Bob sits down with Greg and Sam to discuss one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, invasive plants. It’s such a dense topic that we decided to break it up into 4 separate episodes. In part 1, we introduce the concept of native and non-native invasive plants. Greg and Sam provide a big picture perspective on the human systems that are driving the spread of invasive plants and invite you to join us in starting a more meaningful conversation around invasive plants and their impact on our environment. Related Episodes: Invasive Plants, Walnut Woods https://natureguys.org/walnut-woods/ For more information, we recommend these resources: __ __
Bob and Tina chat about an amazing bird - the Indigo Bunting. Find out where and when you can see the brilliant blue male and how these birds migrate over 1200 miles. You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at redoaksforestschool.org https://www.redoaksforestschool.org/. Related episode: What’s Your Zugunruhe? Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Bob and co host Charles are joined by Doug Chadwick, author of The Wolverine Way. Doug is celebrating the listing of wolverines as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Related episode: For more information, please see: __ __
Bob invites his partner Beth to share her passion for children’s literature by describing 6 of her favorite books about the eclipse. In addition, Bob offers suggestions about places to view the totality of the solar eclipse including the Jenkins Forever Farm animal sanctuary where you can join Nature Guys for this spectacular display on April 8, 2024. Related episode: Here are the books Beth reviewed and recommends. Check them out at your local library or independent bookstore! __ __ Bob and Beth will be at the Jenkins Forever Farm. To reserve a Spot for the Eclipse Viewing at Jenkins Forever Farm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/total-eclipse-of-the-farm-tickets-795748113027 Info from Dean Regas https://www.astrodean.com/, Your Astronomer Host of the Looking Up podcast __ __
Bob and Charles tackle one of the hardest subjects that Nature Guys has ever undertaken. In part 1 of Passenger Pigeon they go back in time to experience what this bird was like and how humans managed to wipe out this bird. Part 2 covers what we have learned and not learned from the Passenger Pigeon. Related episodes: For more information, we recommend these books: __ __ Here are books Charles read; the links are to a non-profit website (www.bookshop.org). If you buy these books through the links below it gives Charles's blog credit which does him a lot of good! __ __ Here are links to the relevant posts on Charles’s blog called : __ __
Bob and Charles tackle one of the hardest subjects that Nature Guys has ever undertaken. In part 1 of Passenger Pigeon they go back in time to experience what this bird was like. Thanks to naturalists in the past we have first hand accounts of what this bird was like. Find out how humans managed to wipe out this bird. For more information, we recommend these books: __ __ Here are books Charles read; the links are to a non-profit website (www.bookshop.org). If you buy these books through the links below it gives Charles's blog credit which does him a lot of good! __ __ Here are links to the relevant posts on Charles’s blog called : __ __
Bob is joined by the astronomer Dean Regas. Our goal for this podcast is to inspire you to attend the total eclipse of the sun on April 8th, 2024. Dean Regas Website: astrodean.com https://astrodean.com/ NASA Science: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Bob and his wife Beth are invited to chat with Carol Mundy on her radio show Outdoor Life. Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Bob chats with Vincent Stanley, the author of . Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Bob meets Caroline from the Civic Garden Center and invites her to talk about a subject she is really tired of! Join us for the good the bad and the ugly about boxwood a plant that seems to be everywhere. Our sources about boxwood include: __ __
Bob’s ten year old grandson Drew was attacked by yellow jackets at summer camp this year. Drew joins Bob to tell the story and share what he has learned about this often aggressive wasp. Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Join Bob and Gia as they delve into the fascinating world of fungi. Gia explains why she loves mushrooms and in particular Lion’s Mane Mushroom. Related episode: Spring Fungi Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Nature Guys recorded this in front of an audience at the Civic Garden Center https://www.civicgardencenter.org/’s Fall Native Plant Festival. Bob welcomes Greg Torres and Sam Settlemyre to discuss why and how we should reduce our lawns. Related episode: The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy Resources: __ __
