Jul
24

Dream Job

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast camping conservation
[mb18-podcast_player podcast_mp3_url="https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DTT2995805842.mp3"] When John Temple and Dean Goodman’s dream job fell into their laps in the summer of 1971, they quickly said yes. From June through August, they lived alone- without supervision or communication- in a lineman's cabin along Coastal BC surveying an area of old-growth rainforest for the Sierra Club. As they documented landmarks, [...]
Jul
10

Endangered Spaces–The Elwha River Recovery

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast mountain biking decisions
[mb18-podcast_player podcast_mp3_url="https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DTT3512862519.mp3"] After a decades-long battle on Washington State’s Elwha River, a coalition of environmentalists, scientists and locals succeed in having two dams demolished. Six years later, scientists are monitoring the river and larger ecosystem as they recover from a century of abuse. And one of the best ways to do the research? Snorkeling Class [...]