to know the land Podcast
1) Ep. 273 : Canada Goldenrod
Recently I was talking with one of my adult programs about successional and keystone species. Successional species are those early plants which come into disturbed landscapes, helping to knit the ecol...Show More
2) Ep. 272 : Minnow Magazine
Sisters Alex and Tasha Sawatzky’s knowledge of and growing appreciation for the land they lived on was tangible and real, so how could they tell the stories of the species they were coming to know and...Show More
3) Ep. 271 : Sensual engagement with the land
Sight is the dominant sense in humans, followed close behind by hearing and perhaps touch. Many of us have cut ourselves off from the natural world by “gating” our senses, only using what is needed to...Show More
4) Ep. 270 : Rough Horsetail
An ancient plant of the genus Equisetum, (the only extent genera of the family Equisetaceae, and only living member of the order Equisetales), Horsetails are some of the most primitive of fern species...Show More
5) Ep. 269 : Listening to the Grey Treefrogs
Grey Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) are my favorite frog species at the moment. They are cute little colour changing, antifreeze laden, Lichen-Spirits who really belt it out when trying to find a date. I...Show More
6) Ep. 268 : Do Deer Mice Eat Birds?
It started with a little hole at the base of an Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) tree, and a couple of seeds. Who had collected and consumed the contents of the seeds? What about the feathers?...Show More
7) Ep. 266 : Getting to know Song Sparrows
I have been excited about Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) for a while. Theirs was one of the first complex songs I learned to identify, and being such a common neighbour on the landscape it’s hard t...Show More
8) Ep. 265 : The Legs of the White-tailed Deer
I have found sign of three dead White-tailed Deer in the past three weeks. One, killed by Coyotes. Another, hit by a vehicle, found on the side of the highway. And also, I found a White-tailed Deer le...Show More
9) Ep. 264 : A Fisher in Edmonton with Sage Raymond
Fishers aren’t known as an urban adapted species. They tend to avoid our built up landscapes and prefer landscapes of mature forests comprised of appropriate denning habitat such as old trees with cav...Show More
10) Ep. 263 : Winter Wildlife Tracking Trip in Algonquin Park, 2025
As I mentioned on the previous show about the Lynx trailing trip, I was planning on heading up to Algonquin Park to trail Moose, Algonquin Wolves, Martens, Snowshoe Hare, Flying Squirrels, and whomeve...Show More