Show Notes
Listen to the Sounds of a Stream, Breathe in the fragrance of lush greenery, and immerse yourself in a forest...all in the middle of a city.
Welcome to Urban Nature.
Aotearoa New Zealand is in a full lockdown due to the COVID19 Delta variant. Travel is restricted, but people are allowed to go out within their neighbourhoods for walks and to exercise….making Urban Green Spaces more important than ever.
Lockdowns have become a part of our lives...in this episode we explore how Urban Nature can help us keep well during the restrictions of a lockdown.
Explore Further:
Learn more about the wildlife & wild places featured in this episode- Silvereye, Fantail, Kereru / Wood Pigeon , Grey Warbler, Dunedin Townbelt, Urban Green Spaces
Credits:
Producer/ Host: Karthic SS
This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin.
This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ.
Thanks to oar.org.nz a non-profit community radio and accessmedia.nz
Music from Blue Dot Sessions
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