When you're managing habitat for wildlife do you think more about plants than wildlife? Yeah, us too. So who better to chat with than one of the nation's leading researchers and educators on plant-wildlife interactions? In this episode, Jarred and Adam chat with author and University of Tennessee Extension Wildlife Specialist Dr. Craig Harper. Tune in for a masterclass on the importance of plants and plant id for all habitat managers. But, don't worry, you don't have to be a botanist for this episode; Craig gives some helpful tips for anyone interested in learning more about plants, wildlife, and habitat management on their land.

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Learn more about this week's guest, Dr. Craig Harper: https://fwf.tennessee.edu/craig-harper/

Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants by Dr. Harper: https://nocsopublishing.com/

American Wildlife and Plants book quoted in the episode, a great resource, and where we sorta borrowed the title of this episode from! - https://bookshop.org/books/american-wildlife-and-plants/9780486207933

Flicker color and honeysuckle study: https://www.audubon.org/news/mystery-solved-invasive-berries-blame-turning-flickers-feathers-pink

2020 paper titled "Seeding is not always necessary to restore native early successional plant communities" that Dr. Harper referenced in the episode: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13249