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Milkweed Beetles and Bugs Aug 08, 2023

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Tina suggests we do an episode on milkweed beetles. Bob is confused because he thought they were bugs. Tune in to find out what we discovered.

You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at redoaksforestschool.org.

Related episode: Mighty Milkweed

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eBird Jul 18, 2023

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Bob reads an email from a listener (Linda) with a question about eBird that inspired us to do a whole episode on eBird. Charles starts out explaining the capabilities and the value of eBird both to the user and the scientific community. He and Bob go on a virtual birding trip to demonstrate how you can use eBird.

Related episodes: Merlin Magic and Merlin 2

Our source for this episode: eBird by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Johnny Appleseed Jun 13, 2023

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Greg explains some amazing traits of apple trees. Bob shares some of the fascinating facts about John Chapman better know as Johnny Appleseed.

Related episode: Walnut Woods

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The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Johnny Appleseed Man and Myth by Robert Price

Old-Growth Forest May 16, 2023

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Bob chats with Gia and special guest Jonathan about old-growth forests. Learn ways they can make you feel small in the best way. Jonathan explains how he obtained old growth certification from the Old-Growth Forest Network for California Woods Nature Preserve.

Related episode: Vernal Pools

Visit old growth forests in greater Cincinnati: Cincinnati Park California Woods Nature Preserve, Rowe Woods at Cincinnati Nature Center

Our sources for this episode include: Old-Growth Forest Network

Gardening for Moths with Jim McCormac May 02, 2023

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Bob chats with Jim McCormac the co author with Chelsea Gottfried of Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide. Find out why gardeners can and should attract specific moths species to their properties and how to do it.

Our source for this episode is the book Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide by Jim McCormac and Chelsea Gottfried.

Water Lilies Apr 18, 2023

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Charles takes Bob on a deep dive into the fascinating world of Water Lilies.

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We Are Better Together with Bill McKibben Apr 04, 2023

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Bob chats with Bill McKibben the author of We Are Better Together, his first children's book. He is the author of the bestsellers The End of Nature, Eaarth, and Deep Economy. Bill is the founder of the environmental organization 350.org and recently Third Act, an organization that encourages people over 60 to take action on climate change.

You can find out more about Bill McKibben on his website: BillMcKibben.com

Find Bill's new children's book at: We Are Better Together

The Morning Light, the Lily White with Katherine Hauswirth Mar 14, 2023

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Bob chats with Katherine Hauswirth, the author of two inspiring books, The Book of Noticing: Collections and Connections on the Trail and her recent book the Morning Light the Lily White Daily: Dips into Nature and Spirit.

Links to Katherine's books, newsletter and blog:

The Morning Light, The Lily White: Daily Dips into Nature and Spirit by Katherine Hauswirth
The Book of Noticing by Katherine Hauswirth
Loving the World e-newsletter signup
First Person Naturalist blog

White-throated Sparrow Feb 21, 2023

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Want to learn more about a fairly easy sparrow to identify by sight and sound? Join Bob and Tina for a fascinating dive into the life and behavior of white-throated sparrows.

You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at redoaksforestschool.org.

Related episodes with Tina: A Can of Earthworms, Peregrine Falcon and What's Your Zugunruhe?

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Bats with Merlin Tuttle Feb 07, 2023

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Merlin Tuttle is a tremendous advocate for bats and has done amazing things throughout his career to help protect them and change people's misconceptions and fears about them. His motto is "win friends not battles" and that's been his approach throughout his 60+ years doing this work!

Merlin shares with Bob some of his amazing bat adventures. Merlin will be the keynote speaker at the Arc of Appalachia's Wildflower Pilgrimage in April of 2023.

Related Episode: Bat in the House and Story: Bats! The Sequel I Never Wanted to Write from listener Jake

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