Do you want to know what some of the most experienced, most insightful naturalists in California have on their minds? You’ve come to the right place! This episode is jammed full of brilliant professors, authors, environmental directors, outdoor equity advocates, and science communicators, and they cover topics from traditional ecological knowledge and storytelling to fire on the landscape to the ethical questions around ecosystem restoration to how healing happens.  Complete List of Guests:  Greg Ira, Director of the UC California Naturalist Program José González, Keynote Speaker Rhiana Jones, Keynote Speaker Obi Kaufmann, Keynote Speaker Don Hankins, Speaker Brenda Kyle, Naturalist and lightning-round speaker Maribel Garcia, Naturalist and Participant  Justan Torres, Naturalist and Participant Jason Fareira, Naturalist and Participant Bruce De Terra, Naturalist and Participant  Links:  California Naturalist Conference Website: https://ucanr.edu/sites/2022CalNatCon/ California Naturalist Main Website: https://calnat.ucanr.edu/ Don Hankin's CSU Chico State Page (with listed publications!): https://www.csuchico.edu/geop/department/dhankins.shtml Information on Milpas Washoe Tribe Website: https://washoetribe.us/ José González's Website: http://www.josegagonzalez.com/ Obi Kaufmann's Website: https://coyoteandthunder.com/ Place & Purpose Podcast https://www.placeandpurpose.live/ My website: www.goldenstatenaturalist.com Become a Patron! www.patreon.com/michellefullner I'm @goldenstatenaturalist on both Instagram and TikTok The theme song is called "i dunno" by grapes, and you can find the Creative Commons license here.