Bill and Bob explain a simple activity you can do to connect your kids and yourself to trees.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell (https://www.sharingnature.com/)

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Bob interviews Nancy Stranahan the Executive Director of the Arc of Appalachia. Nancy is an inspiration and we can all use a large dose of that right now. Special thanks to our friend and naturalist John Howard for the excellent photos.

Related episode: Spring Wildflowers

The Arc of Appalachia – Saving Ohio’s Wildlands

Bill and Bob do a short follow up to the pillbug episode. This has some great ideas to lift your spirits and a special guest.

Related episode: Some Pillbugs are Roly Polies

Our sources for this episode include:

• Pillbug Project: A Guide to Investigation by Robin Burnett
• Blue pillbug (with great blue pillbug picture)

Goldfinch is just the bird to cheer you up! This is a great bird to have at your feeders.

Our sources for this episode include:

• American Goldfinch
• Interesting American Goldfinch Facts
• 21 Facts on Goldfinches
• Fun Facts about Goldfinches
• Life Histories of North American Birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent

Bob and Bill hope to inspire you to take a Nature Break. This episode has a fun activity that Bob used at nature summer camp.

Click here for a Holes Scavenger Hunt list.

Related episode: Screech Owl

Bob and Bill are inspired by an Imago Ranger program to do an episode on pillbugs. If you’re a little stressed out go outside and find some of these guys.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Imago Rangers Pillbugs
• Pillbugs and Sowbugs
• 15 Facinating Facts About Pill Bugs
• Pillbug Project: A Guide to Investigation by Robin Burnett

Bob has a conversation with Chris from Imago about how nature can help us deal with the coronavirus.

Organizations mentioned in this podcast include:

• Imago
• J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge
• Sanibel Sea School
• The Arc of Appalacia

Bob has two large tuliptrees in his yard. Tune in to find out why these trees are so interesting.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Tuliptree Profile
• The Tuliptree
• Facts About the Tuliptree
• The Native Tree Society

Bill says Africa is number one on his places to explore. Tune in to find out how a trip to Africa might change your life.

Related episodes: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys

Every wonder about the stuff that washes up on a beech as the tide comes in and out? Doc Bruce from Sanibel Sea School explains why this is such an important place on a beach.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Guest J. Bruce Neill (Doc Bruce), Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sanibel Sea School
• Sanibel Sea School