Episode 177: Jack Loeffler’s Lifelong Quest to Rewild the Colorado River Watershed and Human Consciousness

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-177-jack-loefflers-lifelong-quest-to-rewild-the-colorado-river-watershed-and-human-consciousness/" title="Episode 177: Jack Loeffler’s Lifelong Quest to Rewild the Colorado River Watershed and Human Consciousness" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/16-JL-Chacoloeffler_fig.16-copy-2-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Jack recording wildlife at Chaco Canyon, 1981 (Photo by Philip Shulz)" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/16-JL-Chacoloeffler_fig.16-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/16-JL-Chacoloeffler_fig.16-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/16-JL-Chacoloeffler_fig.16-copy-2-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/16-JL-Chacoloeffler_fig.16-copy-2-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/16-JL-Chacoloeffler_fig.16-copy-2.jpg 718w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Episode Summary In this poignant and historic episode of the Rewilding Earth podcast, legendary Southwest author, activist, and audio naturalist Jack Loeffler connects with host Jack Humphrey, just ahead of Loeffler’s 90th birthday. A living thread to the bedrock of the modern conservation movement, Loeffler shares deeply personal stories of running wild rivers and backpacking […]</p>

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