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April 12th, 2023

Episode 61 / The Butterfly Story of The Trees of Nuclear Disaster, Chernobyl, Hosting James Downer

  1. Episode 61 / The Butterfly Story of The Trees of Nuclear Disaster, Chernobyl, Hosting James Downer Tali Orad 36:46

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Dr. James Downer.

Dr. Downer has 37 years of experience as a horticulture and plant pathology Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Ventura County. His research is focused on mulch, soil microbiology and disease suppression in mulched soils, diseases of shade trees, and cultural practices to maintain landscape plants.

Dr. Downer is an Adjunct professor at California Polytechnic University in Pomona.

He has a love of shade trees, Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) tree work, woodworking, horses, Gardening, horticulture, and the study of plants and their biology.

In this episode, you will hear about the forests in Chernobyl, his work studying the nuclear effect on them, Gama Radiation, Fukushima, and more.

Some notes…

More about 1treellion & Dr. James Downer.

To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.

The great music is credited to Pixabay.

Tali Orad Founder of 1treellion - Engineer - TEDx speaker - Serial entrepreneur - host of The Butterfly Effect Podcast

Tali Orad is an engineer, TEDx speaker, and serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of 1treellion.org an NGO with the mission to collectively make a meaningful global impact by bringing communities together to plant trees and help mitigate the effects of climate change.

Tali’s first NGO came about after she saved the life of a dying baby, resulting in her founding an NGO to raise awareness of CPR education.
She is a Thrive guest contributor, the host of The Butterfly Effect podcast, and a frequent speaker.

Tali believes in the power of people to make a change and hopes with the help of the people she can help our planet.

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