Wild Turkeys: A Conservation Success Story, Where We Are Now, and What We Can Do
Wild turkeys are fascinating birds that are only found in North America. They are also a conservation success story – one which most people aren't aware of because the turn-around was so successful. I...
25 Nov 20211h 8min
Diversity Matters When Gardening for Monarchs
When it comes to gardening for monarchs, the most common thing you hear is "plant milkweeds." Milkweeds are important, because they are the only thing that monarch caterpillars can eat. But they aren'...
11 Nov 202144min
Bats and Bat Houses
Bats are often associated with Halloween and relegated to roles in scary movies, but they are so much more. Bats are very diverse and fascinating creatures that play an invaluable role in our ecosyste...
28 Okt 20211h 1min
Winter Hummingbirds in the Eastern U.S.
We always think of hummingbirds as being summer birds. But, did you know that we also have winter hummingbirds? They aren't common, and they become less common the further you are from the southern co...
14 Okt 20211h
Acorns, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and More: Responses to Forest Disturbances
What happens when you do a shelterwood cut, conduct a prescribed burn, or have some other natural or human-made disturbance event in oak hickory forests? What happens to the acorn crop? How do differe...
30 Sep 202156min
A Conversation with the Co-Hosts of the Native Plants, Healthy Planet Podcast
Sometimes it's just fun to sit down and have a fun conversation with other people in the industry, and that's exactly what we did in this episode of the Backyard Ecology podcast. In this episode, I ta...
16 Sep 20211h 40min
Factors that Make Pollinator Gardens More Attractive to Pollinators
Pollinator gardens have rapidly increased in popularity, but unfortunately, there hasn't been a lot of research on the best ways to create those gardens or on how effective those gardens really are. H...
2 Sep 202157min
NRCS Programs for Pollinators and Wildlife
If you listen to the Backyard Ecology podcast, then you are likely interested in creating pollinator and/or wildlife habitat on at least part of your property. The Natural Resources Conservation Servi...
19 Aug 20211h
