Nature Guys

Bob and Tina chat about an amazing bird - the Indigo Bunting. Find out where and when you can see the brilliant blue male and how these birds migrate over 1200 miles. You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at  redoaksforestschool.org . Related episode:  What's Your Zugunruhe? Our sources for this episode include: For the Birds: An Uncommon Guide by Laura Erickson Laura Erickso...

Bob and co host Charles are joined by Doug Chadwick, author of The Wolverine Way. Doug is celebrating the listing of wolverines as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Related episode: Four Fifths a Grizzly with Doug Chadwick For more information, please see: The Wolverine Way at Patagonia Books Vital Ground Foundation

Bob invites his partner Beth to share her passion for children's literature by describing 6 of her favorite books about the eclipse. In addition, Bob offers suggestions about places to view the totality of the solar eclipse including the Jenkins Forever Farm animal sanctuary where you can join Nature Guys for this spectacular display on April 8, 2024. Related episode: Eclipse with Dean Regas Here...

Bob and Charles tackle one of the hardest subjects that Nature Guys has ever undertaken. In part 1 of Passenger Pigeon they go back in time to experience what this bird was like and how humans managed to wipe out this bird. Part 2 covers what we have learned and not learned from the Passenger Pigeon. Related episodes: Passenger Pigeon Part 1 , The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy For more informat...

Bob and Charles tackle one of the hardest subjects that Nature Guys has ever undertaken. In part 1 of Passenger Pigeon they go back in time to experience what this bird was like. Thanks to naturalists in the past we have first hand accounts of what this bird was like. Find out how humans managed to wipe out this bird. For more information, we recommend these books: Wild New World The Epic Story of...

Bob is joined by the astronomer Dean Regas. Our goal for this podcast is to inspire you to attend the total eclipse of the sun on April 8th, 2024. Dean Regas Website:  astrodean.com NASA Science: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Bob and his wife Beth are invited to chat with Carol Mundy on her radio show Outdoor Life. Our sources for this episode include: Outdoor Life with Carol Mundy Carol Mundy's Website The Crow Knows

Bob chats with Vincent Stanley, the author of  The Future of the Responsible Company: What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 50 Years . Our sources for this episode include: The Future of the Responsible Company by Vincent Stanley with Yvon Chouinard Earth is now our only shareholder by Yvon Chouinard

Bob meets Caroline from the Civic Garden Center and invites her to talk about a subject she is really tired of! Join us for the good the bad and the ugly about boxwood a plant that seems to be everywhere. Our sources about boxwood include: Where they came from and why they became the universal standard Why we gotta get rid of them What we can replace them with/ What do we gotta do to get more Amer...

Bob's ten year old grandson Drew was attacked by yellow jackets at summer camp this year. Drew joins Bob to tell the story and share what he has learned about this often aggressive wasp. Our sources for this episode include: Yellowjackets are not Honey Bees Yellowjacket Fact Sheet Yellowjacket Facts for Kids

Join Bob and Gia as they delve into the fascinating world of fungi. Gia explains why she loves mushrooms and in particular Lion's Mane Mushroom. Related episode: Spring Fungi Our sources for this episode include: Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake Hericium erinaceus: an edible mushroom with medicinal values

Nature Guys recorded this in front of an audience at the Civic Garden Center 's Fall Native Plant Festival. Bob welcomes Greg Torres and Sam Settlemyre to discuss why and how we should reduce our lawns. Related episode: The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy Resources: Homegrown National Park (Doug Tallamy) Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati

Charles suggests we do the whirligig - one of over 350,000 species of beetles. Find out about the amazing characteristics of this amazing beetle. Check out Charles' nature blog at Gulo in Nature . Related episodes: Water Striders Walk on Water and Vernal Pools Our sources for this episode include: Whirligig Beetle Facts and Information Guide 2023 Whirligig Beetles are Skimmers Whirligig Beetles Mi...

