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Ep. 312 - The Importance of Seed Banking
Episode 312
Humans have been seed banking in one form or another for millennia. Whereas historically, seed banking has largely focused on agriculturally importan…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 311 - How Oaks Get Around
Episode 311
This episode is all about the fascinating world of oak seed dispersal. Many of us have undoubtedly enjoyed watching frenzied squirrels and jays hurri…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 310 - Plants & Cities
Episode 310
Cities are usually designed with only humans in mind, but that doesn't mean myriad other forms of life aren't adapting to live in these human-dominat…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep 309 - Plants, Pollinators, Nature, and Society
Pollination is arguably among the most important ecological processes on our planet. Entire careers have been devoted to trying to understand the cou…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 308 - The Street Life of Trees
What do street trees and oceanic islands have in common? It turns out a lot, at least from an ecological perspective. I sit down with Dr. Robert Warr…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 307 - Sleuthing to Save Plants
Episode 307
A lot of detective work goes into saving plants from extinction and that is what we are discussing in this episode. Dr. Anne Frances joins us to talk…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 306 - The Art & Science of Rock Gardening
Episode 306
Rock gardening is so much more than gardening with rocks. No one knows this better than Panayoti Kelaidis. A self-proclaimed acolyte in the cathedral…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 305 - In Defense of Plants
Episode 305
In Defense of Plants is now a book! Hitting shelves on February 23rd, "In Defense of Plants: An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants" explores my in…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 304 - Proteas: Protecting These Botanical Shape-Shifters
Episode 304
For those with even passing familiarity, the proteas represent something akin to botanical royalty. This family of plants exhibits a bewildering arra…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 303 - Lessons in Biogeography from Conifers
Episode 303
This episode occurs at the intersection of botany and geology, two inseparable components of the natural world. For Dr. David Charlet, what started w…
5 years, 6 months ago