The fight against invasive species seems to never end. Natural resource managers need to deploy every tool possible to stay ahead of the game (or catch back up, as the case may be). One tool in the toolbox is not man or machine, but goats.

In this episode, I talk again with Jeremy Yost, Natural Resource Tech in Pottawattamie County, IA about their experience using goats as a natural resource management tool.

While they're no silver bullet, goats can be effective when utilized as part of a multifaceted effort to restore native landscapes. Listen in to learn how.

After a couple month hiatus, Parks and Restoration is back!

In this episode, I chat with Adam Shirley, CEO of Iowa's County Conservation System. We talk about upgrades to the MyCountyParks.com website and the role we as park and conservation leaders play in community development and tourism.

We also discuss the possibility of seeing legislation to fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, among other things.

This one is a good listen for those of us working in Iowa's County Park system.

I've heard that turfgrass is the most widely cultivated "crop" in the world. But at what value, and more importantly, at what cost?

In my community is a self-taught ecologist that is on a mission to re-wild the urban yard, starting with his own. Samuel Hollingsworth has become a fixture among our pollinator programs and a champion for all things wild and NOT monocultured.

In this conversation, we explore Sam's journey from native plant enthusiast to Lorax for the insects, so to speak. He's even gone so far as to launch his own native landscaping business, Prairie Roots Landscaping.

Enjoy this discussion with someone with a rather untraditional path into the world of ecology and land restoration.