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https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary What do parasitic plants, 600 year old oak trees, salmon, and hoverflies have in common? Well, they are some of Griff’s, Mich… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Sophie Osborn, image courtesy Sophie Osborn Have you ever wondered what it takes to bring a species back from the brink of extinc… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Have you ever watched Planet Earth and wondered how they get that amazing footage of elusive and wild animals? Get ready to learn a… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Have you seen all of the scary headlines about massive venomous Joro spiders invading the eastern USA? Well, as you might imagine… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary The ocean’s surface is a bit like the cover of a book. We have a title – the ocean – which gives us a hint about… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Forestry is incredibly interesting and important, and it really speaks to me personally, because it’s one of these fields tha… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Snakes are the perfect topic for Nature’s Archive. They are often over-generalized to fit a worst-case stereotype, but they a… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Have you ever seen a fuzzy looking ant? Maybe it looked like a little pipe cleaner with fuzzy red or yellow hair?  If so, y… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary I bet you’ve heard of the National Park Service. Or the US Forest Service which manages all of our National Forests. … Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Note: it sometimes takes WordPress a few hours to update the podcast player to the latest episode. Apologies for the delay. You can, however, hear… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Dr. José Martínez-FonsecaCharles Hood Let’s dive into the enchanting world of hidden wonders that come to li… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Weather is like your mood, and climate is like your personality. That’s a great way to think about the differences between we… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary There are living trees in the United States that are approaching 5000 years old – and I’m not talking about trees that… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary As you all know, I find wildfire to be fascinating. It’s complex, simultaneously necessary and at times devastating, and wild… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Dr. Emma Greig is a behavioral ecologist who has been leading Project FeederWatch, a multi-decade community science effort led by the C… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Sea Surface Temperature Forecast of Oct/Nov/Dec, showing warm seas particularly in the ENSO bands along the equator west of South A… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Leslie Inman, photo courtesy Leslie Inman I started Nature’s Archive podcast in an effort to understand the stories of people m… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Ever wondered how scientists unravel the ecological mysteries of bygone eras, long before systematic record-keeping? Believe it or not… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary  It’s hard to imagine a time without roads that connect us, facilitate commerce, allow us to reach hospital schools, family… Read More

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1190816.rss Summary Griff Griffith is former host of Animal Planet’s Wild Jobs, current spokesperson for Redwoods Rising, and he’s a volunteer… Read More

The Environmental Tipping Point Has Been ToppledAs I read the headlines and the stories behind the headlines, as I learn more about the complex system of nature we refer to as “ecology… Read More

Any nature book readers out there?Over the last 20 years I’ve had a growing interest in nature and ecology. It’s generally been a slow burn, sometimes doused by work demands or f… Read More

Last week I spent a few days camping in the desert regions east of the Sierra Nevada, down to Death Valley. One of the highlights was viewing the endangered Salt Creek Desert Pupfish (Cyprin… Read More

This week I was told of a fascinating Radiolab podcast - titled "The Beauty Puzzle". The podcast looks natural selection through a very interesting lens. I don't want to spoil the episode by… Read More

Hi Again! I've been wanting to post for quite awhile, but have been waiting for a time when I can be consistent with it. I think that time has finally come!Over the next few months I plan to… Read More

Wow, it has been a long time since I've posted. And it is not for lack of fun adventure! All I have is the excuse that lack of time permits adventure, but not sharing.However, I'm looking fo… Read More

Well, we're at a new house and just finished planting a lot of plants (mainly natives) to attract birds and butterflies.  One of our favorites is the Mexican Bloodflower in the milkweed… Read More

Last summer I had the pleasure of taking a trip to south Texas (the Rio Grande Valley) in search of birds and wildlife.  I came away with a number of new bird and butterfly species seen… Read More

It has been awhile since I've posted - what can I say?  Life got in the way.  A new baby, a new job, and a new home in a new state tend to disrupt hobbies.I'm now in the Bay Area… Read More

It never fails - new visitors to Arizona usually have the same "take away" comments.  "It's Hot."  "Those Saguaros are amazing!" "I never saw so many lizards."In Phoenix you might… Read More

A few years ago I posted about a handful of desert plants in our yard, including the Argentine Giant - Echinopsis candicans. Well, this year has been an amazing year for several of our cact… Read More

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) has to be one of my favorite birds of Arizona. Its graceful wading and foraging, up-curved bill, and and contrasting colors are truly unique.Bo… Read More

Well, spring has definitely sprung here in the low desert, with numerous bees, wasps, and spiders now active.One of the more conspicuous visitors to the yard is the Paper Wasp.  In fact… Read More

One of my favorite birds of Arizona is the Green Heron (Butorides virescens).  As I've talked about before with other Herons, many 'outsiders' are surprised to find such a strong heron… Read More

Arizona boasts some of the most diverse landscape and habitats in the entire United States, and this is reflected in the number of hummingbird species that occur in the state.In the low dese… Read More

I think its safe to say that no American duck rivals the beauty of the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). The male's gaudy colors make them unmistakable, and even the females boast a striking white ey… Read More

Shortly after we moved to Arizona we decided we had to have The Icon of the Desert Southwest - a Giant Saguaro cactus - on our property.  We bought one that was just shy of 8 feet tall… Read More

The low desert is an important wintering ground for a number of hawks and falcons.  A drive down country roads near agriculture fields usually reveals hawks perched on top of power poll… Read More

Shortly after I moved into my house in Maricopa, AZ nearly 5 years ago, I was working on installing a new drip irrigation system. Our yard was just dirt (literally!), as were most of our ne… Read More

Last week's post mentioned that the highlight of a recent outing were the numerous Black-tailed Jackrabbits. Well, a close second was a nice encounter with a Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx C… Read More