Humpback whales were passing through our area long before Europeans arrived. The first colonial settlement was named Whalteown and Whaletown Road run across the island to Squirrel Cove. There is also a “Whaling Station Bay,” on Hornby Island and “Blubber Bay,” on Texada Island. However up until a few years ago, there have been no humpback whale sightings since 1871. This morning’s broadcast consists of a series of interviews about the humpbacks return to Cortes Island.
Having served in the Arctic with the Coast Guard driven zodiacs at fast speed, Mike Moore seemed like the perfect choice to guide people in the Antarctic – only he was troubled by the emissions he would create flying to and back from his job. That was one of many challenges we discussed in the Ethics of Ecotourism.
Paul Stamets love affair with fungi stretches back over 40 years. He has discovered several new species of mushrooms, written six books and pioneered countless techniques in the field of cultivation. This is the first part of an interview about Paul Stamets’ upcoming workshop at Hollyhock on Cortes Island. He discusses how we can “save the World one mushroom at a time.”
