Ep. 261 - Talking About Field Guides With The Field Guides
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2020
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Today we take a step back for a fun conversation about field guides. Field guides are wonderful tools that help us identify the species with which we share the world. In this episode we are joined by Bill and Steve, hosts of The Field Guides Podcast, a funny and educational show all about natural history. The thoughts expressed in this show are based on our experiences with field guides of all kinds and by no means reflect any objective truths. But I think this episode offers listeners a nice introduction to the ins and outs of buying and using field guides effectively. So join a couple of old friends for a dive into the world of species identification. This episode was produced in part by Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donna, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:26.8 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to the In Defensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of |
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| 0:32.6 | What's up? This is your house at. Welcome to the show. |
| 0:34.9 | How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:36.3 | Staying healthy? You're hanging in there? I hope so. But today I've got something really fun lined up for you, lighten the mood a little bit and make you feel excited about the coming spring, at least if you live here in the northern hemisphere. Things are out, things are flowering, and what better time than to get outside and try to get to know some of the plants and even some of the animals that live maybe around your neck of the woods, |
| 0:56.8 | or if you're lucky enough to be able to get out to hiking spots without putting anyone in harm's way, |
| 1:01.6 | some of the plants that grow in those areas as well. |
| 1:05.2 | And to cover this topic, I've reached out to my buddies Bill and Steve over at the Field Guides podcast. |
| 1:10.0 | So they're here today to talk about our experiences collectively with the world of field |
| 1:14.2 | guides. |
| 1:14.6 | These are extremely useful tools. |
| 1:16.6 | I recommend everyone get their hands on at least a couple different kinds of field guides. |
| 1:20.5 | You know, if you want to prioritize plants, I'm not going to fault you for doing that. |
| 1:23.5 | But what's cool is some of my first experience is really getting serious about plant |
| 1:28.7 | identification and using field guides happened with Bill and Steve. And you're going to hear |
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