
Sea Otter Conservation
Dec 06, 2023
Mushroom Foray (Part 2)
Nov 23, 2023
The Biology of Sea Otters (Part 1)
Nov 22, 2023
The Biology of Sea Otters (Part 2)
Nov 22, 2023
Sea Otters of the Washington Coast (Part 1)
Nov 22, 2023
Sea Otters of the Washington Coast (Part 2)
Nov 22, 2023
Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales
Nov 08, 2023
Mushroom Foray (Part 1)
Nov 02, 2023
Avian Flu on Rat Island (Part 2)
Oct 26, 2023
Avian Flu on Rat Island (Part 1)
Oct 23, 2023
Sunflower Sea Stars
Oct 05, 2023
Derelict Crab Pots and Robotics Used to Retrieve Them (Part 1)
Sep 27, 2023
Dungeness River Nature Center (Part 1)
Sep 11, 2023
Dungeness River Nature Center (Part 2)
Sep 11, 2023
What Your Food Ate (Part 1)
Aug 30, 2023
What Your Food Ate (Part 2)
Aug 30, 2023
Pigeon Guillemot Survey (Part 1)
Aug 15, 2023
Pigeon Guillemot Survey (Part 2)
Aug 15, 2023
A Family’s Experience on Chimacum Ridge
Aug 10, 2023
Prairie/Oak Habitats (Part 1)
Aug 02, 2023
Prairie/Oak Habitats (Part 2)
Aug 02, 2023
Latest News on the Pinto Abalone
Aug 02, 2023
Woodpeckers of Winter
Aug 02, 2023
Invasive Dune Grasses
Aug 02, 2023
Earth’s Wild Music
Aug 02, 2023
Take Heart
Aug 02, 2023
Gray Whales
Aug 02, 2023
Sense of Place – What Does That Mean?
Aug 02, 2023
The Manis Mastodon (Part 1)
Aug 02, 2023
The Manis Mastodon (Part 2)
Aug 02, 2023
Birds of the Olympic Peninsula
Aug 02, 2023
Introduction to Jackie Canterbury
Aug 02, 2023
Bird Nests (Part 1)
Aug 02, 2023
Bird Nests (Part 2)
Aug 02, 2023
Chimacum Ridge Through the Eyes of a Geologist
Aug 02, 2023
Puget Sound Winter Seabird Survey
Aug 02, 2023
Bald Eagles
Aug 02, 2023
Salish Sea Wild! (Part 1)
Aug 01, 2023
Salish Sea Wild! (Part 2)
Aug 01, 2023
Bird Rehabilitation
Aug 01, 2023
Why Birds Molt
Aug 01, 2023
Anderson Lake State Park (Part 1)
Aug 01, 2023
Anderson Lake State Park (Part 2)
Aug 01, 2023
State of the Stars
Aug 01, 2023
Tamanowas Rock
Aug 01, 2023
Peregrine Rock
Aug 01, 2023
Feathers
Aug 01, 2023
Insects and Galls of Fall (Part 1)
Aug 01, 2023
Insects and Galls of Fall (Part 2)
Aug 01, 2023
Dungeness Levee Setback
Aug 01, 2023
Think Like a Geologist
Aug 01, 2023
Walking Anacortes Community Forest Lands
Aug 01, 2023
Dune Restoration (Part 1)
Jul 30, 2023
Dune Restoration (Part 2)
Jul 30, 2023
Great Horned Owls Fledge
Jul 30, 2023
Climate Resiliency on the Olympic Peninsula (Part 1)
Jul 30, 2023
Climate Resiliency on the Olympic Peninsula (Part 2)
Jul 30, 2023
Seaweeds (Part 1)
Jul 30, 2023
Seaweeds (Part 2)
Jul 30, 2023
Winter Weather, Summer Water
Jul 30, 2023
Tree Thieves
Jul 30, 2023
Weather of the Olympic Peninsula (Part 1)
Jul 28, 2023
Weather of the Olympic Peninsula (Part 2)
Jul 28, 2023
We are Puget Sound (Part 1)
Jul 28, 2023
We are Puget Sound (Part 2)
Jul 28, 2023
Jamestown S’Klallam History (Part 1)
Jul 28, 2023
Jamestown S’Klallam History (Part 2)
Jul 28, 2023
Raptors
Jul 28, 2023
Landscaping for Wildlife (Part 1)
Jul 28, 2023
Landscaping for Wildlife (Part 2)
Jul 28, 2023
Finding Port Orford Cedars at Fort Worden
Jul 28, 2023
Winter Birds
Jul 20, 2023
Woodpeckers of the Olympic Penisula (Part 1)
Jul 20, 2023
Woodpeckers of the Olympic Penisula (Part 2)
Jul 20, 2023
Discovering Local Bogs
Jul 20, 2023
Reading Wildlife Sign (Part 1)
Jul 20, 2023
Reading Wildlife Sign (Part 2)
Jul 20, 2023
Outings with Friends and Strangers in the Time of Covid
Jul 20, 2023
Orcas: Shared Waters, Shared Home
Jul 20, 2023
North Olympic Salmon Coalition (Part 1)
Jul 20, 2023
North Olympic Salmon Coalition (Part 2)
Jul 20, 2023
Over-Wintering Insects and Invasive Giant Asian Hornets
Jul 20, 2023
Economic Benefits of Conservation
Jul 20, 2023
Water Supply Effect of Atmospheric River
Jul 20, 2023
Can Art and Science Inspire Each Other?
Jul 20, 2023
Nesting Season
Jul 17, 2023
Nature Obscura (Part 1)
Jul 17, 2023
Nature Obscura (Part 2)
Jul 17, 2023
Ecological Benefits of Community Forests
Jul 17, 2023
Marine Mammal Stranding (Part 1)
Jul 17, 2023
Marine Mammal Stranding (Part 2)
Jul 17, 2023
Springtime in the Quimper Corridor
Jul 14, 2023
Spring Walk Above the Elwa River
Jul 14, 2023
Bird Migration (Part 1)
Jul 14, 2023
Bird Migration (Part 2)
Jul 14, 2023
What is a Naturalist?
Jul 13, 2023
Coastal Habitat Restoration
Jul 13, 2023
Fidalgo Island Reports: Winter
Jul 13, 2023
Birds and Winter Weather Challenges
Jul 13, 2023
Being a Naturalist in the Year of the Pandemic
Jul 13, 2023
Puffins and Climate Change
Jul 13, 2023
Water Predictions 2021
Jul 13, 2023
Coastal Geology of the Quimper Peninsula (Part 1)
Jul 13, 2023
Coastal Geology of the Quimper Peninsula (Part 2)
Jul 13, 2023