Wild Spirit

Learn how to have an environmentally holiday season.

Learn about this citizen science project and join in on the Great Backyard Bird Count. Go to Birdcount.org for more information.

It's February 2nd and the groundhogs are out predicting the length of winter. Or are they? Listen to learn how this large rodent can predict weather.

Join me out on the road as we participate in the Christmas Bird Count. 

Is your Christmas environmentally friendly? Some of the traditions that you have been doing for years may actually be harming the environment. In part two of this episode we will explore how to have parties, send cards and more in an earth friendly way.

Is your Christmas environmentally friendly? Some of the traditions that you have been doing for years may actually be harming the environment. In part one of this episode we will explore how to buy and wrap gifts as well as decorate your house in an earth friendly way.

What is hibernation? Why do animals hibernate? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this episode about hibernation.

Did your wife just scream because she saw a huge wooly spider scurrying across the bedroom floor? Have you ever wondered why we seem to have more spiders in our house during the autumn? Listen to this fun and informative episode about the wolf spider to find out more about these beneficial arachnids.

Autumn is in the air and even the trees are getting ready for the long winter months. Learn how the trees prepare for their winter dormancy and understand why the leaves become those beautiful colors that the leaf-peepers crave each year.

As the colder weather begins to move into the north eastern US, we start to prepare for the winter months ahead. What does nature do to prepare for the winter? Listen as I explain how some of the animals prepare for the long winter ahead and what to look for as you head outdoors in the Autumn.

Do you find that you need to put a title to everything? When you see something new in nature, do you run for your field guides? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? We'll explore in this podcast why it can be both.

Listen as we explore how our diet affects the environment. Between corporate agriculture and misuse of land, we are destroying our food supply and our planet. Find out some easy solutions to fix the problem.

It's difficult to remain environmentally friendly during a pandemic with all the chemicals we use to fight off the virus. Or is it? Can a pandemic teach us to be more environmentally friendly? Listen to this podcast to learn more about how to stay green during a pandemic.

I put away my notes today and just decided to give you a little inspiration for making green changes to your lifestyle. We've been giving you simple ways to change your ways to help the environment for the past few months. How are you doing? 

How do you make your vehicle more energy efficient? Listen to this episode to learn ways to make your vehicle friendlier to the environment.

How many batteries to you purchase each year for all your gadgets? Do you have a drawer full of batteries waiting to be used? Are these batteries harming the environment?  Listen as we explore some ways to make your battery usage more environmentally friendly.

Is your house glowing at night? Walk into your living room in the night when all the lights are turned off and what do you see? A glow of red and green lights coming from your television, clocks or other appliances. This is phantom energy. Up to 20% of your energy could be from this "stand by" energy. How do you cut back on it? Listen to find out more.

Listen as we explore how to conserve energy by adjusting your thermostat along with other techniques for heating and cooling your home.

In this episode I discuss how to conserve the precious resource of water. Although it covers more than half the earth's surface only a small portion is potable. 

Let's explore how to live an earth friendly lifestyle by cutting back on or eliminating single use plastics.

Let's look at how we can do our laundry in an environmentally friendly way. Sponsored by AWMA-NFS.

Learn how to reduce your use of paper, saving the trees, by making some simple changes in your lifestyle.

In this premier episode we discuss the history of Earth Day and what it has accomplished. This episode was made possible with financial support from AWMA-NFS