Episode

1657: "The Stonefly of British Columbia"

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Interesting Things with JC
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May 19, 2026
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162
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Summary

Interesting Things with JC #1657: "The Stonefly of British Columbia" – Stonefly nymphs cling to rocks in cold British Columbia rivers while scientists check whether the water can still support life; when the insects disappear, the river is usually warming, polluted, or losing oxygen, and the pattern reaches into forestry, mining, salmon habitat, and watershed monitoring.