Dispatches from the Forest

Common loons are anything but common - unless you count their drab winter plumage, but HEY - who among us DOESN'T look a bit drab in the winter?  Discounting their winter look, they are amazing birds - divers who carry their chicks on their backs and whose calls are among my list of "Top 10 sounds of Wilderness".  Learn all about the common loon on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

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Otters are arguably some of the cutest members of the Mustelid, or Weasel, family.  Learn about North America's two native otter species: Sea otters and River otters on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

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In our continuing celebration of hitting 10k downloads I give you some of the best from 2022!  Turtle Rabbits, Thorn Pigs, Iron Snails, Foxes, Mantis Shrimp and much more!   If you've already heard those episodes hopefully this will remind you of some cool stuff - and if you haven't listened to those episodes hopefully it will inspire you to go back and learn more!  Next episode will be all about Otters so make sure to leave a "like" and Subscribe or Follow so you don't miss it!

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In celebration of passing 10,000 downloads we're going back to the beginning and recapping the first 12 episodes.  Hear some of my favorite facts from those episodes.  If you listened to those already, I'll bet I can make you go "oh yeah - I forgot about that!" at least once.  If you didn't listen to those, hopefully it will make you want to!  Either way - thank YOU for listening and helping me reach that 10k milestone!

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The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of my favorite places - and someday will be the permanent home of Dispatches from the Forest World Headquarters.  Learn more about this region that was once described as a "sterile region on the shores of Lake Superior destined by soil and climate to remain forever a wilderness."

(Please note: this episode was recorded outside so enjoy the background commentary of my local bluejays!)

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Inspired by being back in prairie dog country we're taking a look at some animals that tend to live in close proximity to them, and in some cases, depend on them for their very survival.  Learn about the decorating prowess of burrowing owls, how Shep the ranch dog helped save black footed ferrets from extinction and the amazing partnership that badgers are known to form with another predator.  All this and more in this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

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Common Grackles and Brown Headed Cowbirds are two birds that don't get a lot of love.  They're not brightly colored, they don't have pretty songs and they do some things that many humans don't like.  But to be fair, judging them against human standards is unfair, and these birds are actually pretty darn interesting!  Listen and learn why you, "never go against the family."

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The C&O Canal stretches 185 miles from Washinton DC to Cumberland, MD.  Built 200 years ago and abandoned nearly 100 years ago, the canal as it exists today is a 185 mile wetland that provides habitat for many species of wildlife.  Learn more about the history of the canal and 3 species of heron that live there on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

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By special request we're going in-depth to learn more about tree frogs.  Some can change color, some have super-jumping power and some don't live in trees at all.  Learn more on this episode!

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Let's head back down to the tropics and I'll tell you about some of the other wildlife we saw on our trip to Costa Rica!  Leaf cutter ants, hermit crabs and howler monkeys!

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