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Ep. 175 - Conserving Tree Diversity
Episode 175
Today we are joined by Dr. Sean Hoban, a tree conservation biologist at The Morton Aboretum near Chicago. As you can guess by his title, Dr. Hoban sp…
8 years ago
Ep. 174 - Botanical Chemistry
Episode 174
Plants cannot get up and move. This fact has driven the evolution of plants throughout time leading to a bewildering array of chemical compounds that…
8 years ago
Ep. 173 - What the Dogbane Family Can Teach Us About Pollination
Episode 173
Pollination is a fascinating phenomenon to ponder. There seems to be as many variations on the subject as there are flowering plant species. Wonder a…
8 years ago
Ep. 172 - Pinosaur Conservation: An Introduction to the Wollemi Pine
Episode 172
The Wollemi pine is one of the world's rarest trees. These mysterious gymnosperms was unknown to science until 1994. Their discovery made headlines a…
8 years ago
Ep. 171 - Restoring Plants & Saving a Salamander
Episode 171
Habitat destruction is the leading cause of extinction on this planet. Plants = Habitat. There is no way around it. My guest today is Pierson Hill, a…
8 years ago
Ep. 170 - Saving an Orchid Collection & Starting a Botanical Garden
Episode 170
It is no small task to save a plant collection and start a Botanical Garden from scratch but that is exactly what my guest today is doing. Joining us…
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 169 - Herbaria Are Data Gold Mines
Episode 169
Phenology, population size, distribution, genetic diversity - these are just some of the data locked up in herbaria around the globe. My guest today …
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 168 - Orchid Conservation at Mt. Cuba Center
Episode 168
Today we are joined by botanist and orchid fanatic Adrienne Bozic to talk about how she turned a life long obsession with orchids into a career in tr…
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 167 - Trial Gardens at Mt. Cuba Center
Episode 167
Nativars are frequently seen as unnatural mutant versions of their wild counterparts whose use overlooks the whole point of natives in the first plac…
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 166 - Ants As Seed Dispersers a.k.a. The Myrmecochory Episode!
Episode 166
Ants are everywhere yet unless they find their way into our homes, we don't give them much thought. This episode is all about a group of ants that ar…
8 years, 2 months ago