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August 2010

August 2010
Aug. 20: The Nature Connection - Join Big Blend Magazine editors Nancy & Lisa, for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Guests include: Adam Roberts, VP of Born Free USA, who will discuss animal rescues; artist Joe Garcia; and ocean activist Margo Pellegrino who is paddling from Seattle to San Diego. Click Here to Listen!

 

Aug. 16: The Nature Connection -  Join editors Nancy & Lisa, and special guest co-host fashion designer Aggie Garcia, for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. We'll talk about Pit Bulls with Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition, and the BLM Wild Horse Roundups with Laura Leigh, Ginger Kathrens, Karen Sussman and Craig Downer. .  Click Here to Listen!

 

Aug. 6 - The Nature Connection: 'National Ocean Policy' - Join Big Blend Magazine editors Nancy & Lisa, for 'The Nature Connection' show on Big Blend Radio. Mike Dunmyer, Executive Director of Ocean Champions, will discuss the President's Executive Order for a National Ocean Policy. Show airs live from 12pm PT / 3pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

 

The Nature Connection - Aug. 2: Join Nancy & Lisa, and guest co-host Eddie Maldonado for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. They will chat with ocean activist Margo Pellegrino about her 'Seattle to San Diego' paddling journey for Ocean Health & Awareness. Show airs live at 12pm PT / 3pm ET.  Click Here to Listen!

 

July 2010
The Nature Connection - July 26: Join Nancy & Lisa, for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. We'll get a Wild Horse BLM Roundup update with Ginger Kathrens - The Cloud Foundation, and Emmy award-winning producer, cinematographer - 'Cloud: Stallion of the Rockies' & 'Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns'. Show airs live at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

 

The Nature Connection - July 23: Join Nancy & Lisa, and special guest co-host Karen Pierce Gonzalez 'Queen of Folklore' for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Featured guest is Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition, who will talk about Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, and Whaling. Show airs live at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

 

The Nature Connection - July 16: Join Nancy & Lisa, and special guest co-host Laura Klein 'Queen of Green' for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Featured guests include: Mike Dunmyer - Executive Director of Ocean Champions; and Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA. Show airs live at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Click here to listen!

 

June 2010
SPECIAL SEGMENT ON WILD HORSES at 12pm PT / 1pm MT / 3pm ET - Special Guests:
Craig C. Downer & Ginger Kathrens from The Cloud Foundation. Click to listen!

 

The Nature Connection - June 25: Join Nancy & Lisa for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Featured guests include Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA; and Mike Dunmyer from Ocean Champions. Show airs live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

 

The Nature Connection - June 14: Join Nancy & Lisa for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Ron Tipton - National Parks Conservation Association, will discuss the 'America’s Great Outdoors' initiative. Show airs live at 12:40pm PT / 3;40pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

 

 

May 2010

The Nature Connection - May 21: Join Nancy & Lisa for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Special guests segment covering the BP Oil Spill with: John Adornato - Suncoast Regional Director of NPCA; David Mizejewski - NWF Naturalist & Author; Alanna Mitchell - Author of 'Seasick'; and Mike Dunmyer - Executive Director of Ocean Champions. Plus, Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA, and Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition will join us. Show Airs Live at 3pm PT / 6pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

April 2010

The Nature Connection - April 16: Join Nancy & Lisa for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Special guests include: Michelle Desilets - Executive Director of Orangutan Land Trust; Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA; Karen Hevel-Mingo - National Parks Conservation Association; David Mizejewski - National Wildlife Federation Naturalist & Author; Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition; Dr. Allan Hamilton - Rancho Bosque, Equine Assisted Therapy; and Troy Corley 'Free & Frugal Fun Travel Guru' - Free Fun Guides. Show Airs Live at  3pm PT / 6pm ET. Click Here to Listen!

March 2010
National Park Travel; Ocean Conservation; Wildlife; & Animals in Entertainment
Join Nancy & Lisa for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Special guests include: Katie Maschman & Kevin Dahl - National Parks Conservation Association's ParkScape Travel Program; Mike Dunmyer - Executive Director of Ocean Champions; David Mizejewski - National Wildlife Federation Naturalist & Author; Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition; and Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA will call in from CITES in Qatar.
 

February 2010

The Nature Connection - Feb. 19: The Nature Connection - Feb. 19: Join Nancy & Lisa for a special segment focusing on CA State Parks & Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund; plus special guests interviews with Ron Tipton - National Parks Conservation Association; Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free; David Mizejewski - National Wildlife Federation Naturalist & Author; Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition; Ginger Kathrens - Executive Director of The Cloud Foundation.

 

January 2010

The Nature Connection 'Joy Adamson Centennial Celebration' - Jan. 20: Join Nancy & Lisa - Big Blend Editors, and special co-host Laura Lassiter - Animal Communicator for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Special segment honoring Joy Adamson's 100th Birth Anniversary with Nancy Reid - Big Blend Editor who worked for Joy Adamson in late '70s, Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA, and Will Travers - CEO of Born Free UK. We will also chat with Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition, about the Wild Horse situation, and about Gas Chambers. Show Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.

 

December 2009
Everglades, Wild Horses, Trapping in the USA, De-clawing & De-vocalizing Pets on December 18, 2009
Join Nancy & Lisa - Big Blend Editors, and special co-host Laura Lassiter - Animal Communicator for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio. Special Guests included: Sara Fain - Everglades Restoration Program Manager for NPCA; Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA; Ginger Kathrens, Emmy Award-winning producer, cinematographer who filmed and produced the acclaimed 'Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies' & 'Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns' for WNET’s Nature series on PBS; and Laura Allen - Executive Director of Animal Law Coalition.

