That's My Favorite

Our wonderful colleague Ashley Locke discusses her first and greatest love: America's National Parks. In this episode, we'll pick Ashley's brain, which is chock full of National Parks history, trivia, and tips. She can tell you how to not get lost, how to avoid being eaten by a cougar, and which park to skip entirely (spoiler: it has an apocalyptic mosquito problem)

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Cassie and Allan talk to Spider Scientist Dustin Wilgers as he delves into the elaborate world of spider communication, as well as spider senses, arachnophobia, and what it’s like to get chomped on all of the time in the name of research.

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Kestrels may be small, but they have plenty of attitude to survive and thrive in most of North America. Naturalist Deb Williams joins host Nicole Brown to dive into some fun stories and facts about the smallest falcon in North America.

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Join Naturalists Nicole Brown and Alicia Oberg as they delve into the world of dangerous insects. They talk wasps, sure, but also butterflies and aphids. The now infamous "murder hornet" even gets a short appearance.

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Fuzzy flowers, tree popsicles, bumblebee shivers, nocturnal cacti, jackrabbit ears, and vulture poop. This episode has everything! Join Alicia and Allan as they discuss the odd adaptations of plants and animals to the constant stress of harsh weather and extreme climates.

Editor’s Note: Alicia wanted to correct herself- she said pasque flowers have five petals when they, in fact, have six!

Show notes: https://gpnc.org/thats-my-favorite/beat-the-heat-kick-the-cold-and-stay-hydrated-ft-alicia-oberg/

Naturalist Nicole Brown is joined by Brad Guhr of Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston Kansas for a nerd session on why native plants are awesome. Tune in for information on prairie restoration from large scale projects to your own native garden in your backyard.

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This ridiculously wholesome episode features our friend and colleague from the Central Arkansas Nature Center, Hollie Sanders, who finds fishing absolutely alluring. Rachel and Hollie talk fishing stories, super-secret bait recipes, how you can gameify fishing skills in your own backyard, and why your best teacher may already be on youtube. Get outside often, and go catch some memories.

Show notes: https://gpnc.org/thats-my-favorite/20-the-lure-of-fishing-ft-hollie-sanders/

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Naturalist Allan talks about shorebirds and seabirds, their amazingly dangerous migration, and his adventures in getting pooped at.

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It's morel season! Lyndzee talks about where you can find them and how to identify them along with other edible species and fun mushroom facts.

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In the spirit of April Fool's Day, we got (almost) all of our naturalists to share about their LEAST favorite things. We've got cockleburs, snake poop, spiders, leeches, and more. These are the things we really can't stand, even if we can appreciate them (a bit).

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