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E55 Suddenly Sargassum: a multilingual education book for St. Martin w/ Mark Yokoyama
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Mark Yokoyama is a naturalist, author and wildlife educator living in St. Martin who has published many books about the nature and culture of St. Martin. He is also the co-founder and treasurer of the non profit association Les Fruits de Mer. Their core mission is to collect and share knowledge about local nature and heritage. They run a museum called Amuseum Naturalis which is a free museum on nature, heritage and culture in St. Martin. They distribute free books about local subjects to students and schools on the island.
0:00 Introduction
2:18 Guest introduction
3:10 What is Sargassum to Mark?
4:30 Impact of Sargassum on St. Martin
5:56 Management of Sargassum on St. Martin an island with two governments- lots of groups involved and lots of coordination needed
9:00 How he got all the great pictures and content for his new book Suddenly Sargassum
11:40 The books will go to schools and stakeholders and a display was made in the Les Fruits de Mer museum. It will get kids interested in science and provide locally relevant educational material in both English and French
15:55 Offical school language in St. Martin is French but most kids are primarly English speakers
18:55 What does a naturalist, author and wildlife educators do?
23:10 Debrief
Learn more about Mark Yokoyama and his work:
- Book Suddenly Sargasssum:
Buy link
Download link
French version Le mystère des sargasses
Buy on Amazon
Free download
Link to other books
We love to hear from you, feel free to drop us an email to SargassumPodcast@gmx.net, and connect with us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.
Can’t get enough? Become one of our patrons for as little as $1 a month. Patrons get to submit questions to us prior to the interviews that we will then ask our guests. We are grateful for each supporter and look forward to connecting with you.
Like our music? The song is called Them Ah Prey by Drizzle Roadranna. Follow him on YouTube and Spotify
82 episodes
Manage episode 349650279 series 2858898
Mark Yokoyama is a naturalist, author and wildlife educator living in St. Martin who has published many books about the nature and culture of St. Martin. He is also the co-founder and treasurer of the non profit association Les Fruits de Mer. Their core mission is to collect and share knowledge about local nature and heritage. They run a museum called Amuseum Naturalis which is a free museum on nature, heritage and culture in St. Martin. They distribute free books about local subjects to students and schools on the island.
0:00 Introduction
2:18 Guest introduction
3:10 What is Sargassum to Mark?
4:30 Impact of Sargassum on St. Martin
5:56 Management of Sargassum on St. Martin an island with two governments- lots of groups involved and lots of coordination needed
9:00 How he got all the great pictures and content for his new book Suddenly Sargassum
11:40 The books will go to schools and stakeholders and a display was made in the Les Fruits de Mer museum. It will get kids interested in science and provide locally relevant educational material in both English and French
15:55 Offical school language in St. Martin is French but most kids are primarly English speakers
18:55 What does a naturalist, author and wildlife educators do?
23:10 Debrief
Learn more about Mark Yokoyama and his work:
- Book Suddenly Sargasssum:
Buy link
Download link
French version Le mystère des sargasses
Buy on Amazon
Free download
Link to other books
We love to hear from you, feel free to drop us an email to SargassumPodcast@gmx.net, and connect with us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.
Can’t get enough? Become one of our patrons for as little as $1 a month. Patrons get to submit questions to us prior to the interviews that we will then ask our guests. We are grateful for each supporter and look forward to connecting with you.
Like our music? The song is called Them Ah Prey by Drizzle Roadranna. Follow him on YouTube and Spotify
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