Kindred Continuum

Host Nan Franzblau heads into the Gila National Forest to visit Ecocamp, a four-day wilderness camp for teenagers hosted by the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance.  Campers describe skills they have learned, such as how to build a fire from scratch, which forest plants are edible, and how to identify their bird neighbors.  As participants dig deeper into their experiences, they share how their time spent at Ecocamp has strengthened their […]

Host Nan Franzblau accompanies students as they discover where food comes from and apply this knowledge to their own experiences.  Beginning with the creation of soil, the sprouting of seeds and the water cycle that nourishes those seeds, students learn how plants grow, make more seeds, provide food, and how that food gets from the fields to our forks.  Representatives from several local non-profits help guide the young participants, who […]

Host Nan Franzblau visits the New Earth Project work sites to talk with kids on the crew about the goals of the project, how the crew collects and processes large amounts of food and wood "waste" each week, and what they are learning from their jobs.  The kids share details about how to build, fill, and maintain Johnson-Su bioreactors and how this composting process is unique in its capacity to […]

Host Nan Franzblau talks with six 4th graders from Jose Barrios Elementary School about a variety of activities they have done with the New Earth Project.  The kids share their passion for redworms, how they care for the worms in their classrooms, and what worm cocoons look like.  They address what lives in healthy soil and how all living things depend on decomposers.  Finally, throughout this delightful and engaging conversation, […]

Host Nan Franzblau talks with recent Cobre High School graduates Keana Huerta and Matthew Chavez about what motivates them to take action and the positive changes they would like to see in their communities of Hurley and Bayard.  They also share their experiences as participants in the Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session, how that prepared them to be effective leaders, and how it inspired Keana to become the youngest […]

Host Nan Franzblau joins youth activists as they lead Grant County residents in a march to end the use of fossil fuels, adding their voices to the global movement.  The kids share their concerns about climate change, what inspires their activism, and what others can do to make a difference.  In the second half of New Earth Kids, we'll hear a roundtable discussion with residents of Bayard who enlisted an […]

This episode is Part II of a two-part series featuring kids working for the Youth Conservation Corps.  Host Nan Franzblau talks with kids from the YCC Water Harvesting, Trail, and Eco-monitoring Crews, who describe the projects they're working on, how these projects impact the community, and what they're learning, not only from the manual work but through working in groups and leading others.  

This episode is Part I of a two-part series featuring kids working for the Youth Conservation Corps.  Host Nan Franzblau talks with kids from the YCC Mural and Garden Crews, who describe the projects they're working on, how these projects impact the community, and what they have learned, not only from the manual work but through working in groups and leading others. Be sure to tune in to Part II […]

This month, 5th graders from all over southwest New Mexico come to the Gila to celebrate the river.  In this episode, kids from Cliff and Stout Elementary Schools share their favorite riverside activities:  identifying riparian trees, collecting macroinvertebrates that indicate river health, distinguishing between skulls of carnivores and herbivores, plus making surprising discoveries about the many ways the river supports all life.  We also hear from recent high school graduates […]