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The Wandering Naturalist

Explore the history and present of over 27,000 acres of park land inside Minnesota's Hennepin County and surrounding areas. Hosts Angela (wildlife biologist) and Brandon (interpretive naturalist) guid... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Episode 38 - Ice, Ice, Nature - Life Under the Ice

Episode 38 - Ice, Ice, Nature - Life Under the Ice

Join us for the start of season two as Brandon and Angela dive into to a listener requested topic: Life Under the Ice. E... Read more

8 Jan 2020

27mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 43 - The Rivers that Shape Us… The Mississippi, Dams, and Birds

Episode 43 - The Rivers that Shape Us… The Mississippi, Dams, and Birds

Join us as Nick Beaufeaux, Maintenance Chief for Elm Creek Park Reserve and Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, discusses... Read more

5 Feb 2020

29mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 25 - 50 Years of Environmental Stewardship: The Need for Parks

Episode 25 - 50 Years of Environmental Stewardship: The Need for Parks

To celebrate the past 50 years, Brandon and Angela are talking to special guest Bill Walker, Cultural Resources Manager ... Read more

4 Sep 2019

31mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 6 - Strange Calls in the Night - Owl Ambassadors

Episode 6 - Strange Calls in the Night - Owl Ambassadors

Join us as Interpretive Naturalist Adam Barnett explains why nature centers’ keep owls as ambassadors for their wild kin... Read more

6 Feb 2019

27mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 1 - Snow and its Relationship to Animals

Episode 1 - Snow and its Relationship to Animals

In this first episode of The Wandering Naturalist, hosts Brandon and Angela provide some insight on the science of snow ... Read more

19 Dec 2018

21mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 44 - Under Pressure: Urban Sprawl - A Spectrum of Parks

Episode 44 - Under Pressure: Urban Sprawl - A Spectrum of Parks

Luke Skinner, Associate Superintendent of Three Rivers Park District, joins us to discuss how the park district has crea... Read more

4 Mar 2020

29mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 10 - Calls of Spring – The Racket of Frogs

Episode 10 - Calls of Spring – The Racket of Frogs

The signs of spring are near and you may be hearing the calls of frogs, even with snow still on the ground. Fresh out of... Read more

3 Apr 2019

27mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 22 - Bees, Cows, and your Lunch - To Bumblebee be or to Honeybee?

Episode 22 - Bees, Cows, and your Lunch - To Bumblebee be or to Honeybee?

Wander with us as Angela and Brandon investigate the differences between two different kinds of bees, bumblebees and hon... Read more

7 Aug 2019

25mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 24 - Bees, Cows, and your Lunch - Native Bee Atlas

Episode 24 - Bees, Cows, and your Lunch - Native Bee Atlas

Britt Forsberg from the University of Minnesota Native Bee Atlas shares with us how the university is discovering what n... Read more

7 Aug 2019

25mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 9 - Wandering the Sugar Bush - Cooking with Maple Syrup

Episode 9 - Wandering the Sugar Bush - Cooking with Maple Syrup

Discover the secrets to cooking with maple syrup as Andi Anderson from Gale Woods Farm joins us to help us in the kitche... Read more

6 Mar 2019

19mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 21 - Here there be Dragon(flies) - Cultural Fascination to Research Subjects

Episode 21 - Here there be Dragon(flies) - Cultural Fascination to Research Subjects

With over 149 dragonfly and damselfly species in Minnesota there is much to learn and observe.  Dragonfly scientist Ami ... Read more

3 Jul 2019

26mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 31 - Nature of Zombies: Historical Fascination

Episode 31 - Nature of Zombies: Historical Fascination

Zach Mohlis from, The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park, will provide a historical perspective on where the idea o... Read more

2 Oct 2019

16mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 26 - 50 Years of Environmental Stewardship: Lowry Nature Center

Episode 26 - 50 Years of Environmental Stewardship: Lowry Nature Center

The first nature center was built in 1969, Lowry Nature Center.  Tag along as hosts Brandon and Angela interview Tom McD... Read more

4 Sep 2019

32mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 40 - Ice, Ice, Nature - From Ice Harvesting to Ice Fishing, How Humans Use Ice

Episode 40 - Ice, Ice, Nature - From Ice Harvesting to Ice Fishing, How Humans Use Ice

Explore how humans interact with ice as we talk with park volunteer and Ice Harvest historian Tim Graff about how and wh... Read more

8 Jan 2020

32mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 15 - Flower Medicine and Taking Photos - April Showers, May Wildflowers

Episode 15 - Flower Medicine and Taking Photos - April Showers, May Wildflowers

Wander with us as we talk with Pauline Bold from The Landing. She shares with us some of the ways people used early spri... Read more

1 May 2019

27mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 11 - Calls of Spring – Start of a Journey

Episode 11 - Calls of Spring – Start of a Journey

3 Apr 2019

20mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 39 - Ice, Ice, Nature - Invasion of the Oxygen Snatchers

Episode 39 - Ice, Ice, Nature - Invasion of the Oxygen Snatchers

How do invasive species impact life under the ice? What do they do to the oxygen? Can you do anything to help? Find out ... Read more

8 Jan 2020

18mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 14 - Earthworms, Buckthorn, and Flowers, Oh My - April Showers, May Wildflowers

Episode 14 - Earthworms, Buckthorn, and Flowers, Oh My - April Showers, May Wildflowers

Do earthworms help or hinder flowers in the forest? How are invasive species like buckthorn impacting spring wildflowers... Read more

1 May 2019

24mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 28 - 50 Years of Environmental Stewardship: Looking to the Future

Episode 28 - 50 Years of Environmental Stewardship: Looking to the Future

Three Rivers has worked to make our parks home for surrounding communities and wildlife over these past 50 plus years.  ... Read more

4 Sep 2019

32mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 41 - The Rivers that Shape Us… The Mississippi and its Geology

Episode 41 - The Rivers that Shape Us… The Mississippi and its Geology

Join us as we discuss one of the rivers Three Rivers Park District is named after, the Mississippi River! Ashley Smith, ... Read more

5 Feb 2020

30mins

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