John Powers (@jellyturtle.bsky.social)

Team Schiedea (How to save a species from going EXTINCT) | Plants are Cool, Too Highlighting one of the coolest and most ambitious projects in the history of rare species conservation, this episode ("Team Schiedea") takes us to Kaua'i, Hawai'i, where a group of passionate plant people are working to save some of the rarest plants on the archipelago -- and tell us why we need a new generation of biodiversity lovers to help battle the extinction crisis. Selected for inclusion in the 2022 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film and Arts Festival. [Episode shot in 2019.] @PlantsAreCoolToo Teaching topics: extinction, biodiversity conservation, rare species, conservation jobs, invasive species, island evolution, Hawaiian biodiversity Host/Producer/Writer: Chris Martine @MartineBotany Producer/Videographer/Editor/Graphics: Paul Frederick Field Producer: Tim Kramer Drone footage: Tobias Koehler Scientists featured: Ann Sakai, Stephen Weller, Steve Perlman, Lauren Weisenberger, Alex Loomis, John Powers, Warren Wagner, Mike Moore, Krissa Skogen, Norm Wickett, Ava Adler With photos by: Ken Wood, Alex Loomis, Stephen Weller, Ann Sakai Institutional affiliations: University of California, Irvine; Plant Extinction Prevention Program; National Tropical Botanical Garden; US Fish and Wildlife Service; Duke University; Chicago Botanic Garden; Oberlin College; Bucknell University; Smithsonian Institute Funding: National Science Foundation More on Ann Sakai and Stephen Weller's research: https://sakaiweller.bio.uci.edu/ More on Steve Perlman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Perlman Plant Extinction Prevention Program: http://www.pepphi.org/ https://youtu.be/Y1zNfODhM4o