Take me to the River
Join social ecologist and river restoration expert Dr. Siwan Lovett in conversations about the ideas, issues and opportunities that relate to our connections with nature and each other. This podcast offers open, honest and practical insights for us to reflect on in our daily lives.
Podcasting since 2020 • 39 episodes
Take me to the River
Latest Episodes
The Art of Healing Rivers: Kirstie Fryirs on Reading Rivers to Recover Them
In this episode of Take Me to the River, Dr. Siwan Lovett sits down with renowned fluvial geomorphologist Professor Kirstie Fryirs—co-developer of the globally adopted River Styles Framework—to explore how rivers are shaped, damaged, and healed...
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Protecting Platypuses with Josh Griffiths
Did you know that a nursing platypus mother must eat up to her entire body weight in food every day to support her and her young? Or that male platypuses have venomous spurs near their back legs that can cause intense pain which is immune to co...
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How mangroves are saving Queensland's Caboolture River, with Margie Dickson
In today's episode, Margie Dickson, Environmental Project Manager at Healthy Land and Water, takes us on a journey through her experience leading an innovative project on the Caboolture River which re-establishes mangroves for long-term bank st...
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Harmonising waters: water management, innovation and choral singing with eWater Group CEO Michael Wilson
Group CEO of eWater Group Michael Wilson has an extraordinary range of backgrounds: he’s a political scientist, classical musician, public servant, national security specialist, Australian Diplomat, and Humanitarian and International Developmen...
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Stocky Needs Our Help: Saving native freshwater fish from extinction with Dr. Mark Lintermans
Stocky Galaxias, or 'Stocky', is one of Australia's most critically endangered species — a tiny fish hidden away in the pristine alpine waters of Kosciuszko National Park.Can the survival of this elusive, critically endangered species i...
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