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."

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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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The Nature Nerd family got to spend a little time in the cloud forest of Costa Rica.  Two of the animals we saw - the Central American Agouti and the White-nose Coati - are familiar sights...if you live in Costa Rica.  But for us, they were exciting and new.  Learn more about these two animals on this episode!

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With Memorial Day Weekend just passed summer has officially started - that means picnics and picnics mean ants - but did you know that ants have superpowers?  Or that they can become zombie?  Or that they take prisoners?  Learn all about these amazing insects on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!

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In what may have been the first negative Yelp review in history, Ben Franklin said that the Bald Eagle had "bad moral character" and called it a "rank coward".  "1 out of 5 stars: do not recommend".  Ok maybe not that last one but still....This mostly had to do with the interaction between Bald Eagles and Osprey.  Learn more about these two birds of prey in this episode!

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Truth be told, I don't much care for Ticks, but I have to admit that they ARE pretty interesting when you get to know them.  Learn more about these vampiric little arachnids in this episode of the podcast!

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