Welcome back to Seeds for Change: An Institute for Applied Ecology podcast! After taking a break during the height of our summer field season, we're back with a new episode this month (Episode 4) featuring the voices and perspectives of our Ecological Education team. Ecological Education is a vital part of IAE's mission to conserve native habitats and save ecosystems. Our Ecological Education ('EE') Program is unique in that it is dedicated to improving the lives of incarcerated adults...

Welcome to the third episode of Seeds for Change. In today’s episode, we interview Melanie Gisler, Southwest Branch Director with the Institute for Applied Ecology. Melanie has been with IAE since 2002 and has had a number of roles including Habitat Restoration Program Director, restoration ecologist, and seed program manager. In 2002 she helped launch the Native Seed Network and a regional native seed accession program. Since then, she has focused on expanding the scope of native plant...

Welcome to the second episode of Seeds for Change, a podcast by the Institute for Applied Ecology! In today’s episode, we interview Sara Alaica, a Restoration Ecologist with IAE doing incredible work restoring native prairie and oak woodland ecosystems here in Oregon. Sara Alaica is a Restoration Ecologist in IAE’s Habitat Restoration Program, where she writes, coordinates, and implements natural resource plans to restore native Oregon habitat. She studied ecology at Columbia University,...

Welcome to the first episode of Seeds for Change, a podcast by the Institute for Applied Ecology! Today’s episode is special not only because is it the first full episode of our podcast, but it also features the person that made all of this possible. And that person is none other than Tom Kaye. Tom Kaye is the Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Ecology. He founded our growing conservation nonprofit back in 1999. You’ll hear him say it in this episode, but as he recalls it, IAE...

Welcome to Seeds for Change, a podcast hosted by the Institute for Applied Ecology. The Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) is a conservation nonprofit organization based in Oregon and New Mexico. Our mission is to conserve native species and habitats through restoration, research and education. The goal of this podcast is to hear from the voices of our very own IAE staff—and explore the work they do to conserve native ecosystems. New episodes debut monthly! In each, you’ll hear from the...