Explore Teach Conserve Podcast
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Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 35: Hybrid Poplar and the New Bioeconomy(2021-09-23) University of Minnesota ExtensionIn this episode, we talk with Extension Educator, Jeff Jackson, about Hybrid poplar, a fast-growing tree that might help us tackle climate change, pollution, and provide a feedstock for a variety of bioproducts.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 33: Extension Ecological Restoration Training(2021-08-12) University of Minnesota ExtensionIn this episode, we speak with Julia Bohnen about Extension training to help you learn to lead and help in restoring habitat on degraded lands.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 32: Metro Blooms(2021-07-29) University of Minnesota ExtensionIn this episode, we talk with James Wolfin from Metro Blooms about how we can design our yards, boulevards, and other home landscapes as pollinator habitats.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 29: A New Addition to the Minnesota Master Naturalist Program(2021-06-03) University of Minnesota ExtensionIn this episode, we learn from a new team member about her exciting new role with the Minnesota Master Naturalist Program.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 28: Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve(2021-05-20) University of Minnesota ExtensionIn this episode, we learn from Dr. Caitlin Potter about the University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 27: Zooniverse(2021-04-29) University of Minnesota ExtensionIn this episode, Dr. Lucy Fortson from the University of Minnesota talks about Zooniverse, a website where people can participate in citizen science.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 23: 12 Weeks of Winter(2021-03-04) University of Minnesota ExtensionCatch up on the Extension Master Naturalist volunteer program and 12 Weeks of Winter Activities while the weather is still wintery.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 20: CREATE Initiative(2020-10-29) University of Minnesota ExtensionHow can we see and act on relationships between systemic racism and our urban environments? In this episode, part two in our series, we learn from Kate Derickson about the University of Minnesota's CREATE Initiative.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 17: Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer Program Update(2020-09-16) University of Minnesota ExtensionWhat's happening in the Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer program? And what's the big surprise? In this episode, we talk with Amy Rager about how the program is adapting during the pandemic.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 13: Finding & Describing Native Sponges in MN(2020-07-23) University of Minnesota ExtensionThere are sponges in Minnesota waterways? They have lived in Minnesota for millennia? In this episode, we learn from Dr. Anthony Schroeder of the U of MN Crookston about his work with a team of researchers to find and describe these simplest of animals across Minnesota.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 12: Migratory Bird Monitoring(2020-07-09) University of Minnesota ExtensionWhich birds have a wolverine temperament? Which have beaks that can slice your finger if not careful? In this episode, we learn from John Loegering of the U of MN Crookston and Extension about his migratory bird monitoring efforts.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 11: Native Pollinator Research(2020-06-25) University of Minnesota ExtensionHow does researching native pollinators involve bee rearing? Just in time for Pollinator Week, we learn from Elaine Evans of the U of MN Bee Lab and Extension about her research on Minnesota's native pollinators.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 9: Get Involved in the Carbon Capture Challenge(2020-05-21) University of Minnesota ExtensionHow much carbon can a tree capture in one summer? In this episode, we learn from Matt Russell, U of MN researcher and Extension Specialist, about the Carbon Capture Challenge that is working to answer these questions and others.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 8: Who's Eating Our Guts? Exploring the Offal Wildlife Watching Project(2020-05-07) University of Minnesota ExtensionWhat happens to deer gut piles left in the field every year by Minnesota deer hunters? In this episode, we learn from Ellen Candler, U of MN researcher, about the Offal Wildlife Watching Project that is working to answer these questions and others.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 6: North Shore Forest Restoration(2018-04-27) University of Minnesota ExtensionForest restoration on the North Shore of Lake Superior is a long and complicated process. Climate change, wildlife, and stakeholder interest are only a few of the factors that come into play. Learn more about what it takes to develop a project on this scale.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 3: Bee Atlas and Citizen Science(2017-09-19) University of Minnesota ExtensionOn this episode of the Naturalist we get a chance to sit down and discuss bee populations in Minnesota with Extension Educator, Elaine Evans, and Bee Atlas Program Coordinator, Britt Forsberg.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 2: Getting Involved in the World of Phenology(2017-06-29) University of Minnesota ExtensionOn this episode of the Naturalist, we get a chance to talk phenology with Staff Phenologist John Latimer from KAXE Community Radio in Grand Rapids and Associate Extension Professor Eli Sagor.Item Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 1: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center(2017-04-05) University of Minnesota ExtensionFor this episode, we get a chance to talk to John Geissler and Nick Wagner from Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center about the challenges associated with running an 18,000-acre center with a two-person staff.