Dispatches from the Forest

Episode 97: Muskrat Love

Nutria and muskrats are often mistaken for beavers, but once you get to know them, it's easy to tell these semi-aquatic rodents apart. 
Get to know nutria and muskrats better - learn who's an invasive species and where - and what makes these them so interesting.
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Dirt Dispatch #25

Spring is here (at least according to the calendar) and even if we're still getting snow, the signs of spring are all around: Northern Flickers, Mountain Bluebirds, the return of my Pelican Army and ground squirrels coming out of hibernation.  Also, I had another uncommon animal sighting this week.  Find out more in this Dirt Dispatch!
 
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Episode 96: Nobody Here but Us Chickens

It's springtime feral friends - at least by the calendar - and that means it's Prairie Chicken mating season!  Learn about these amazing birds - whose mating dances inspired traditional dances of the Native American people.
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Dirt Dispatch #24

Sometimes you're in the right place, at the right time, and the universe gives you a gift.
 
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Episode 95: Spineless Superheroes

Thanks to a listener request, this episode is all about earthworms!  There are over 6000 species of earthworm and they come in a wide range of sizes (and I mean a WIDE range!)  Dig into the underground life of earthworms on this episode!
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Dirt Dispatch #23

Nothing says "I love you" like bringing home a dead squirrel, Phenology and how to tell the difference between a crow and a raven.  Check it all out on this episode of Dirt Dispatches!
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Episode 94: SHARK!

It's shark week - well, at least here at Dispatches from the Forest.  We don't have sharks here in Wyoming, but sharks found in all of the world's oceans and seas - and sometimes, surprisingly, far away from the ocean up a river.  Learn more about these amazing elasmobranch fishes!
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Dirt Dispatch #22

Bald Eagles, Moose and the importance of community science.  Find out what I've been up to the last couple weeks on this episode!