Wild Ideas...The Podcast - The Wilderness Center
Summary: Your own nature talk! Observations of everyday nature leads to bigger ideas about the natural world and how it all fits together. Join a naturalist, a science educator, and a conservation biologist for friendly, science-based nature chats and down-to-earth interviews with selected scientists. Wild Ideas…the Podcast won’t keep you indoors! Take the wild ideas outside to enrich your personal observations and play—it’s good for you, good for your kids, and good for nature. Wild Ideas…the Podcast is produced by The Wilderness Center, a nonprofit nature center, land conservancy, and ecopreneurial organization.
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Gary discussed gene exchange between parasites and hosts. Tall Fescue is a plant Gordon loves to hate…sort of. Wilderness Center Naturalist Carrie Elvey talks about the Eastern Milk Snake.
Gary talks about the co-evolution of Glacier Lily and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. Gordon encountered a Broad-necked Root Borer and talks about its coevolution and concerns about invasive tree borer insects. The discussion is about restoring a forest.
Gary talks about the co-evolution of Glacier Lily and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. Gordon encountered a Broad-necked Root Borer and talks about its coevolution and concerns about invasive tree borer insects. The discussion is about restoring a forest.
Gary takes us back to the Great Extinction; Joann smells the daisies; Gordon finds bladderwort. We can't believe we haven't talked about the water cycle yet! So we do.
Gary takes us back to the Great Extinction; Joann smells the daisies; Gordon finds bladderwort. We can't believe we haven't talked about the water cycle yet! So we do.
Phenotypic plasticity makes Gary’s head spin. Joann loves the constellation Sagittarius. Gordon’s review of the plant Sagittaria points to a fictional hero Katniss from “The Hunger Games,” which leads to an interview with Patricia DeMarco about the real life hero Rachel Carson.
Phenotypic plasticity makes Gary’s head spin. Joann loves the constellation Sagittarius. Gordon’s review of the plant Sagittaria points to a fictional hero Katniss from “The Hunger Games,” which leads to an interview with Patricia DeMarco about the real life hero Rachel Carson.
Gary's thinking about evapotranspiration. Gordon's eye exam has him considering Toothache Tree. Joann (and Gary) caught a Tiger Beetle in the office, which leads us to an interview with Holly Menninger about Wild Life of Your Home.
Gary's thinking about evapotranspiration. Gordon's eye exam has him considering Toothache Tree. Joann (and Gary) caught a Tiger Beetle in the office, which leads us to an interview with Holly Menninger about Wild Life of Your Home.
Daisy Fleabane is Joann’s topic. Gordon’s discussion of the Fly Agaric mushroom leads to an interview about parasitology with Kelly Weinersmith.
Daisy Fleabane is Joann’s topic. Gordon’s discussion of the Fly Agaric mushroom leads to an interview about parasitology with Kelly Weinersmith.
It’s the question show! Gary talks about the first eukaryotes. Joann is in another pothole or kettle hole. Gordon’s sentimental favorite is Blue-eyed Mary. Then on to questions: polyploidy, black flies, Goldfinches, seed dispersal.
It’s the question show! Gary talks about the first eukaryotes. Joann is in another pothole or kettle hole. Gordon’s sentimental favorite is Blue-eyed Mary. Then on to questions: polyploidy, black flies, Goldfinches, seed dispersal.
Gary hears a Black-throated Green Warbler, Joann finds some great potholes, and Gordon tells about The Wilderness Center's new solar array. We continue the cycles shows with the carbon cycle.
Gary hears a Black-throated Green Warbler, Joann finds some great potholes, and Gordon tells about The Wilderness Center's new solar array. We continue the cycles shows with the carbon cycle.
