Wild Ideas...the Podcast - The Wilderness Center

Gary talks about collecting native seeds. Gordon discusses ladybug beetles. Joann explains Andromeda the constellation and the galaxy. Interview with David Richards of Hoover Price Planetarium about starter telescopes.

Joann and Gary discuss chickweed, leaf decomposition respectively. Gordon returns to talk about viruses. Viruses beg the question: What is life?

It's Joann and Gary again this week for lake-effect snow and the constellation Libra. What's the buzz in Libra? Join astronomer Kent Rothermel for a look at Gliese 581g.

Moles help us celebrate Mole Day! Estuaries and an interview with Heather Stapleton of the Environmental Learning Center on Indian River Lagoon in Florida.

Atmospheric pressure and dams. It's a short episode this week—Gary and Joann miss Gordon!

Gary explains indicators species and success restoring a wetland. Joann explores the color yellow and Gordon explains fall color. These topics lead to a discussion co-evolution in biology.

Success in creating a small wetland, New England Aster, Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Interview with Sarah Goslee Reed about her folk music influenced by nature.

The equinox and equilux, deermice, and bats in your house. We interview Dr. Lynn Robbins of Missouri State University about bats and his work with them.

Joann talks about enjoying Snowy Tree Crickets, Gordon talks about Prostrate Spurge a plant of sidewalks, Gary encountered Jumping Spiders. The interview is with Aimee Thomas of the University of Southern Mississippi about Fishing Spiders and spiders.

GIS, dew, and butterflies lead to a discussion of anecdotal evidence.

Scorpius and Antares, Ragweed, and American Goldfinch. An interview with Jim Berry of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute about Roger Tory Peterson and the origins of the Peterson field guides series.

Lightning and “heat lighting,” crickets and the Northern Cardinal. Interview with Angelika Nelson from the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics.

Weather proverbs, Algal blooms, Sharp-shinned Hawks. Robert Michael Pyle interview part 2 — Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year.

Land Snails, Vegetation Zones, Spicebush. Interview with nature writer and Lepidopterist (Butterflies and Moths) Robert Michael Pyle.

Joann talks about the planets; Gary waxes poetic about Button Bush; Gordon goes nuts over Black Walnut. Trees are the big topic this week.

Red-eyed Vireo, Bald-faced Hornets, Soapwort/Bouncing Bet. Interview about traditional skills with Kyle Bagnall of Chippewa Nature Center.

Ant lions, Cardinal flower, and Daddy Longlegs lead to a fun chat about popular myths. We get to bust some of the nature myths we love to hate!

Dog Days, Cecropia Moth, Grass, and Grasslands, Warm season grasses compared to Cool season grasses.

Eastern Hemlock, Chicory, Rough Green Snake. Interview with Naturalist Carrie Elvey about aquatic turtles and a citizen science and educational program.

Northern and Louisiana Waterthrushes, why the night sky is dark, and milkweed.