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Dispatches from the Forest is about the wonders of nature - often found right in your own backyard!
Episodes
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- Episode 138: The New Face of Halloween: Wasp Mantidflies · 20 min · Episode 203An insect that would make Dr. Frankenstein proud: Half praying mantis, half paper wasp, all buzz, no sting....except that their larvae will Ocean's 11 their way into a spider's…
- Dirt Dispatch #65 · 13 min · Episode 202On a recent trip to Florida I got to see several "new to me" species of heron and a diving bird. Learn a little more about these amazing avians on this episode of the podcast!…
- Episode 137: The Fall of Bats and Spiders · 12 min · Episode 201Halloween is right around the corner - so how do those Halloween staples, spiders and bats prepare for the season? Find out on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest…
- Dirt Dispatch #64 · 10 min · Episode 200How effective are highway wildlife crossings? Let's take a look at the data from the largest such crossing in North America that opened 9 months ago. And a quick peak at an…
- Episode 136: An Elephant Never Forgets · 21 min · Episode 199Elephants are the largest living land mammal on Earth. We've all heard the saying "An elephant never forgets" but is that really true? How smart are elephants? Find out on this…
- Dirt Dispatch #63 · 12 min · Episode 198Karma and Cats. On this episode we take a look at some "Nature in the News". Rhino poachers get served up a piping hot bowl of Karma, and a new species of wild cat has been…
- Episode 135: Dancing with the Starlings · 21 min · Episode 197European, or Common Starlings may not be native to North America, but they are one of the most abundant songbirds on the continent, and not only that, but they're interesting and…
- Dirt Dispatch #62 · 15 min · Episode 196Over this past weekend there was a bear running around not far from Dispatches HQ. This seems to be a pattern recently - not just here in Cheyenne, but in several places not far…
- Episode 134: An Otter Otter · 21 min · Episode 195Here in North America we have otters: River otters and Sea otters. So how do they match up to the King of the Otters - the Giant otter? Find out on this episode of the podcast!…
- Dirt Dispatch #61 · 18 min · Episode 194Let's go back to Michigan Wildlife Sketches and see what the Michigan DNR had to say about Wolves and Coyotes in 1972. You don't have to live in Michigan to appreciate it, and…
- Episode 133: Say Your Prayers · 19 min · Episode 193Praying mantises are remarkable insects - learn more about these ambush predators on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast! Support the podcast! Become a patron…
- Dirt Dispatch #60 · 12 min · Episode 192Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes and greenback cutthroat trout in the news, and a weird rumor about groundhogs - find out what's been on my mind in this episode of Dirt…
- Episode 132: Least but not Last · 17 min · Episode 191For being the smallest members of the weasel family, Least weasels are heavy metal bad-asses! Even ancient people thought so - some of the myths around them lean into their…
- Dirt Dispatch #59 · 9 min · Episode 190Swainson's hawks have been described as "a classic species of the open country of the Great Plains and the West". But this is no ordinary raptor - Swainson's hawks are amazing…
- Episode 131: Dragons and Damels · 19 min · Episode 189Dragonflies and damselflies are one of my favorite insects, but I think that we don't really give them too much thought. But I think they deserve more love. I mean first of all…
- Dirt Dispatch #58 · 17 min · Episode 188I was recently gifted a book from the Michigan Depart of Natural Resources that was published in 1972. Tune in to hear what the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had to…
- Episode 130: A Giraffe and a Half · 24 min · Episode 187Giraffes are the tallest terrestrial animal and largest ruminant on the planet. But what the heck are ossicones? And what does "necking" mean when it comes to giraffes? Find out…
- Dirt Dispatch #57 · 9 min · Episode 186Prairie dogs are a keystone species - as a source of denning and nesting sites, regenerating soil, and as food. And when plague comes to town, it can wipe out 98% of a colony in…
- Episode 129: Meep Meep! Born to Run! · 18 min · Episode 185A bird that was born to run, the Greater Roadrunner is faster than a human, eats scorpions and rattlesnakes and survives in the harsh desert landscapes of the southwest United…
- Dirt Dispatch #56 · 11 min · Episode 184The other day a saw a bird here near Dispatches HQ that I didn't recognize - and that's always a chance to learn something new! Meet the Lark Bunting, a species of New World…
