Finding hope in the natural world | Outdoor Explorer

By Martha Rosenstein

Published April 30, 2026 at 3:03 PM AKDT

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Caroline Van Hemert, pictured above sailing in Canada's Northwest Territories as part of a larger trip with her family through the Northwest Passage. The journey will be featured in her upcoming book.

On this episode of Outdoor Explorer, we're catching up with author and wildlife biologist Caroline Van Hemert — whose new book has grown from years of watching the natural world change and a conviction that nature still has surprising and hopeful possibilities to offer if we know where to look.

HOST: Martha Rosenstein

GUEST: Caroline Van Hemert, author, biologist

LINK:
Caroline Van Hemert website

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Martha Rosenstein

Martha Rosenstein was born and raised in Alaska. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Washington in Seattle. She currently sees patients in Anchorage, Girdwood, and occasionally in smaller communities in rural Alaska.

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