Southern Appalachian Wild: Recent Episodes
Judy Clinton Dulin
This podcast is about plants, animals, or other natural phenomena in Southern Appalachia. It is equal parts science, history, and folklore. It's like a nature hike in every episode. Get into the woods!
Explore the natural history of the most common venomous snakes in the Appalachians. You will also learn what to do and not .to do should you get .on the wrong side of these reptiles.
Don't be surprised if you happen upon a Redwood Tree in North Carolina. People have actually planted a few there and they are thriving. Join me in March to hear their stories.
In this episode I'll cover some of the most invasive organisms in the Southeast. I will also talk about the "cost" of these aliens and discuss how you can help greenspaces with this problem.
This is the world's most endangered canid. If you are from the Southeast, this is your wolf. Several attempts have been made to reintroduce this beautiful animal, but the success of the project is debatable just like the lineage of this animal.
I'm talking wild turkey today. Learning about their appearance, social structure, and habitat. I'll even teach you how to cook one.
This episode contain some Appalachian superstitions and two ghost stories from this region.
Since my windows are covered with spider webs right now, I decided to talk about 3 rather common spiders: the Wolf Spider, Black Widow, and the Brown Recluse.
Everyone has been talking about the 17-year cicadas, but what about our annual visitor. They are just as fascinating.
Garder Snakes, Black Ratsnakes, and the Common Water Snakes are the focus of this episode. Just watch where you put hands!
This is an introduction to three common weeds that are nutritional and ecologically important.
How do you know it's spring---the spring peepers will tell you with their loud vocalizations. This episode explains the biology of these little frogs and the their freezing and thawing process that could some day save your life.
"The coyote--flexible in his habits, cooperation with his kind, opportunistic by nature, catholic in his taste, capable of observational learning, suspicious, tough, and ingenious. Many claim he is the smartest animal in North America." This quote is from Hope Ryden in the book God's Dog: The North American Coyote.
Although very common, eastern grey squirrels have an interesting life course and history. I also tell you about some experiences I had with them including $5,000 worth of house damages, hunting squirrels as a kid, and being bitten by a squirrel. Listen to this nutty episode.
The Eastern Red Cedar has been used for many things in Southern Appalachia including pencil making, wildlife habitat enhancement, fence posts, and cough medicine, but what's really interesting is its spiritual meaning. From Cherokee ancestor to nightmare banishment, cedars are both family and friends.
This episode will give you a few storytelling tips and a couple of stories. Join me for a few minutes Rawhead and Bloody Bones, Old Dry Frye, and getting lost in the woods. It's fall y'all!
This episode is a personal account of what I experience on Nov. 28th 2016, a timeline of the fires, and some wildfire ecology. Can it happen again? Listen and you make up your mind.