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Ep. 292 - Investigating the Black Market Trade in Dudleya farinosa
Episode 292
Plant poaching is abhorrent and we can’t work towards a solution without a proper understanding of the motivations behind it. That's where people lik…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 291 - Tales from the Cliff: Preventing Brighamia Extinction
Episode 291
From feral goats, pigs, and deer, to the extinction of it's suspected pollinator, the ʻŌlulu (Brighamia insignis) has a lot stacked against it. Yet, …
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 290 - The Chemical Symphony of Plant Perception
Episode 290
Plant perception: few topics are the subject of more pseudoscience and misinformation than this one. Luckily there are people like Dr. Lauren Erland …
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 289 - The Personal Journey of Gardening
Episode 289
Writer, naturalist, and gardener Dan Hinkley returns to the podcast to talk about his new book "Windcliff: A Story of People, Plants, and Gardens," w…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 288 - Doin' Good by Grasses
Episode 288
Whether we realize it or not, this planet and all life on it are influenced by grasses. Among the most important are grasses belonging to the tribe A…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 287 - Invasion Meltdowns
Invasive species are second only to habitat destruction in causing loss of biodiversity on this planet. Moving one species to a habitat where it didn…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 286 - Grappling With Plant Extinctions
Episode 286
This episode is all about one of the most difficult topics in natural history - extinction. Plants set the foundation for nearly all life on Earth an…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 285 - Eyes in the Sky: Plant Conservation's Aerial Assistant
Episode 285
Treacherous topography can often serve as a safeguard for rare plant populations. Being difficult or even impossible to reach can protect plants from…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 284 - Trees in a Changing Climate
Episode 284
Climates have always changed but thanks to human activity it is happening at an ever-increasing rate. For sessile organisms like trees, this often me…
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 283 - The Cultural and Ecological Implications of the Salep Orchid Trade
Episode 283
This episode is dedicated to the trade of a culinary ingredient that involves multiple orchid species. Salep is derived from the tubers of many terre…
5 years, 11 months ago