# Birds on the Niagara: Corina Newsome on Urban Landscapes and Creating Spaces Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces.md Podcast: [The Spark Bird Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275) Published: 2026-02-13T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905.libsyn.com/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-shared-spaces Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905/Corina_Newsome.mp3?dest-id=4822875 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/episodes/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces Duration seconds: 2333 ## Resource In this second special Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival feature, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Corina Newsome, a conservation scientist at the National Wildlife Federation and the festival's keynote speaker. Corina's work is rooted in advancing urban biodiversity conservation with environmental justice. She challenges the idea that conservation only happens in remote places, reminding us that cities are unique landscapes full of wildlife and wonder waiting to be explored and protected. Links & Resources from This Episode 🐦 Follow Corina on Instagram and explore urban wildlife, birding, and environmental justice through Corina's lens. πŸ’Ό Connect with Corina on LinkedIn to learn more about her professional work in conservation science or to ask any questions you may have! 🎀 Attend her keynote address "Loving by Nature" at Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival! To register and find full details, visit the Birds on the Niagara website events page. πŸͺΆ Register at their website and come birding at the 2026 Birds on the Niagara Festival happening February 12th–16th. Show Notes by Kayla Gajewski ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/episodes/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.