A podcast for False Creek

About this episode

This episode introduces the video podcast Waterbodies, focusing on transforming urban spaces like False Creek into biodiverse environments.

Mendel has another show to share with you: Waterbodies It's a video podcast dedicated to a particular body of water we have here in Vancouver, called False Creek, but more generally it’s about how we can transform our urban spaces into thriving, biodiverse, celebrations of living nature — for everyone’s benefit. If you live in a city on a coast, and you dream of swimming in clean waters, tidepooling along the shore, and seeing all kinds of sea life, right next to downtown, this show is for you. So far on Waterbodies, we’ve discussed the interplay of environmental and human health , frameworks for Indigenous protected and conserved areas , environmental rights and personhood , marine biodiversity and citizen science , and urban planning in the face of rising sea levels , and there’s lots more to come. Find Waterbodies on the False Creek Friends YouTube channel and wherever you get podcasts PS. This is more than a podcast. It's a project in civic reimagination. If you'd like to get involved with grassroots environmental democracy, and take part in shaping the future of Vancouver, we'd love to have your help. Visit falsecreekfriends.org to learn more and get involved.

People in this episode

Host: Mendel

Topics covered

• urban biodiversity
• environmental health
• Indigenous protected areas
• marine biodiversity
• citizen science
• urban planning
• civic reimagination

Keywords

• False Creek
• Vancouver
• urban spaces
• biodiversity
• environmental health
• marine life
• citizen science
• Indigenous rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Waterbodies, False Creek Friends, falsecreekfriends.org

Places: False Creek, Vancouver

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