A Big Sur Podcast
A Big Sur Podcast
An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets “community” to mean ALL people from around the world who are curious about, and who care about, the preservation and restoration of the wild and rural character of Big Sur. Stories are told by visitors and residents, plumbers and linesmen, musicians and authors, dancers and jugglers and others. Sometimes we drift (way) off-topic into the arts, sciences, personal stories, gossip, politics, philosophy, ornithology, Henry Miller, and our zeitgeist in general. We like that!
The opinions expressed here belong to the people who express them. They may or may not line up with yours, mine, or your neighbor’s — and that’s exactly the point. Different perspectives, lived experiences, and even wildly clashing views are what make conversations worth listening to: enriching, infuriating, life-affirming, and sometimes all three at once.
If you are planning a visit to Big Sur and you listen to some of the folks on this Podcast talk about their love of the place your visit will probably be a lot more rewarding. Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique & suggestions.
Music intro clip courtesy John Holm: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0Rh2QU
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A Big Sur Podcast
What Are We Really Protecting? Carol Olson, Wilderness, and the Future of Big Sur
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In this episode Magnus has a conversation with Carol Olson, Executive Director of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance, about wilderness, responsibility, and the increasingly difficult art of protecting a place people love.
GOOD LINKS:
Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Big Sur LUP Download
- Big Sur LCP Defense Committee — download page
- County of Monterey — LUP Tables & Figures
- Big Sur Coast LUP Update project page
Adler Ranch / Esselen Land Transfer
- KQED — California Tribe Regains Ancestral Lands
- Western Rivers Conservancy
- Esselen Tribe official news
The Wilderness Act / Definition of Wilderness
Land Back Movement
- LANDBACK.org — the movement's own site
- NPR overview (2024)
- Sierra Club feature
- Yale Environment 360
- It's time to rethink the idea of the "Indigenous"
Shelley Alden Brooks
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