Originally published on Cortes Radio, as part of the Deep Roots Initiative, Season One.
“Do trees communicate? Do they look after each other and other species?
Story Producer Rick Bockner unearths a sophisticated network of co-dependent life forces, below and above our feet.
Continue reading The Energetic ForestOriginally broadcast in Season One of the Deep Roots Initiative, Cortes Radio, CKTZ, 89.5 FM
In this episode Annie Rosenberg tells how decades after a nearly unspeakable family tragedy, family members gain insight from what appears to be a chance encounter, later revealing itself as an auspicious message.
Continue reading Owl WisdomOriginally broadcast in Season One of the Deep Roots Initiative, Cortes Radio, CKTZ, 89.5 FM
In search of the deep spiritual roots of today’s environmental crisis, Sobhanā Dilani Hippola traces the footsteps of a pioneer spiritual ecologist, Gilean Douglas, from an old miner’s shack in the Cascade mountains to the majestic land of Channel Rock here on Cortes Island. Gilean’s life and nature writings offer insight into the importance of dwelling close to wilderness and protecting sacred places.
Continue reading Finding Gilean Douglas & The Protected PlaceOriginally broadcast in Season One of the Deep Roots Initiative, Cortes Radio, CKTZ, 89.5 FM
Western culture paints wolves with a dark brush as evil characters in myths and fairytales, but perhaps that’s because they’re more like us than we care to admit. Natalia Auger Nybida takes a deep look at the essential role wolves play in our ecosystem.
Continue reading Who Speaks For Brother Wolf?Come on board for the first season of Vintage Vignettes, a joint project of Cortes Community Radio and Cortes Island Museum and Archives, brings you “radio snapshots” of local life in simpler times. These brief episodes feature dramatized voices from the past with archive recordings of music from the “Old Timers”, a dance band that played locally for several decades. In Vintage Vignettes 1 -7 we focus on colourful characters and memorable events, from the first drive across Cortes Island to the 1946 earthquake.
Continue reading Vintage Vignettes 1-7
