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On the Move is a podcast mini-series from the Nature Conservancy. Learn about wild animals, their amazing migrations and how people are finding ways to free them up from all the things standing in their way.
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- Mar 17, 202643 min
Made for You and Me
Public lands in the West are common ground for us—and the animals we love. One policy expert says caring for animals by giving them the space they need to roam is actually a job for everyone. References Resilient and Connected Network Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 4 Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Nancy Fishbein, Director of Resilient and Connected Lands Program, TNC in Colorado Kelsey Schober, Director of Government Affairs, TNC in Alaska Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC
- Mar 17, 20261h 19m
Endurance Athletes
Pronghorn and caribou have endured millennia of change, but what can we do to keep them out of harm’s way in the 21st century? References Pronghorn Pronghorn: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail How Pronghorn Outran the Ice Age Wildlife Express: Pronghorn “New Long Distance Migration Route for Pronghorn Found in Idaho” Pronghorn Pass photo Braiding Sweetgrass, book by Robin Wall Kimmerer Pronghorn Photos by Jo Riis “Modeling Nature Connectedness Within Environmental Systems: Human-Nature Relationships from 1900 to 2020 and Beyond” by Miles Richardson Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle Being Caribou, film by Leanne Allison Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, February 2026 Advocacy Report Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Tess O’Sullivan, Land and Water Protection Program Manager, TNC in Idaho Dr. Corrina Riginos, Director of Science, TNC in Wyoming Amos Scott, Project Director, Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle Leanne Allison, Documentary Filmmaker Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC
- Mar 3, 20261h 16m
Distance Champions
Not all birds migrate, but those that do never fail to inspire. High-tech tools now tell us where birds actually go. Can that help the animals we’re trying to save? References On the Move Birds of the World eBird iNaturalist “How to Know the Birds: No. 33, Thirty Intense Seconds with an Extreme Robin,” Montana’s Norther Great Plains Rancher Stewardship Alliance Matador Ranch Tracy Avery Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Ted Floyd, American Birding Association Magazine Editor Kelsey Molloy, Norther Great Plains Director, TNC in Montana Edwin Juarez, Bird Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Department Tully Frain, Conservation Ecologist, Tracy Avery Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC
- Mar 3, 202637 min
Stopovers
After every flight, birds need a safe place to land. Migrating birds rely on places to rest and fuel up for the journey ahead, but what happens when a rest stop disappears? References On the Move The Humbolt Current: A sea full of life to feed the planet TNC Chile Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Juan Jose Donoso, Director TNC Chile Aaron Mrotek, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve Manager Storytelling Team Danielle Kagan, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC
- Feb 17, 202645 min
Salmon People
The salmon journey sustains a way of life for people upstream and downstream. Learn what’s standing in the way of salmon migrations and why summoning the will to help them is now more important than ever before. References On the Move Migrations in Motion Map Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Sammy Matsaw Jr., Columbia Basin Program Director, The Nature Conservancy Oregon Jason Nuckols, Estuaries and Freshwater Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy Oregon Katie Moore, Bristol Bay Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy Alaska Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek-Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC
- Feb 17, 202633 min
Do Animals Care about the lines we draw on our maps?
Episode DescriptionMigrations have always inspired us. But our planet is changing. What does that mean for the way animals come and go with the seasons? I decided to find out. ReferencesOn the Move Migrations in Motion Map CreditsHost Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy SpeakersMaia Murphy-Williams: Associate director of science, The Nature Conservancy Josh Lawler: Professor, University of Washington; director of University of Washington Botanic Gardens; co-director of Nature and Health Dan Majka: Developer, The Nature Conservancy Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNCMitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNCKate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNCErica Simek-Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNCDustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNCTraci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC
- Feb 10, 20260 min
On the Move Trailer
From The Nature Conservancy comes a podcast mini-series about wild animals, their amazing migrations and how people are finding ways to free them up from all the things standing in their way. On the Move, host Leah Palmer invites you on a journey. Along the way, she meets with top experts to uncover how and why animals are on the move, the things that stand in their way—and how you, yes, even you, can help keep their journeys wild and free.
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