{"podcast":{"title":"The Spark Bird Podcast","slug":"the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","podcast_index_feed_id":7244275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/558320/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/558320","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/7/f/0/a7f0d5c9400e486816c3140a3186d450/Untitled.png","author":"The Spark Bird Podcast","episode_count":43,"summary":"The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people's passion for birds. Research findings go directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards inclusively sparking and sustaining birders. Learn more and share your story at www.spark-bird.org!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T16:17:54.849053+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275"},"episode":{"title":"Birds on the Niagara: Corina Newsome on Urban Landscapes and Creating Spaces","slug":"birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces","published_at":"2026-02-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","url":"https://338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905.libsyn.com/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-shared-spaces","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905/Corina_Newsome.mp3?dest-id=4822875","summary":"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. 💼 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. 🪶 Register at their website and come birding at the 2026 Birds on the Niagara Festival happening February 12th–16th. Show Notes by Kayla Gajewski","meta_description":"In this second special Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival feature, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Corina Newsome, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2333,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/birds-on-the-niagara-corina-newsome-on-urban-landscapes-and-creating-spaces.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}