The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen science / community science project hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Birds Canada. This international project takes place all o...
4 Helmi 202141min
The Valuable Ecological Roles of Crayfish and the Discovery of Two New Species
We're lucky in the eastern U.S. because bodies of water are pretty common. For most of us, if we don't have access to a creek, stream, river, pond, etc. in our immediate backyards, then we likely have...
28 Tammi 20211h 9min
Native Seed Production and Tips for Starting a New Native Plant Garden or Restoration Area
Growing native plants has grown in popularity over the last couple of decades. This has led to an increased demand for native plant seeds. However, many of us have never really stopped to think about ...
21 Tammi 20211h 3min
Land Snails and their Amazing Diversity
Land snails???? Come on, how do they fit with Backyard Ecology? True, land snails aren't the most charismatic organism in our yards and communities, so it would be easy to just write them off and igno...
14 Tammi 202156min
Conserving our Southeastern Grasslands with Dwayne Estes
Many of us grew up hearing about the decline of the old growth forests and their impacts on neotropical songbirds and other wildlife. I think this was especially true for those of us who grew up here ...
7 Tammi 202154min
Native and Non-native Earthworms in the Eastern U.S. with Mac Callaham
Hi Everyone! Today we are talking with Mac Callaham who is a Research Ecologist with the Southern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Mac's focus is on invasive species, with a specialty in s...
31 Joulu 202053min
Moths in the Winter with Shelby Fulton
Hi, Everyone! In today's episode of the Backyard Ecology podcast we are talking with Shelby Fulton who is a terrestrial biologist with the Kentucky Nature Preserves. Our conversation focuses on moths ...
24 Joulu 202031min
An Introduction to iNaturalist with Maddy Heredia
Hi Everyone! On today's episode of Backyard Ecology, we talk with Maddy Heredia who is the outreach specialist and a biologist with the Kentucky Nature Preserves. Maddy and I first met when she was in...
17 Joulu 202036min
