Native Plants, Healthy Planet

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Dr. Enric Sala (Author, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Founder of Pristine Seas) about his new book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need The Wil…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Kathy Salisbury (Director) from the Temple University Ambler Arboretum about a range of topics including the legacy of hands on learning at the arboretum,…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Kate Tallon-O'Callaghan (Director) from the Crafts Creek Spring Hill Brook Watershed Associations about starting a watershed association, the local signif…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with John Parke (Stewardship Project Director) from New Jersey Audubon. They discuss the decline of the Northern Bobwhite Quail and the plan to bring them back…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Kip Adams (Director of Conservation) from The Quality Deer Management Association in this Part 2 of a 2 part series on Deer and Native Plants. They discus…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Dr. Jay Kelly (Professor of Biology) from Raritan Valley Community College in this Part 1 of a 2 part series on Deer and Native Plants. They discuss the r…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Carolyn Klaube (Stewardship Program Coordinator) from Sourland Conservancy.  Happy Pollinator Week!  They discuss the distinct region in New Jersey known …

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Suzanne (President) and Don Knezick from Pinelands Nursery.  It's the Secret Episode!  They discuss their humble beginnings and how Pinelands Nursery star…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Kelly Gill (Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region) from the Xerces Society.  They discuss the roots of the Xerces Socie…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Benjamin Vogt (Author - A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future) of Monarch Gardens LLC.  They discuss the heart of gar…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Lou Gambale (President, NJ Chapter) from The National Wild Turkey Federation.  They discuss the decline new Native Plants Healthy Planet Facebook Group, T…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Sam Droege (Wildlife Biologist, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) from The Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab.  They discuss the decline of nat…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Marcus Gray from Audubon International.  They discuss the program Monarchs in the Rough, thinking outside the box, what can be done to reverse the decline…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Karen Walzer and Becky Laboy of Jersey-Friendly Yards. They discuss that fact that if you build it (native gardens), they will come (wildlife and pollinat…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Jen Bulava (Lead Naturalist) from Burlington County Parks in New Jersey.  Their discussion topics cover coping with park closures during the pandemic, the…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick decide to keep it safe and do a show without a guest.  It's a serious time, but they add just the right amount of levity to get you through the day.  Subjects inclu…

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick talk with Thomas Almendinger (Director of Natural Resources and AgroEcology) and Charles Barreca (Ecological Research Manager) from Duke Farms.  Their discussion co…

Welcome to our first podcast.  Meet your hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick and find out what to expect in the future.

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