Ryan Kellman

Oct 22, 2024 | opb.org | Lauren Sommer |Ryan Kellman

Your browser does not support the audio element. David Sischo is working to save some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The snails play a crucial role in the ecosystem, having evolved over millions of years on the isolated islands. When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails.

Oct 21, 2024 | npr.org | Lauren Sommer |Ryan Kellman

What it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on EarthWhen Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails. Sischo works with some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli – Hawaii’s native tree snails. The colorful, jewel-like snails were once so abundant, it’s said they were like Christmas ornaments covering the trees.

Sep 10, 2024 | bakersjournal.com | Alejandra Borunda |Ryan Kellman

September 10, 2024By Alejandra Borunda and Ryan Kellman, NPR Washington State – Bakers and scientists at the Washington State University Breadlab are breeding biodiverse flours they hope will make crops less vulnerable to climate change. Alejandra Borunda and Ryan Kellman report for NPR.

Sep 10, 2024 | kpbs.org | Alejandra Borunda |Ryan Kellman

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. It’s a drizzly, cold spring day outside, but inside the Washington State University Bread Lab in the Skagit Valley, richly scented steam billows out of a toasty commercial oven as baker Mel Darbyshire pulls out a tray of puffy mahogany loaves of bread. “They look excellent,” she says, inhaling and examining their shiny, domed crusts.

Jun 16, 2024 | rsn.org | Lauren Sommer |Ryan Kellman

Every week at the Maui airport, a small helicopter gets loaded with 250,000 passengers. They're male mosquitoes, key players in a strategy that could be the last, best hope for Hawaii's endangered birds. "We got mosquitoes to drop," Christa Seidl of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project calls to the pilot. She wheels over a crate with several hundred cardboard tubes filled with mosquitoes. Soon, they’ll be airdropped into Maui's high-elevation forests, the last refuge for endangered birds.