Sky Hershberger

Science communicator

Audio

I have created audio stories about science for Scientific American and Fermilab, and I have been a podcast and radio guest to discuss climate change, forestry, and my writing.

Private woodland owners can find resources at UW-Madison Extension’s Forestry & Wildlife Program’s new website

Wisconsin Public Radio interview on the Lee Rayburn Show

7-8-2026

a bucket on a maple tree to collect sap in the winter woods

Maple Syrup and Our Warming Climate

Wisconsin Public Radio interview on the Larry Meiller Show about how maple syrup producers are adapting to climate change

1-5-2026

Forest in fall

Forests to the Climate’s Rescue

Civic Media radio interview about forest carbon programs

11-4-2025

Becoming Resolute: The Second Annual UW–Madison Sustainability Writing Awards

Interview about my winning essay, SustainUW Podcast

2-16-2024

Making music from neutrino experiments

Fermilab news

11-23-2020

Science News Briefs from All Over

Scientific American 60-Second Science

11-17-2020

Science News Briefs from around the Globe

Scientific American 60-Second Science

11-2-2020

Science News from around the World

Scientific American 60-Second Science

9-22-2020

Death by Lightning Is Common for Tropic Trees

Scientific American 60-Second Science

9-2-2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues

Scientific American Science Talk (excerpt)

8-6-2020

Migrating Animals Track Climate Change

Scientific American 60-Second Science

6-29-2020