NaturallyScott
At least once a week, I’ll bring you the very best of America’s spectacular world of nature — from birds to mammals, to reptiles and amphibians. From soaring mountains to endless plains, from rugged coastlines to rivers and streams.
Each episode will feature an expert guest — a ranger, a researcher, a birder, or an adventurer — someone who has seen what we want to see and been where we want to go.
Episodes
60 episodes
E60 Zach Steinhauser – One Million Purple Martins & South Carolina’s Greatest Wildlife SpectacleUntitled Episode
What does it feel like to sit beneath a sky filled with a million birds?In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris is joined by naturalist, filmmaker, and Carolina Safari Co. founder Zach Steinhauser for a conversation about one of...
E59 Matt Forister – Butterflies, Climate Change & the Hidden Crisis Facing Insects
Butterflies are beautiful. They are also disappearing.In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with University of Nevada, Reno biology professor Matt Forister for a fascinating and surprisingly urgent conversation about...
E58 Wade Crowfoot – Water, Wildfire & the Future of Conservation in California
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with Wade Crowfoot, Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, for a wide-ranging conversation about conservation, climate challenges, and the future of one of the most biodi...
E57 — Women in Birding: A Conversation with Sy Montgomery, Debi Shearwater & Lynn Scarlett 🐦
This episode is a first for Naturally Scott — a panel conversation.Scott Harris brings together three remarkable voices — Sy Montgomery, Debi Shearwater, and Lynn Scarlett — for an honest, thoughtful discussion about the history of women...
E56 Kimberly Kaufman — The Biggest Week in American Birding & the Magic of Migration 🐦🌎
Every spring, billions of birds move across North America — and for a brief moment, one place becomes the center of it all.In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of the Black Swamp B...
E55 Denver Holt — Snowy Owls, Field Research & 35 Years on the Arctic Tundra! 🦉❄️
Few people understand owls like Denver Holt. As the founder of the Owl Research Institute, Denver has spent nearly four decades studying owls in the wild — from long-eared owls in Montana to snowy owls on the Arctic tundra.In this episod...
E54 — Debi Shearwater: Pelagics, Seabirds & a Life at Sea 🌊🐦
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Debi Shearwater — one of the most iconic figures in seabirding and pelagic birding anywhere in the world.Often called the “Queen of the Seas,” Debi has spent more than four decades...
E53 — Keith Hackland: Birding the Rio Grande Valley from the Alamo Inn
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Keith Hackland, owner of the Alamo Inn B&B, Gear and Tours, and one of the best-known hosts in American birding. From the heart of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Keith shares what makes...
E52 — Bryan Bedrosian: Raptors, Research, and Real Conservation
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with raptor biologist Bryan Bedrosian, Conservation Director at the Teton Raptor Center, for a wide-ranging conversation about birds of prey, applied science, and what conservation looks like ...
E51 — John Adams: Inside Biosphere 2
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with John Adams, Deputy Director and COO of Biosphere 2, for a conversation about one of the most ambitious environmental experiments ever attempted.Often remembered for its early human...
E50 — Chad Nelson: Protecting Oceans, Waves, and Beaches
In this 50th episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with Chad Nelson, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, to talk about a coastal conservation organization that doesn’t just educate and inspire — it organizes, advocates, and fights for...
E49 — Elizabeth Gray: Bending the Bird Curve
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Elizabeth Gray, CEO of the National Audubon Society, for a wide-ranging conversation about birds, climate, hope, and what it really takes to turn conservation losses around....
E48 — Emily Fairfax: Beavers, Water, and Wildfire Resilience
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with ecohydrologist Emily Fairfax of the University of Minnesota to talk about an animal that quietly reshapes entire landscapes: the beaver.What begins as a conversation about hydrolog...
E47 — Peter Stangel: Managing Forests for People and Wildlife
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Peter Stangel of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to talk about forests in a way most people never hear them discussed.Not as scenery. Not as hiking destina...
E46 — David Gessner: Vacation with a Purpose
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with author David Gessner, a writer who never wanted to be called a nature writer — and yet became one of the most important voices helping us understand why wild places and birds matte...
E45 — John Goodell: Falconry isn’t about control — it’s about partnership.
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with John Goodell, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Archives of Falconry, to explore one of humanity’s oldest and most misunderstood relationships with wildlife.Falconry is o...
E44 — Scott Black: Honey bees aren’t the story — native pollinators are.
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Scott Black, Executive Director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, to explore the small creatures doing the biggest work in nature: insects and other invertebrates.<...
E43 — Pete Malinowski | Rebuilding New York Harbor, One Oyster at a Time
New York Harbor is one of the most storied waterways in the world, but for generations it was also one of the most damaged. Long before skyscrapers defined the skyline, oysters shaped the ecology, economy, and culture of the region—until they w...
E42 — Dr. Jodi Hilty: Rewilding at Scale from Yellowstone to Yukon
Rewilding isn’t about nostalgia — it’s about scale.In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Dr. Jodi Hilty, President and Chief Scientist of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), to explore one ...
E41 — John Calambokidis: Whales, Science, and the Cost of Knowing
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with John Calambokidis, one of the world’s leading cetacean researchers and the co-founder of Cascadia Research Collective. For more than four decades, John has studied whales ac...
E40 — Lisa T. Ballance: Dolphins, Tuna, and the Whales We’ve Never Seen
In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris is joined by Lisa T. Ballance, Director of the Marine Mammal Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from personal history to some of the most consequential marine sci...
E39 — Jack Humphrey: Rewilding America, Wolves, Jaguars & the Case for Half the Earth
What would it take to truly rewild North America?In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with Jack Humphrey of the Rewilding Institute to explore one of the most ambitious and consequential ideas in mod...
E38 Peter Pyle — Molt, Feathers & the Hidden Science of Birds
From growing up in Hawai‘i and Washington, D.C. to spending decades on the Farallon Islands, Peter Pyle has lived at the intersection of birds, science, and curiosity. A founding figure in modern bird banding and the author of the defini...
E37 – Kenn Kaufman – Conservation, Art, and the Joy of Paying Attention
In this episode, Scott sits down with one of the most influential naturalists of our time: Kenn Kaufman. From hitchhiking across North America as a teenager to becoming a celebrated author, artist, field guide creator, and voice for nature, Ken...
E36 — Dr. John van Wyhe: Charles Darwin, Myths, Reality & the Birth of Evolution
Today, I’m joined by Dr. John van Wyhe, historian of science at the National University of Singapore and one of the world’s leading experts on Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. We break open the myths, misunderstandings, and surprising ...