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Looking Back at One Year

  Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the show about anything and everything connected with nature. Debbie and Laurie (and Chris) are celebrating their first year on the air and, in this week’s episode, spend a few moments reminiscing, talking and laughing about a few memories from year number one. Spend a few minutes with them […]

Native Bees with Alden Picard

  Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the show about anything and everything connected with nature. Alden Picard returns to the show this week for a fascinating and insightful conversation on native Bees. Alden has a Masters of Science degree is a Certified Interpretive Guide and is an environmental educator with Mecklenburg County Parks, Nature Preserves […]

Coyotes with Chris Matthews

  Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the show about anything and everything connected with nature. Chris Matthews serves the citizens of Mecklenburg County as Division Director, Nature Preserves and Natural Resources. In this week’s installment, Chris joins Debbie and Laurie in the studio to have a conversation around coyotes. Chris gives us the backstory on […]

Chronic Wasting Disease

  Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the show about anything and everything connected with nature. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Chronic Wasting Disease (Zombie Deer Disease), “is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose. It has been found in some areas of North America, including Canada and the […]

Fall Migration with Tony

    Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the show about anything and everything connected with nature. Tony Lombardino returns to the show this week to offer a wealth of information on birds and their fall migration. Tony has a PhD in neuroscience and he has studied how the brains of birds allow them to sing […]

NC Bradford Pear Bounty

  Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists, the show about anything and everything connected with nature. “The Bradford pear tree is an ornamental commonly planted tree in North Carolina. Sure, it has pretty blossoms, but it’s also structurally weak, stinky, and harmful to our native ecosystems! Bradford pears can breed with other varieties of pear trees […]

Playin’ ‘Possum with Alden Picard

  Thanks for listening to The Backyard Naturalists, the podcast about anything and everything connected with nature. We love to engage with our listeners and have a few fabulous prizes we’d love to share with you. As a part of helping us grow our social media and online presence, we’re giving you an opportunity to […]

Products to Make Your Natural Life Easier

    Thanks for listening to The Backyard Naturalists, the podcast about anything and everything connected with nature. We love to engage with our listeners and have a few fabulous prizes we’d love to share with you. As a part of helping us grow our social media and online presence, we’re giving you an opportunity […]