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Ep. 572 - Novel Weapons & Plant Invasions
Episode 572
What makes an invasive plant species invasive? A lot of effort goes in to trying to understand the ecological and evolutionary underpinnings of invas…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 571 - Pesticides In Your Garden
Episode 571
So many of us garden to attract wildlife. Adding native plants to support bees, butterflies, birds, and beyond is a fulfilling and noble cause but ho…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 570 - How to Grow a Forest Pt. 2
Episode 570
Successful forest regeneration projects require lots of different skill sets. This is especially true when trying to finance operations that work for…
5 months ago
Ep. 569 - How to Grow a Forest Pt. 1
Episode 569
What does it take to regenerate a native forest, especially in highly degraded landscapes? A lot, to put it mildly. Forest regeneration is an importa…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 568 - The Importance of Old Trees
Episode 568
Understanding forest health requires looking across scales and gradients. How individual trees respond to stresses can tell us a lot about how forest…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 567 - Moss Traits and More
Episode 567
Overlooking mosses is overlooking so many important aspects of ecosystem function. From nutrient cycles and seed banks to erosion control and atmosph…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 566 - The Wonderful World of Bryophytes
Episode 566
Bryophytes, AKA mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, are ubiquitous components of ecosystems around the world yet they are all too often underappreciat…
6 months ago
Ep. 565 - Let's Botanize!
Episode 565
Botanizing is a skill set that, like muscles, must be exercised regularly. Whether just starting out or a seasoned specialist, botanical ID takes rep…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 564 - Leaf Fossils from a Hot House Climate
Episode 564
Journey back in time some 60 million years to the Cenozoic with Dr. Ellen Currano by looking at fossil leaves. Aside from just being cool, leaf fossi…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 563 - The Harmful Consequences of Mosquito Sprays
Episode 563
Mosquito sprays and fogs only kill mosquitos, right? Wrong! The kinds of pesticides used to control mosquito populations are lethal to all manner of …
6 months, 3 weeks ago