Charles suggests we do the whirligig - one of over 350,000 species of beetles. Find out about the amazing characteristics of this amazing beetle. Check out Charles’ nature blog at Gulo in Nature. Related episodes: Water Striders Walk on Water and Vernal Pools https://natureguys.org/vernal-pools/ Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Tina suggests we do an episode on milkweed beetles. Bob is confused because he thought they were bugs. Tune in to fine out what we discovered. You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at redoaksforestschool.org https://www.redoaksforestschool.org/. Related episode: Mighty Milkweed Our sources for this episode include: __ __
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 https://natureguys.org/merlin-2/ Our source for this episode: eBird https://ebird.org/ by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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 Our sources for this episode include: __ __
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 https://www.cincynature.org/ Our sources for this episode include: Old-Growth Forest Network
Bob chats with Jim McCormac the co author with Chelsea Gottfried of . 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 . Related episodes: The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy and Bats with Merlin Tuttle
Charles takes Bob on a deep dive into the fascinating world of Water Lilies. Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Bob chats with Bill McKibben the author of his first children’s book. He is the author of the bestsellers , , and . Bill is the founder of the environmental organization 350.org https://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 http://billmckibben.com/ Find Bill's new children's book at: We Are Better Together
Bob chats with Katherine Hauswirth, the author of two inspiring books, and her recent book Links to Katherine’s books, newsletter and blog: __ __
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 https://www.redoaksforestschool.org/. Related episodes with Tina: A Can of Earthworms, Peregrine Falcon and What's Your Zugunruhe? https://natureguys.org/zugunruhe/ Our sources for this episode include: __ __
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 https://natureguys.org/stories/ Our sources for this episode include: __ __
How do you go from a city girl who likes being inside to the host of the BirdNote podcast Bring Birds Back? Tune in as Tenijah Hamilton shares her inspiring story. Thanks to Cincinnati Nature Center https://www.cincynature.org/ for sponsoring this episode. Visit www.CincyNature.org to register for February 2023 online classes and don’t forget to use promo code NATURE to get 25% off. Related episodes: Purple Martin, Whitebark Pine: The most important tree you have never heard of Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Bob and Gia chat about one very special bird. The etherial song of this bird is inspiring! Learn about Helen Black in this wikipedia article. Special thanks to Cornell Lab https://www.allaboutbirds.org/ for the wood thrush audio clip (). Visit our web site to see Tam Teow's beautiful wood thrush art. Thanks to Cincinnati Nature Center https://www.cincynature.org/ for sponsoring this episode. Visit www.CincyNature.org to register for January 2023 online classes and don’t forget to use promo code NATURE to get 25% off. Related episodes: Merlin Magic, Merlin 2, What It’s Like to be a Bird with David Sibley Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Bob welcomes Greg Torres back to revisit the eastern redcedar tree. Bill and Bob did an episode on this tree in 2017 and had some questions that Greg, our very own plant guru, has some thoughts on. Thanks to Cincinnati Nature Center https://www.cincynature.org/ for sponsoring this episode. Visit www.CincyNature.org – that’s C-I-N-C-Y-Nature.org – to register for January 2023 online classes and don’t forget to use promo code NATURE to get 25% off. Related Episodes: Why We Don’t Hug Eastern Redcedar Trees https://natureguys.org/redcedar/, Walnut Woods Our sources for this episode include: __ __
Greg is excited to share all about a project he has been involved in for a number of years. We bring in some of the collaborators to explain their roles in this inspiring project. Tune in to learn how they turned ten acres of forgotten land into a Cincinnati City Park. Thanks to Cincinnati Nature Center https://www.cincynature.org/ for sponsoring this episode. Visit www.CincyNature.org – that’s C-I-N-C-Y-Nature.org – to register for January 2023 online classes and don’t forget to use promo code NATURE to get 25% off. Related episode: Our sources for this episode include: __ __ __ __
Bob opens with some thoughts on Thanksgiving. Many of us eat Cranberries around Thanksgiving. Charles joins Bob to share the unique ecology of this amazing plant. Related episodes: Mistletoe Our sources for this episode include: __ __ Thanks to Christina Zorn for providing background research.
We have opened a can of worms with this episode! Join Tina and Bob as they discuss the common earthworm. They invite some kids to share their thoughts on earthworms. A big thanks to Ruth and Levi for inspiring this episode. Special thanks to the Cincinnati Nature Center for sponsoring this episode. You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at redoaksforestschool.org. Our sources for this episode include: __ __