Monarch butterflies are probably one of the most well known butterflies but are also have secrets that scientists have yet to crack! Join Gabrielle and I on the back porch with special guest, Gabrielle's long-time friend from gradeschool and flower extraordinaire, Jamie Bourquin. After planting pollinator plants in our new pollinator yard, we chat about this amazing butterfly, their incredible journey, and other fun facts that will hopefully inspire our listeners to look more closely at pollinators and the importance of teaching the next generation of nature lovers!

Here's some interesting web pages for more info:

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/monarch-butterfly

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Monarch-Butterfly

https://www.xerces.org/blog/5-monarch-migration-facts

https://monarchwatch.org/tagging/

https://monarchjointventure.org/monarch-biology/threats

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It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side! It's hard to believe, but we've never really explored the amazing alligator. An incredibly well adapted species that hasn't changed much from its ancestor over 200 million years ago, the American Alligator has survived two extinction events and human persecution to once again survive and thrive. Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they chat about this marvel of evolution, their biology, adaptations, and some great questions from Gabrielle!

Check out these websites for more info:

https://www.evergladesfoundation.org/post/9-amazing-things-you-didn-t-know-about-alligators

https://interestingengineering.com/science/crocodiles-secret-200-million-year-survival

https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/herps/alligator.html

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/American-Alligator

https://enviroliteracy.org/animals/what-problems-do-alligators-face/#:~:text=While%20their%20populations%20have%20rebounded%20from%20near%20extinction,impacts%2C%20and%20the%20continued%20threat%20of%20illegal%20killing.

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Hey everyone, it's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side Podcast! For this episode, we're ringing in Spring with the bells, the OCONEE BELLS (Shortia galacifolia)! Spring has sprung, as you learned from our last episode. However, it wouldn't be spring without the Oconee Bells! This beautiful but small wildflower is one of the earliest blooming spring ephemerals in the Appalachians, is quite rare but locally abundant, and has a very interesting discovery story. It was actually discovered, lost, and re-discovered a CENTURY later, but not by a famous naturalist of the day. Join Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight on the back porch "studio" and learn more about this beautiful "corolla of the Carolinas", where it can be seen, and why it was discovered... twice!

Here are a couple of websites for more information:

https://scnps.org/the-oconee-bells-history-homage-hobby-legacy/

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2021/04/18/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-wildflowers-types-oconee-bells/7228734002/

https://saveplants.org/plant-profile/?CPCNum=3950

https://southcarolinaparks.com/devils-fork/trails

https://visitoconeesc.com/foj-bellfest/

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