In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Theresa Crimmins, Director of the National Phenology Network based in Tucson, Arizona. In this episode we discuss what phenology is, how this information is being collected and utilized and how we can all get involved in the collection of this valuable data! Enjoy! Support the show ..read more

This week on the Plants are People too Podcast is a run down of some of the more common Platanthera species in New England as well as a checklist run down of the six Lobelia species! Enjoy Support the show ..read more

We're back (weekly hopefully) with a new episode! Hating on the non-native but oddly popular (Chrysanthe) Mums and some native alternatives, that should be the standard. Also, reviews and stories from the July 2022 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference. Enjoy. Support the show ..read more

In Episode 20 we're very excited to be joined by the botanical duo @letsbotanize, Ben Goulet-Scott and Jacob Suissa, who are Post-Doctorate and PhD candidates at Harvard University and Fellows at the Arnold Arboretum. In this episode, we discuss the @letsbotanize mission to bring botanical knowledge to the masses and what the democratization of botanical knowledge looks like now and what it might look like in the future.  This will be the last episode of Season 1. The podcast will be taking a spring break and returning for Season 2 beginning May 1st.  Support the show ..read more

Episode 19 is brought to you by Moxie™ (not really, but I'm open). Today we have Greg Nelson @thebogboy  from San Diego, California on the podcast to share his knowledge about growing some bog species (both carnivorous and not) on your own property. Greg shares about the beginning steps on container choice, where to get ethically grown plants and how to propagate your own, aspect, watering and long term care, as well as some points for Northeastern growers. Some of the species discussed are Dionaea  (Venus Fly Trap), Darlingtonia (Cobralily), Nepenthes, Sarracenia  (PitcherPla ..read more

In Episode 18 we have special guest Tanner Filyaw, Plant Propagation Manager with United Plant Savers on the show to talk about non-timber forest products including American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), forest farming and conservation techniques for medicinal plant conservation as well as a little on White Ash (Fraxinus americanus). Visit the United Plant Savers Website to become a member: https://unitedplantsavers.org/ A little about UPS from the webiste Mission Statement: United Plant Savers’ mission is to protect native medicinal plants and fungi, and ..read more

In Episode 17: Our guest this week on the podcast is Dr. Lauren Erland, research associate at the University of British Columbia, Kelowna. Dr. Erland shares and discusses with us Artic native plant species and their conservation in the face of climate change. The area of Dr. Erland's study was Inuit Nunangat, a unique cultural, political and geographic zone that encompasses, Nunavut, and Northern Quebec, Labrador and the Northwest Territories. Lauren explains a little bit about the botanical exploration of this area as well as botanical collection methods of seeds, traditional and tissue cultu ..read more

In Episode 16: I am joined by Amanda Weise, research Botanist with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN to discuss some of the things the arboretum is doing as part of it's mission. This includes vascular plant seed banking, terrestrial orchid germination research, and butternut conservation. In this episode, Amanda shares some of her identification techniques for Juglans cinerea and some of the management techniques that are going into the conservation of this historical northeastern and upper midwestern species. Also in this episode, Amanda shares with us some information on Rhodi ..read more

In Episode 11 of the Plants are People too Podcast we talk with Chris Schorn,  Botanist and Senior Land Steward at Midcoast Conservancy in Maine. Chris discusses lichen species like Lobaria and Cladonia  as well as a little on other Maine botanical subjects. In this podcast, Chris discusses a few of the unique Maine habitats, some special flora of the midcoast maine area (Gentianopsis crinita, Lomatogonium, and Carex), land stewardship, and regional lichen species identification and terminology.  Lichens may seem visually similar to plants, but interestingly this special symbi ..read more

In Episode 10 of the Plants are People too Podcast we speak with Prairie Moon Nursery native seed and plant sales consultant, Rob Kretz. In this episode, Rob shares his knowledge about some methods of prairie/grassland restoration, direct sowing methods, sourcing native seeds from around the region, how to improve the wildlife value of your lawn, vacant lot or 10+ acre property. Towards the end of the episode, Rob discusses some strategies for long term management with both fire and mechanical methods. We also touch on Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) and delve into some hypothetical d ..read more