Drew Altland is a Senior Manager of Water Resources at RK&K. I saw him talk a few years ago on stream restoration and was fascinated by his historical perspective on streams and wetlands in Eastern North America. We talk about stream conditions

Episode 015 - Talking Shop with Spadefoot Nursery

Feb 19th, 2021 1h 15m

Welcome to Season Three of the podcast! This episode brings us to sunny Tucson Arizona to speak with Katy Gierlach and Jared R. McKinley of Spadefoot Nursery. We talk native plant nursery shop - about being ecologists not horticulturists, getti

Episode 014 - Shane LaBrake on Stewarding our Tools

Dec 3rd, 2020 1h 9m

My guest today is Shane LaBrake, talking about our relationship with the tools we use and how that relates to sustainability and earth care. With the winter dormant season coming on, many of us have time to sharpen shovels, fix roofs, change fl

Episode 013 - Dr. Jay Kelly - Restoring Rare Plants

Oct 30th, 2020 54m 48s

Today we have a dispatch from the front lines of habitat destruction and deer overpopulation -- New Jersey. But don't despair! We're talking with Dr. Jay Kelly about some remarkable rare plant recoveries and prospects for restoration.This podc

Episode 012 - Dr. Liz Koziol, Notes from Underground Fungi

Sep 26th, 2020 1h 7m

We explore the underworld with Liz Koziol of MycoBloom! Join me as we delve into the soil to uncover relationships between mycorrhizal fungi and native plants. Liz is a researcher and entrepreneur supporting ecological restoration by making ava

Episode 011 - Dr. Susan Leopold on Rare Medicinal Plants

Aug 7th, 2020 1h 8m

My conversation is with Dr. Susan Leopold, Ethnobotanist and Executive Director of United Plant Savers. Here are some of the topics we discuss:• Medicinal parasitic plants • Sandalwood• United Plant Savers• Protections for rare plants, lack

Episode 010 - Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, Botanist and Steward

Jun 23rd, 2020 1h 12m

This episode is with Dr. Gerould Wilhelm. Few people can provide such a deep long-term perspective on wild plants, ecological restoration, and human culture.Jerry created the Floristic Quality Assessment method back in the 1970s. He’s written

Episode 009 - David Hughes, Native Plant Craftsman

Mar 23rd, 2020 1h 12m

This episode of the Wild Plant Culture Podcast features woodworker and landscape architect David Hughes. We talk about his use of wild plant materials in crafting rustic furniture, as well as his experience designing functional native plant lan

Episode 008 - Dr. Kelly Kindscher, Prairie Ethnobotanist

Mar 6th, 2020 1h 26m

Thanks for tuning in to the Wild Plant Culture Podcast! This episode features a conversation with ethnobotanist Kelly Kindscher. Kelly is an unusual combination, a skilled field ecologist deeply interested in the cultural uses of plants, histor

Episode 007 - Karl Anderson, NJ Botanist and World Traveller

Jan 21st, 2020 1h 51m

Hi Everyone, thanks for joining me for another episode of the Wild Plant Culture podcast. This conversation is with Karl Anderson.Karl's an elder in the best sense -- someone who's lived a full life, delved deep, and come up smiling (and some

Episode 006 - Dale Hendricks on Rewilding the Landscape

Dec 18th, 2019 1h 12m

This conversation is with Dale Hendricks of Green Light Plants in southeastern Pennsylvania. We delve deep into Dale's experience with rewilding the landscape, discussing permaculture approaches, biochar and soil carbon, the connection betwee

Episode 005 - Julie Martin on Connecting with Primitive Skills

Nov 24th, 2019 1h 6m

Today's conversation is with Julie Martin, primitive skills practitioner.Julie teaches ancestral skills ranging from fire-starting to herbal medicine at Practical Primitive, a school in Great Meadows, NJ run by Julie and her husband Eddie Sta

Episode 004 - Dr. Daniela Shebitz on Traditional Land Management and Nature Connection

Oct 16th, 2019 1h 27m

This episode is with Dr. Daniela Shebitz, an awesomely engaged and inspiring young professor at Kean University in New Jersey.Daniela is a plant ecologist who researches the effects of land management on culturally significant plant species a

Episode 003 - Roger Latham, PhD, on Ancient Eastern Grasslands and Geology

Sep 18th, 2019 1h 39m

A fun and inspiring conversation with ecologist Roger Latham, PhD. We talk about the geological and cultural factors that sustained Eastern grasslands and barrens historically, and techniques for their restoration today. Our conversation ranges

Episode 002 - Kerry Hardy on Native American Ecologies in Maine

Aug 18th, 2019 1h 4m

In the interview, we discuss Native American foodways, burning regimens, and land management, including dispersal of species like bur oak and American plum. Kerry talks about many Native words, describing words as "among the most durable fossil

Episode 001 - Leslie Sauer on Ecological Restoration

Aug 8th, 2019 1h 32m

My guest today is Leslie Sauer. Her book The Once and Future Forest inspired me to become an ecological restoration practitioner and continues to inform so much of my work propagating native plants, monitoring natural communities, and repairing

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