Karen Ranney taught Early Grade Science, Kindergarten, and Pre-K for more than 20 years. She now maintains a little woods in the Hudson Valley. She gardens, photographs and writes for children every day. She thanks all the young children who observe nature, show curiosity, ask questions, and inspire everyone in their world. She's written All About Leaves and My Hear Your Heart under her pen name Lea Utsira.

Today we learn about and visit Karen's garden, and she shares about how and why she's cultivating pollinator plants, how's she's bringing her yard back into a more native state, how she manages critters and poison ivy, and the two books she's authored for young (and old) readers. If you want to reach out to Karen and talk gardening or pollinators, you can find her at [email protected].

Our show music is from Shana Falana!

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