BIRD HUGGER
Love gardening and birds and want to help Mother Nature? Join host Catherine Greenleaf, former gardening columnist for the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine and a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for discussions about organic gardening and restoring native habitat to help the birds and other wildlife in your backyard. Catherine Greenleaf talks about the natural history of birds and interviews the leading experts about how to turn your backyard into a native oasis for birds and pollinators.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
A New Garden Ethic With Benjamin Vogt
In today's episode, we'll be talking with Benjamin Vogt, author of the thought-provoking book, A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion For An Uncertain Future (New Society Publishers), abo…
00:31:36 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Sumac: The Native Shrub Nobody Likes
In today's episode, we'll be talking about a native shrub nobody likes -- the much-disparaged, but extremely beneficial, Sumac. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 ye…
00:13:19 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Native Plants For The Small Yard with Kate Brandes
In today's episode, we speak with Kate Brandes, author of the book, Native Plants For The Small Yard. We'll be discussing design ideas for planting native plants in small spaces. You can download a f…
00:29:50 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
BONUS EPISODE: Bird Hugger Halloween Special
Spooky! Scary! Join us for a special Halloween episode of Bird Hugger. Learn how to make organic pumpkin seed pesto and how to keep birds safe from outdoor Halloween decorations. Then join us for a c…
00:25:22 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
The Fall Migration Of The Hummingbird With John Shewey
In today's episode, we speak with renowned nature writer and photographer John Shewey (author of the new book, The Hummingbird Handbook) about the fall migration of hummingbirds. His information migh…
00:41:15 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
Wasps: The Forgotten Insect with Heather Holm
In today's episode, we talk with noted biologist Heather Holm about her brand-new, multiple award-winning book, Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Nativ…
00:38:49 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
Preventing Cyanobacteria Outbreaks in Lakes and Ponds
What could be more important for birds than clean water to drink? In today's episode, we speak with aquatic biologist Angela Shambaugh about how to prevent toxic Cyanobacteria blooms in lakes and pon…
00:32:43 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
The Chimney Swift: Acrobat Of The Amazon
In today's episode, we have a Mystery bird. Can you identify that bird call? Also, we bid farewell to a wonderful summer season of planting native flowers and enjoying the birds in our backyards. Joi…
00:10:26 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life with Marta McDowell
In today's episode, we talk with author Marta McDowell about her book, Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants And Places That Inspired The Iconic Poet. We discuss the plants the poet planted in…
00:31:44 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Native Trees For Northeast Landscapes with Wild Seed Project’s Anna Fialkoff
In today's episode, we speak with Anna Fialkoff from Wild Seed Project about the organization's brand-new 64-page full-color booklet, Native Trees For Northeast Landscapes. (wildseedproject.net) Don’…
00:36:56 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Identifying and Protecting Old Growth Forests with Dave Govatski
In today's episode, we speak with Dave Govatski, retired forester, about how to identify old growth forests and how to protect them. (oldgrowthforestnetwork.net) (newildernesstrust.org) (naturegroupi…
00:42:48 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
The Wild Ones Organization: Native Plants and Natural Landscapes with Jen Ainsworth
In today's episode, we speak with Jen Ainsworth, executive director of the Wild Ones organization, headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin. Wild Ones is dedicated to educating gardeners about native garde…
00:19:21 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Water Connections: Protecting Rivers and Wetlands With Jim Rousmaniere
In today's episode, we speak with journalist and historian Jim Rousmaniere. Jim is the author of the book, Water Connections: What Fresh Water Means To Us And What We Mean To Water, published by Bauh…
00:34:14 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
The Plastic Recycling Dilemma In The Gardening Industry With Marie Chieppo
In today's episode, we speak with renowned garden designer and researcher Marie Chieppo. She is the author of a new report, sponsored by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, detailing…
00:41:14 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Seeds Of Mindfulness With Fiann O'Nuallain
In today's episode, we speak with horticultural therapist and gardening author Fiann O'Nuallain from Dublin, Ireland, about his new book, Seeds of Mindfulness: 101 Moments In The Garden, and how bein…
00:44:34 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Maverick Gardeners with Felder Rushing
In today's episode, we speak with Felder Rushing, award-winning gardener from Mississippi and author of the new book, Maverick Gardeners. We talk about celebrating diversity among gardeners and how g…
00:32:39 |
Thu 20 May 2021
The Nature Of Oaks With Dr. Doug Tallamy
In today's episode, we speak with award-winning author Dr. Douglas Tallamy about his brand-new book The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology Of Our Most Essential Native Trees. Link: homegrownnationalpar…
00:49:40 |
Thu 06 May 2021
Native Shrubs To Grow For Birds With Mariette Nowak
In today's episode, we discuss several native shrubs to grow to benefit birds with author Mariette Nowak. She is the author of the book, Birdscaping In The Midwest: A Guide To Gardening With Native P…
00:35:18 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Planting Milkweed To Help Monarch Butterflies with Angie Babbit
The Monarch Butterfly was recently turned down by federal officials for protection by the Endangered Species Act. In this episode, we talk with Angie Babbit, communications director of MonarchWatch.o…
00:44:04 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Protecting Migrating Songbirds From Communications Towers with Dr. Joelle Gehring
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Joelle Gehring, a biologist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Office who specializes in preventing bird collisions with communications towers. Dr. Gehring has worked tir…
00:32:10 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
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