A brief, practical episode that turns the impulse to step into a bright meadow into a gentle habit that protects fragile alpine blooms and local livelihoods. It opens with a two‑line micro‑anecdote — a shepherd’s quiet reminder, “leave the flowers be; they feed my flock next year” — to ground the advice in a local voice. Listeners learn three visual bloom cues (carpet, lone rare stems, recently seeded slopes), a three‑step photo+record workflow to document without disturbing, two polite permission scripts to use with keepers, and a 30‑second guided practice that models the behavior on‑air. The episode ends with a multi‑channel CTA: download the printable low‑res Wildflower Card from Travel Dairy (traveldairy.org/wildflower-card), scan the episode QR link, or SMS keyword WILDFLOW to your local shortcode where available for an audio phrase pack. A short legal/ethical note tells listeners to never collect protected species and to report notable finds to local rangers or the forest department.