Join Hilary as she talks with Curtis Hinman, a leading expert and innovator in the rapidly growing field of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Also known as Low Impact Development (LID), GSI represents a complete transformation of traditional stormwater management practices, where water is shunted to fenced “prisons”, wreaking havoc for people and wildlife alike. Curtis shares insights about how he convinced skeptics in Washington State to embrace these unorthodox practices, both on the ground and in state legislature, to protect water quality, species, and public health.

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Please Don't Drop that Knowledge Bomb!

Conservation Café is designed to inspire and empower everyone working at the front lines of the conservation and sustainability battles. This upbeat podcast shines a bright spotlight on where these challenging battles are being won, and how. Each episode features individuals whose work is making a real difference in protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, or the critters who make our hearts go pitter patter (or fill our fishing nets and crab pots).

Host Hilary Wilkinson, Owner of Veda Environmental, will introduce you to innovative and determined conservation practitioners who have faced an endless parade of skeptics, confronted and overcome language barriers, and braved old adversaries to advance sustainability and conservation efforts across the globe. These successes share common themes of innovation in how science is communicated and engagement of diverse perspectives.