This week, we step back from the Southern Resident Orca to discover more about their watery home through the eyes of a mapmaker.Stefan Freelan is the cartographer from Western Washington University who created the Salish Sea &amp; Surrounding Basin map, aiding a decades-long campaign to bring an official name (and purpose) to an entire ecosystem.To download a free copy of his beautiful (two-sided!) Salish Sea map, visit <a href="http://maps.stefanfreelan.com/salishsea/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stefan's website here</a>.Call to Action: If you haven't already, please consider signing the petition for <a href="https://legalrightsforthesalishsea.org/petition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Legal Rights for the Salish Sea</a>.Intro music: "The Spaces Between" by Scott Buckley.Interstitial music: "Odyssey" by One Man Symphony.Coastal audio: BBC Sounds.

Bonus Episode: Researcher Ken Balcomb Talks Orca

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