Ep. 339 - Urban Lichens

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Lichens have so much to teach us about our planet and yet we have so much to learn about them! That is where people like Dr. Jessi Allen come in. She has devoted her life to understanding lichens and their diversity in addition to sharing her passion for these symbiotic organisms with the world. Join us as we discuss the importance of lichens, some threats to their survival, and her new book - "Urban Lichens: A Field Guide for Northeastern North America." This episode was produced in part by Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:58.8	A wonderful field guide called Urban Likens, a field guide for northeastern North America,
1:03.6	and it is a phenomenal field guide at that. As you're going to hear, it is extremely accessible
1:08.5	and puts likens in a whole new spotlight so that people, especially those living in urban
1:12.7	environments in the northeast of North America, can go out and learn something about these
1:16.8	wonderful organisms and connect themselves to a rabbit hole of ecological diversity and biodiversity
1:22.9	support that I personally didn't realize existed. So let's just jump right into it without further
1:28.0	ado. Here's my conversation with Dr. Allen. I hope you enjoy.
1:44.8	All right, Dr. Jesse Allen, welcome back to the podcast. It has been a really long time since
1:50.8	you were first on and a lot has changed since then, but for people that haven't gone through
1:55.1	the back catalog, welcome. Let's introduce yourself. Tell us a little bit about who you are and what
1:59.3	it is you do. Hey, Matt, thank you so much for inviting me back on the podcast. It's great to
2:05.8	have an opportunity to share information about likens again and always. So yeah, I'm an assistant
2:13.4	professor at Eastern Washington University in the biology department, so that's a university
2:18.8	outside of Spokane, Washington. Nice. Yeah, and I teach classes on all sorts of topics,
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