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It is a season of gathering, collection, and reflection, and Cultivating Place is in conversation this week with an artist and a green spirit in our garden care world, Louesa Roebuck, about her newest book Punk Ikebana: Reimagining the Art of Floral Design (gathering, gleaning & composing in situ), being published by Cameron books on November 8.

A program in Shasta County is targeting rising rates of congenital syphilis. Also, a report found 90% of children in the U.S. experienced frequent heat waves in 2020, and Proposition 31 on the November ballot asks voters if they want a flavored tobacco ban to go into effect.

Candidates for U.S. House District 3 squared off in a debate Thursday. Also, an exhibit at the Museum of Northern California Art in Chico centers Black history and resilience, and parking prices at Sacramento International Airport are set to increase starting next year.

Host Dave Schlom visits with one of the true heroes of environmental activism in the U.S. and the world -- Bill McKibben.

Host Dave Schlom visits with Dee O'Hara, the "nurse to the astronauts." Hired by NASA in November 1959, Dee was a pivotal health care provider, deeply trusted by the astronauts and their families.

Today marks four years since the Camp Fire devastated Paradise, Magalia, Concow and Butte Creek Canyon in Butte County. Also, more than 20,000 ballots have been cast in Shasta County ahead of Election Day today, and millions of dollars have been spent on last-minute campaigning in California.

Officials release preliminary election results for North State races and measures. Also, Camp Fire survivors share the reasons they came out to vote, and Democrats are poised to sweep statewide offices yet again.

Host Dave Schlom talks about one of his favorite things in life: dogs. British Author Jules Howard joins him to talk about his latest book, Wonderdog: The Science of Dogs and Their Unique Friendship with Humans.

The clerk’s office in Shasta County was calm on election night. Also, California is poised to join several western states working to guarantee continuous Medicaid coverage for children, and research from Stanford University found beavers play an important role in improving water quality.

This week we are in a conversational exploration about the scale and meaning of trees with William (Ned) Friedman, 8th director of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.