The Journalism Project
Gray Shaw, Project Coordinator
The Sustainable Forestry Journalism Project consists of mostly prerecorded programs that are produced for broadcast on KMUD public radio.
Below you can find descriptions of our previously aired shows, with links to listen.
Microgrids for Humboldt
The executive director of Redwood Community Energy Authority, Matthew Marshall, reveals the 20-year plan for Humboldt to transition to distributed, renewable energy sources such as the new micro-grid at Redwood Coast Airport in McKinleyville.
Green Burial
Greg Condon interviews polymath Cal Poly adjunct professor Michael Furniss (L in photo) about his interest in helping people recycle themselves
Jim Groeling interview
Early adopter of locally-sourced hardwood construction who teamed with Bob McKee
Algae In the Eel with Dr. Mary Power
Dangerous and benign algae in the Eel River, curated by microbiologist Dr. Mary Power
Tiny Homes Made from Selective Tree Harvest
Former Bay Area housing activist Marc Lichterman’s new venture with making tiny homes from selectively harvested Humboldt timber
Elderberry Harvest with Kim Phelps and Liz Harwood
Kim Phelps and Liz Harwood return the Journalism Project to narrate their processing of locally grown elderberries in Kim’s kitchen
Civil Defense with Jeff Hedin
Civil defense against forest fire and other calamities as a function of community organization and adequate funding of fire districts.
Mark Chapman interview
Interview of Salmon Creek rancher and Forest Health Grant recipient. Includes accounts of the 2003 Canoe Fire and helicopter salvage logging.
Harry Vaughn agroforestry interview
Salmon Creek resident with deep roots in community talks about agroforestry
Salvage Logging
A talk by Matt Simmons, staff attorney for the Environmental Protection Information Center on the practice of post-wildfire salvage logging
Kim Phelps—elderberries as medicine
Co-owner of the New Harris Store talks about elderberries as a natural remedy and as a crop for southern Humboldt
Ten Elements—ISF’s guiding principles
A discussion about the Ten Elements of Sustainability that form the basis of the Institute for Sustainable Forestry.
Adam Canter, Wyott spokesperson
Interview with the botanist and spokesperson for the Wyott Tribe
Southern Humboldt Community Park
Interpretive hike along the New Forestry Trail, with Tim Metz and Kathryn Lobato providing some of the history of the Park
Liz Harwood and Adam Canter on elderberries
Elderberries for Humboldt County, with Adam Canter and Liz Harwood
Herb Walk with Tanya Horlick
KMUD’s Publc Affairs Coordinator narrates an herbal plant walk along a windy ridge above Benbow
College of the Redwoods
Community resiliency job programs at CR, with Danny Kelley and Kerry Meyer
Bernie Korbly, redwood products manufacturer
Owner of Korbly Wood Products talks about his redwood products business on the Avenue of the Giants
Wendy Katagi, Stillwater Sciences
Senior Manager for Stillwater’s Watershed and Ecosystem Restoration Services on restoring the Los Angeles River as a salmon-bearing system
Brent Cook, local bowl maker
Manager at Dazey’s Construction talks about turning local hardwood into bowls