Tina suggests we do an episode on milkweed beetles. Bob is confused because he thought they were bugs. Tune in to find out what we discovered. You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at  redoaksforestschool.org . Related episode: Mighty Milkweed Our sources for this episode include: Milkweed Bugs Common Milkweed Insects Milkweed Bug  

Bob reads an email from a listener (Linda) with a question about eBird that inspired us to do a whole episode on eBird. Charles starts out explaining the capabilities and the value of eBird both to the user and the scientific community. He and Bob go on a virtual birding trip to demonstrate how you can use eBird. Related episodes: Merlin Magic and Merlin 2 Our source for this episode: eBird by the...

Greg explains some amazing traits of apple trees. Bob shares some of the fascinating facts about John Chapman better know as Johnny Appleseed. Related episode: Walnut Woods Our sources for this episode include: The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Johnny Appleseed Man and Myth by Robert Price

Bob chats with Gia and special guest Jonathan about old-growth forests. Learn ways they can make you feel small in the best way. Jonathan explains how he obtained old growth certification from the Old-Growth Forest Network for California Woods Nature Preserve. Related episode: Vernal Pools Visit old growth forests in greater Cincinnati: Cincinnati Park California Woods Nature Preserve , Rowe Woods...

Bob chats with Jim McCormac the co author with Chelsea Gottfried of  Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide . Find out why gardeners can and should attract specific moths species to their properties and how to do it. Our source for this episode is the book  Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide by Jim McCormac and Chelsea Gottfried . Related episodes: The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy and Bats w...

Charles takes Bob on a deep dive into the fascinating world of Water Lilies. Our sources for this episode include: Nymphaeaceae Lotus Vs. Water Lilies, What's The Difference?

Bob chats with Bill McKibben the author of  We Are Better Together, his first children's book. He is the author of the bestsellers The End of Nature ,  Eaarth , and  Deep Economy . Bill is the founder of the environmental organization  350.org  and recently Third Act , an organization that encourages people over 60 to take action on climate change. You can find out more about Bill McKibben on his...

Bob chats with Katherine Hauswirth, the author of two inspiring books,  The Book of Noticing: Collections and Connections on the Trail  and her recent book  the Morning Light the Lily White Daily: Dips into Nature and Spirit. Links to Katherine's books, newsletter and blog: The Morning Light, The Lily White: Daily Dips into Nature and Spirit b y  Katherine Hauswirth The Book of Noticing by Katheri...

Want to learn more about a fairly easy sparrow to identify by sight and sound? Join Bob and Tina for a fascinating dive into the life and behavior of white-throated sparrows. You can find out more about Tina and Red Oaks Forest School at redoaksforestschool.org . Related episodes with Tina: A Can of Earthworms , Peregrine Falcon and What's Your Zugunruhe? Our sources for this episode include: Hear...

Merlin Tuttle is a tremendous advocate for bats and has done amazing things throughout his career to help protect them and change people's misconceptions and fears about them. His motto is "win friends not battles" and that's been his approach throughout his 60+ years doing this work! Merlin shares with Bob some of his amazing bat adventures. Merlin will be the keynote speaker at the Arc of Appala...

How do you go from a city girl who likes being inside to the host of the BirdNote podcast Bring Birds Back ? Tune in as Tenijah Hamilton shares her inspiring story. Thanks to  Cincinnati Nature Center  for sponsoring this episode. Visit  www. CincyNature.org to register for February 2023 online classes and don't forget to use promo code NATURE to get 25% off. Related episodes: Purple Martin , Whit...

Bob and Gia chat about one very special bird. The etherial song of this bird is inspiring! Learn about Helen Black in this wikipedia article . Special thanks to Cornell Lab for the wood thrush audio clip ( ML 29922711 Glen Chapman May 9, 2016 ).  Visit our web site to see Tam Teow's beautiful wood thrush art. Thanks to  Cincinnati Nature Center  for sponsoring this episode. Visit  www. CincyNature...