Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gardening and restoring native habitat to help the birds and other wildlife in your backyard. Catherine Greenleaf talks about the natural history of birds and interviews the leading experts about how to…
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Join us today as we speak with Sarah Belles from the American Bird Conservancy about how to keep shorebirds protected while enjoying the beach this summer. Sarah Belles holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology for Environmental Science from the University of North Texas and has dedicated almost six years to avian monitoring and research. Sarah’s experience and expertise spans across a variety of bird…
THIS IS A RE-BROADCAST OF AN EARLIER SHOW. Today our guest is Judith Schwartz, award-winning author of the incredible book, Water In Plain Sight: Hope For A Thirsty World. Judith explains to us how trapping, slowing down and absorbing water on your property contributes to healthy small-water systems and helps decrease out-of-control flood and drought cycles in your region. To read more about…
Join us today as we talk to Dan Jaffe Wilder, chief ecologist of the 8,400-acre native oasis, Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts. Dan is the Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross and he tells us all about the historic gardens, walking trails, lakes, ponds, picnic areas, native plants and trees, birds and pollinators you can see while visiting. Located at 30 Peck Road, Wales,…
Join us today as we speak with John Price, Associate Director and Seed Collection Coordinator of Mid-Atlantic Restoration Seed Bank. John and his colleagues collect and save native seeds which are then made available to native growers and sellers. He tells us all about the process. MARSB’s mission is to conserve and wisely manage the Mid-Atlantic Region’s wild seed resources, through scientific…
Join us today as we speak with Esther Vallejo, a bird biologist who is attempting to create a raptor observation and education center in Colombia. Nearly five million raptors migrate through Colombia to spend the winter in South America. But raptors are being shot by hunters in the thousands every year. She is working hard to end hawk persecution in Colombia. For more information go to:…
Join us today as we speak with celebrated author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul about the many success stories regarding bird conservation and about his brand-new book, The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds To Save The Planet. Weidensaul, the New York Times bestselling author of A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Living on the…
Gina Kent is back on the show to continue our discussion about the magnificent Swallow-Tailed Kite. Gina is a senior scientist with the Avian Research and Conservation Institute in Gainesville, Florida. She is going to tell us all about the Eyes On Kites program and its efforts to document the nesting locations of Swallow-Tailed Kites throughout Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Find out more by…
Join us today as we speak with Steven Riley of the American Bird Conservancy to talk about the omnibus Farm Bill. While the Farm Bill is extremely controversial and contains numerous amendments that could prove harmful to conservation efforts, the Bill does carry big benefits for birds. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 25 years of experience rescuing and…
Join us today as we speak with Brett Thelen, director of the Big Night Salamander Brigades for the Harris Center in Hancock, New Hampshire. We learn how the Big Nights are conducted and we also talk about the new tunnel project that allows amphibians to cross roads safely. Brett has been directing community science programming for more than twenty years at the Harris Center. She has an MS in…
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED IN 2023: Did you know Burrowing Owls raise their young in underground tunnels? In today's episode, we talk about the fascinating Burrowing Owl with Brittany Piersma, a field biologist with the Audubon of the Western Everglades. Brittany is conducting important research of the Burrowing Owl on Marco Island in Florida. She also helps to run the Owl Watch Program, Seabird…