November 2009
National Parks, Hiking, Backyard Habitats, Elepants in Captivity & Wild Horses - November 20
Join Nancy & Lisa - Big Blend Editors, and special co-host Laura Lassiter - Animal Communicator for 'The Nature Connection' on Big Blend Radio.
Special Guests include: Mark Wenzler - National Park Conservation Association's Director of Clean Air & Climate Programs; David Mizejewski - Author & Naturalist for National Wildlife Federation; Adam Roberts - VP of Born Free USA will discuss Elephants in Captivity; and Sheri McGregor - San Diego Hiking Book Author of 'Easy Hikes Close to Home: San Diego'.

Special Wild Horse Segment
American Wild Horses are in danger of elimination. Join us for this special segment (airs from 6pm PT / 8pm ET) with special guests: Craig Downer - Biologist, Ecologist & Wild Horse Activist; representing The Cloud Foundation - Ginger Kathrens, Emmy Award-winning producer, cinematographer who filmed and produced the acclaimed 'Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies' & 'Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns' for WNET’s Nature series on PBS; Valerie J. Stanley - Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at Georgetown University Law Center & the University of Maryland School of Law; and Debra Gulley - Wild Horse Adopter.

October 2009

The Nature Connection - Oct. 16: Join Nancy and Lisa for 'The Nature Connection' wildlife, science and nature show on Big Blend Radio. Guest Co-Host is Laura Lassiter - Animal Communicator who will discuss Animal Medicine. Special Guests include: Dr. Allan Hamilton - author of 'The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope’ will talk about Equine Assisted Therapy; Adam M. Roberts - Senior Vice President of Born Free USA, will discuss Cat Conservation; and Frederique Lavoipierre - Director of the Sonoma State University Entomology Outreach Program, will talk about insects and SSU’s upcoming Insecta-Palooza! Show airs from 3pm PT / 6pm ET.   Click Here to Listen Live.

 

AUGUST 2009

The Nature Connection – Aug. 31: Join Nancy & Lisa on Big Blend Radio’s ‘The Nature Connection’ show with special guest Alan Spears - Legislative Representative for the National Parks Conservation Association. Alan will discuss the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009 which would create thousands of new full-time, paid service positions that would help to refurbish and enhance our national parks and public lands. Show aired live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET on Aug. 31.
 

June 2009
Dog Connection!
Join Nancy & Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com Editors) on Big Blend Radio for 'The Nature Connection' as they explore the connection dogs have with nature and people. Special guests include: Laura Lluellyn-Lassiter - Animal Communicator; Kathryn Miles - Author of 'Adventures with Ari: A Puppy, A Leash, and Our Year Outdoors'; and Deborah Howard – President & Founder of Companion Animal Protection Society.

March 2009
The Nature Connection – Mar. 20: Join hosts Nancy & Lisa (BigBlendMagazine.com editors) and their special guest co-host Craig C. Downer - ecologist, biologist & naturalist; and featured guests: Karen Taschek – Author of ‘Hanging with Bats: Ecobats, Vampires, and Movie Stars’; Anna Fiedler - Ph.D student at MSU in Doug Landis’ Invasive Species Ecology & Biological Control Lab; Kelly Stettner - Black River Action Team in Vermont; and Christine Kirk -Director of the Outdoor Education Center in Southern California.   Click here to listen live!

 

JANUARY 2009
January 23, 2009
Wild Horses & Burros, & Natural Horse Care Radio - Join hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith (Editors of BigBlendMagazine.com) on Jan. 23, for a special episode of The Nature Connection radio show focusing on Wild Horses & Burros, and Nature Horse Care. Craig C. Downer will guest co-host and special guests include: Deanne Stillman - Author of 'Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West'; Kathleen Hayden & Cindy McDonald - advocates for the Wild Horses in Coyote Canyon in CA; Karen Pomroy – Equine Voices in AZ; and Cheryl Henderson – Oregon School of Natural Hoof Care. Meet our Guests & Listen to the show.

 

OCTOBER 2008

October 24, 3008
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Special co-host Craig C. Downer will join hosts Nancy & Lisa, editors of BigBlendMagazine.com for the next Nature Connection online radio show. Craig Downer will tell us what’s happening with the Mountain Tapirs.
Ronald J. Tipton, Senior Vice President of Programs for the National Parks Conservation Association will discuss the future of America’s National Parks.
David D. Gillette - Colbert Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of Northern Arizona will tell us about his exhibit ‘Therizinosaur!—Mystery of the Sickle-Claw Dinosaur’.
We’ll talk about water conservation with J. Dietrich “Diet” Stroeh.
We will discuss the benefits of deconstruction versus demolition with Lorenz Schilling
Environmentally conscious singer/songwriter Robin Avery will join us to tell us
about her new single ‘Light the Way’.
 

SEPTEMBER 2008

September 12, 2008
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Featured Guests:
Co-host Craig C. Downer – Author, Ecologist & Naturalist;
Dale Anderson – Project Survival’s Cat Haven
Trefoni M. Rizzi - Author of ‘Teddy's Travels - America's National Parks’;
Karen Pomroy– Founder of Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary;
Rachel Edelstein - The Arboretum at Flagstaff;
Allen W. Nyhuis and Wassner – Co-authors of ‘America's Best Zoos:
A Travel Guide for Fans & Families’

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