Exploring The Big Thicket

Show Notes: Watson Preserve Geraldine Watson via Texas Legacy Geraldine Watson’s obituary Geraldine Watson article in Texas Parks and Wildife, April 2012 Zebra Swallowtail Caterpillar — my blog post of the one we found

Ep. 5-7: Phoebes Birding – Birds, Nature, and Native Plants | Eliana Ardila Ardila

Music: “New Day” by Lee Rosevere Show Notes: +Phoebes Birding +@phoebesbirding on Instagram +Phoebes Birding on Facebook +@birdingbybus on Instagram +Phoebe Snetsinger write-up via Audubon +World’s Longest Migration Found–2X Longer Than Thought via National Geographic +Birding By Bus on the ABA podcast +Project PetSnip

Ep. 5-6: Slow Nature, Tiny Explorations, and Ecology as Art | Kate Dolamore

View this post on Instagram Indian Pipes popping out! I saw them in Maine in July, but now it's the season to see them in Florida. A post shared by Kate Dolamore (@thelittlenuthatch) on Nov 18, 2019 at 3:10pm PST Music: “New Day” by Lee Rosevere Show Notes: +Kate Dolamore Art +@thelittlenuthatch on Instagram

Ep. 5-3: The Botanical Hikers

This is a special episode in which I’m broadcasting a cross over episode from my second podcast, Orange Blaze: A Florida Trail Podcast. My guests for the episode are Heather Housekeeper and Scott Weis, 2019 Florida Trail thru-hikers. Heather is a certified herbalist and Scott is a musician, and together they have hiked several trails […]

Ep. 5-2: The Urban Prairie – Tandy Hills Natural Area

Today’s episode features Don and Debora Young, founders of the Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area. Don and Debora have been spreading the word about this amazing remnant prairie in east Fort Worth for several decades and when oil and gas exploration activity came to Fort Worth, they wanted to do something to protect this […]

Summer Encore: Humane Gardening | Nancy Lawson

Writer and gardener Nancy Lawson takes gardening for wildlife to the next level. After first encountering her book via my library system’s digital lending services, I have since fallen for the way Nancy writes about wildlife and their interactions in our garden and in our lives. She frequently touches on points that create those ‘aha’ […]

Summer Encore: The Common Milkweed Nursery | Jennifer Kleinrichert & Steve Ross

One of my favorite episodes has been with the owners of The Common Milkweed Nursery, “a 3.5 acre nature preserve, wildlife haven, native plant farm, and land lab in North Central Ohio.” Jennifer and Steve are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to native plants of their region and getting a glimpse of that […]

Summer Encore: Backyard Butterflies Field Guide | Erin Gettler

Imagine taking an interest in all things lepidoptera to a whole new level—from curious naturalist to field guide author. That’s what my guest for this episode, Erin Gettler, did in 2017 with her book Bird Watcher’s Digest Butterflies Backyard Guide. In this episode from season 2, Erin and I chat about the work involved in […]

Summer Encore: Urban Forestry and Communicating Ecology Through Art | Leigh Martin

I’m kicking off a Summer Encore Series from Seasons 1-3 with episodes you may not have heard or dug through the archives to listen to. First off is an episode about Urban Forestry and Ecology with a knitting twist as I talk to Leigh Martin. It’s one of my first episodes and I was still […]

Ep. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika Maeckle

View this post on Instagram Momentary sunshine in an otherwise rainy day. Monarch female on Cowpen Daisy. #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #gardening #butterflygarden A post shared by Texas Butterfly Ranch (@texasbutterflyranch) on Sep 21, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Texas Butterfly Ranch +@texasbutterflyranch on Instagram +@monikam on […]