A few months ago, producer Marina Henke saw two skunks sprint under her porch. Since then, she can’t stop wondering what’s really going on beneath her feet.
And as it turns out, she’s not the only one. Every day across the country, homeowners are waging wars with the animals who stake out our porches, decks and crawl spaces. Have we as humans inadvertently designed luxury apartments for “unwelcome” wildlife? And is that necessarily a bad thing?
In a new edition of our (long-retired!) 10x10 series, we’re going under the porch. So, grab your headlamps, put on a different pair of pants and watch out for skunks.
Featuring Christopher Schell, Kieran Lindsey, Josh Sparks and Maynard Stanley.
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
LINKS
Want more 10x10s? We’ve got them! Listen here for traffic circles, gutters, sand beaches, kettle bogs and vernal pools.
You can read more about the “biological deserts fallacy” here.
The Schell Lab at UC Berkeley is up to all kinds of urban ecology research.
CREDITS
The host of Outside/In is Nate Hegyi.
This episode was reported, produced and mixed by Nate Hegyi. Editing by Taylor Quimby.
Our staff includes Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, Marina Henke, and Kate Dario.
Executive producer: Taylor Quimby
Rebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio.
Music is by Blue Dot Sessions.
Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.
