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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In this final episode, Gordon, Joann, and Gary say goodbye and thank you, our listeners. It has been an honor to be invited into your lives. Now, go outside and play!
Joann and Gary look to future generations in an interview with Andrew Revelle of Conserve School. Conserve School inspires young people to environmental stewardship through academics and engagement with the forests, lakes, and wildlife of Lowenwood in northern Wisconsin.
Pluto is in the news—is it a planet again? Joann talks about its eccentric-ness in many more ways than one. Gary found an interesting study that will surprise you with what you "always knew" about Red Foxes.
Gary and Joann talk with Hannah Urfer about a serious problem afecting honeybees, Colony Collapse Disorder.
Gary and Joann talk with Mandie Zopp of Riveredge Nature Center about their work to raise and release Lake Sturgeon into Lake Michigan.
Joann is looking forward to the 2017 solar eclipse; get your reservations in soon! Gary is in another wetland, but you won't believe where…under the Antarctic ice sheet!
Part 2 of our look at a topic important to the U.S. and all other countries—science education. Joann hosts Herb Broda, Laura Grimm, and Jeff Corney.
It's Patriot's Day in the U.S., so we take a look at a topic important to the U.S. and all other countries—science education. Joann hosts an outstanding panel of folks you've heard on Wild Ideas: Herb Broda, Laura Grimm, and Jeff Corney. Each has expertise and experience in a different aspect of science education.
Joann wonders why so many plants (and a few animals) are "Officinale." Gary delights in the seed bank uncovered and growing around Wilderness Lake.
We had a request for an episode! Well, OK, it came from Gordon. He suggested we talk with "Bug Girl" Gwen Pearson about both bogus and effective products for dealing with insects.
It's Rhinos this week! Gary and Joann talk with Harry Peachey of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Joann's on a soapbox again, this time about the zodiac. Gary enjoys remembering his encounters with Black-necked Stilts.
Visit the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont with us to learn about an exciting video project connecting kids to nature and the park! We recommend you watch the videos at www.themiddleprongpress.com.
There are many ways to learn about and appreciate the natural world. Gary and Joann talk with fly fisherman Chuck Kraus about his connection with nature through the sport.
It's the Question Show! Listeners asked about vernal pools, snake behavior, skinks, and native bees.
