Tina and Bob learn all about Snowy Owls. If you are a Harry Potter fan you should listen to this episode! Our sources for this episode include: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href= "https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/snowy-owls-take-the-journey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Owl Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snowy-owl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Snowy Owl Audubon Guide</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Owl/overview" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Snowy Owl from All About Birds</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Tina and Bob learn all about Snowy Owls. If you are a Harry Potter fan you should listen to this episode!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our sources for this episode include:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/snowy-owls-take-the-journey" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Owl Research Institute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snowy-owl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Snowy Owl Audubon Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Owl/overview" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Snowy Owl from All About Birds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Snowy Owls are Real in Harry Potter

Greg and Bob delve into the origins of pumpkins. Find out what pumpkins are and how they developed into one of the most popular fruits. Related episode: <a href= "https://natureguys.org/cranberry-thanks/">Cranberry Thanks</a> Our sources for this episode include: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://carnegiemnh.org/the-jack-o-lanterns-origins/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Jack-O-Lantern's Origins</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.history.com/articles/pumpkin-facts-halloween-jack-o-lantern" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">6 Things You May Not Know About Pumpkins</a></li> <li><a href= "https://bartonhillfarms.com/25-fascinating-pumpkin-facts/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">25 Fascinating Pumpkin Facts</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Greg and Bob delve into the origins of pumpkins. Find out what pumpkins are and how they developed into one of the most popular fruits.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Related episode: &lt;a href= "https://natureguys.org/cranberry-thanks/"&gt;Cranberry Thanks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our sources for this episode include:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://carnegiemnh.org/the-jack-o-lanterns-origins/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Jack-O-Lantern's Origins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.history.com/articles/pumpkin-facts-halloween-jack-o-lantern" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;6 Things You May Not Know About Pumpkins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bartonhillfarms.com/25-fascinating-pumpkin-facts/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;25 Fascinating Pumpkin Facts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Pumpkins

Bob chats with <a href="https://leighannhenion.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Leigh Ann Henion</a> about her new book Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and other Marvels of the dark. Related Episode: <a href= "https://natureguys.org/gardening-for-moths/">Gardening for Moths with Jim McCormac</a> Our sources for this episode include: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Bob chats with &lt;a href="https://leighannhenion.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Leigh Ann Henion&lt;/a&gt; about her new book &lt;em&gt;Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and other Marvels of the dark.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Related Episode: &lt;a href= "https://natureguys.org/gardening-for-moths/"&gt;Gardening for Moths with Jim McCormac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our sources for this episode include:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Night Magic&lt;/em&gt; by Leigh Ann Henion&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Night Magic with Leigh Ann Henion

Gia and Bob are once again excited about the arrival of the 17 year periodic cicadas. In 2025 it is Brood XIV that we welcome back. We hope to inspire you to either love cicadas or maybe just hate them a little less. Bob and Gia share 17 cool things about cicadas. There is nothing to fear when the cicadas are here! Related episodes: <a href= "https://natureguys.org/cicadas/">Cicadas are Kinda Cute</a>, <a href= "https://natureguys.org/oaks-doug-tallamy/">The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy</a> Web sources for this episode include: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://cicadasafari.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Cicada Safari App</a> created by <a href="http://genekritsky.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Dr. Gene Krit</a><a href= "http://genekritsky.com/">sky</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.cicadamania.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Cicada Mania</a> - Cicada Insect News, Facts, Life Cycle, Photos ...</li> </ul> Books about cicadas: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>When the Woods Hum by Joanne Ryder (out of print check your library)</li> <li>Cecily Cicada 2021 Edition By Kita Helmetag Murdock and Patsy Helmetag</li> <li>Periodical Cicadas The Brood X Edition by Gene Kritsky</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gia and Bob are once again excited about the arrival of the 17 year periodic cicadas. In 2025 it is Brood XIV that we welcome back. We hope to inspire you to either love cicadas or maybe just hate them a little less. Bob and Gia share 17 cool things about cicadas. There is nothing to fear when the cicadas are here!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Related episodes: &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://natureguys.org/cicadas/"&gt;Cicadas are Kinda Cute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://natureguys.org/oaks-doug-tallamy/"&gt;The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Web sources for this episode include:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cicadasafari.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;Cicada Safari App&lt;/a&gt; created by &lt;a href="http://genekritsky.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;Dr. Gene Krit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href= "http://genekritsky.com/"&gt;sky&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cicadamania.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;Cicada Mania&lt;/a&gt; - Cicada Insect News, Facts, Life Cycle, Photos ...&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Books about cicadas:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;When the Woods Hum&lt;/em&gt; by Joanne Ryder (out of print check your library)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cecily Cicada 2021 Edition&lt;/em&gt; By Kita Helmetag Murdock and Patsy Helmetag&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Periodical Cicadas The Brood X Edition&lt;/em&gt; by Gene Kritsky&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

The Cicadas are Back in 2025

Bob talks with John Seed who started working on saving rain forests in Australia in 1979. John explains how he learned about biodiversity and Deep Ecology . To learn more about John Seed check out: <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.rainforestinformationcentre.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Rainforest Information Centre</a> - organization founded by John Seed</li> <li><a href= "https://rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/TLAM%20text.htm" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thinking Like a Mountain</a> - free PDF</li> <li><a href="https://www.johnseed.net/contact.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Seed Deep Ecology</a> - includes subscribing to John's mailing list</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Bob talks with John Seed who started working on saving rain forests in Australia in 1979. John explains how he learned about biodiversity and Deep Ecology .&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To learn more about John Seed check out:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rainforestinformationcentre.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Rainforest Information Centre&lt;/a&gt; - organization founded by John Seed&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/TLAM%20text.htm" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Thinking Like a Mountain&lt;/a&gt; - free PDF&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.johnseed.net/contact.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;John Seed Deep Ecology&lt;/a&gt; - includes subscribing to John's mailing list&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Biodiversity and Deep Ecology with John Seed

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