Charmayne Planter's inspirational path to becoming an activist, writer, and change-maker for environmental justice (Part 1)

In part 1, Charmayne walks us through the interconnections between her childhood love of nature, family loss, and Gullah Geechee heritage, to discover her calling to work with passion and creativity for the betterment of the environment and vulnerable communities...

Mickey Weiss – Founder of Project Oceanology talks about its 50th Anniversary

Mickey Weiss is now in his 80's and 50 years ago founded Project Oceanology in Connecticut to help stimulate students and adults about citizen science and the natural world around them, specifically the oceans. In this interview Mickey talks about...

Carrie Washington discovered her roots and started an African-centered school in South Carolina

Hear Carrie Washington's story of how she was embarrassed to be from coastal South Carolina when she was young, "Before I didn't think I had any roots. I just felt like I was floating and I didn't know who we...

Remembering a childhood tree in the tropics

During a celebration for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, held in Beaufort SC on October 29, 2002, Charadin Emillia Frank of Myrtle Beach, SC reminisces about a Golden Apple tree (Spondias dulcis) that she loved when she was growing...

Susan "Sue" Laudeman, “I Remember…”: Louisiana Reflections and Stories of the Past
November 30, 2021 App Interview

Education Curator of the Historic New Orleans Collection, Sue Laudeman (born in 1937), discusses life as a girl in New Orleans and her relationship with the wetlands that surround the urban area. *Disclaimer: This interview was conducted in Coastal Louisiana...

Kerry St. Pé, “I Remember…”: Louisiana Reflections and Stories of the Past
November 30, 2021 App Interview

Executive Director of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Kerry St. Pé was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 15, 1950, and he has lived in Southeast Louisiana his entire life. In this interview, he examines the ongoing connection between...

Staff Talk About What Working at TreePeople Means to Them

A StoryCorps-inspired montage of five staffers at Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit TreePeople speaking about what brought them to the work and why they stay. Recorded in 2011, including the voices of Rosa (Bautista) Donis (38), Edith de Guzman (31), Jim...

"We should not live in a bubble when we conduct science." A conversation with Florian Schwandner.

From a childhood filled with archeology lessons from his dad, to graduate studies measuring gases from active volcanoes, and then designing early warning systems to detect volcanic activity, Dr. Florian Schwandner's life goal has been to make a difference in...

Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release of Minnesota

JP Strate talks with Gretchen Strate about her role as a Rescue Team Coordinator and Secretary of the Board for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release based in Minnesota. This organization focuses on the rescue and rehabilitation of injured wildlife predominately in...

Lialia Kuchma and Lida Nedilsky

Lialia (77) demonstrates to Lida (51) how her parents' example --not only of community service but appreciation of beauty-- is expressed in the many artworks she has woven, painted, photographed and printed during her life as a Ukrainian Villager