Episode XIII: Your Pocket Meadow & A Decade of Restoration
Read the companion article here. With Dr. Nancy Shackelford, Restoration Futures Lab director, and assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Victoria British…
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Episode XII: Words and Culture Matter: Language for a New Era in Plant Ecology
Read the companion article here. With Dr. Susan Cordell, Director and Research Ecologist, US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Hilo, Hawai’i. How might a more…
Episode XI: Quercus! Genus and Genius of Oaks with Dave Muffly
Read the companion article here. “There’s a surprising portion of the entire natural world of all biodiversity that either rests in or on an oak tree.…
Episode X: Botanic Gardens are Horticultural Innovators with Ari Novy
Read the companion article here. One of the most innovative things about botanic gardens remains the incredible diversity of plants in one place. In addition to…
Episode IX: A Wellspring of Waste with Deborah Pagliaccia
Read the companion article here. Deborah Pagliaccia’s work has many promising applications, including improving plant and soil health, reducing waste, addressing hunger and food access,…
Episode VIII: Big Research on Gardening Trees with Drew Zwart
Read the companion article here. While some areas of science get a lot of flashy language, Garden Futurist co-producers Sarah Beck and Adrienne St Clair…
Episode VII: Environmental DNA & Our Future with Rachel Meyer
“Who are the Kim Kardashians in our ecological network?” -Dr. Rachel Meyer So we’re really trying to discover which plants really change the whole community network.. We still…
Episode VI: Our Microbial New Friends with Martin Breed
“In two to five years, I think there’s going to be a lot more known about that jigsaw puzzle. There’s an extremely low risk pursuit…
Episode V: Rangers of the Butterflyway with Winnie Hwo
The Butterflyway Project is the David Suzuki Foundation’s award-winning project led by volunteers, Butterfly Rangers, and helped by residents in local communities, bringing nature home to neighborhoods…