Ep. 420 - Botany in the Big Apple

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, understanding how plants adjust to such conditions has never been more important. Cities like New York have a lot to teach us about urban botany. Join me and Botanist Marielle Anzelone as we explore the ups and downs of botany in the Big Apple and learn what she is doing to put native plants in the spotlight. This episode was produced in part by Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, 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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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of
0:04.1	Indefensiveplants.com.
0:05.5	What's up?
0:05.9	This is your host, Matt.
0:06.6	Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? Today, we're going to the Big Apple. New York City, everyone, to talk about urban botany. And I am joined by one of the best people to do just that. We're going to hear from botanist Mariel Anzalone, and she is just one of the
0:22.2	most staunch advocates of New York City wildflowers, native plants, and New York City ecosystems
0:28.4	in general. This is a really fascinating discussion of discovery, of conservation, and of why
0:33.6	even the most rarest of the rare can inspire people to do more for local ecosystems, no
0:39.4	matter where you live.
0:41.1	What's more, she's going to highlight how even the most heavily developed urban areas can
0:45.3	still have plenty of wildlife to enjoy, and they wouldn't be there without plants.
0:50.5	And that is what she focuses on.
0:52.0	But before I get to that, I just want to say, if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider supporting it. There's a lot of different ways to do that, one of which is you can pick up some of our merch. Merch is a great way to support this show. There's a lot of really cool prints and you can customize them to fit your style. So go check that out. You can find it in the show notes over at indefensibleplants.com slash podcast or going to the top
1:11.7	of the page and clicking on apparel. But that is entirely enough for me. I can't wait for you to hear
1:16.4	what Mario has to say. So let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation
1:21.1	with Mario and Zillone, welcome to the podcast.
1:40.8	It is an honor to have you here.
1:42.0	I'm so excited to talk to you about the topic today, but let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what
1:47.7	it is you do. Hi, Matt. I'm so happy to be here. My name is Mariel Anzlone, as you said, and I'm a
1:55.4	botanist in New York City, which is maybe a little weird. You know, I think it took my parents a long time to kind of figure out what I was doing.
2:05.8	They were like, oh, daffodil something? No.
2:08.7	Peanies.
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