The Wandering Naturalist

About this episode

This episode explores the unique ways Minnesota's plants and animals communicate with insights from naturalists Brandon Baker and Ellen Munshower.

On this week’s episode, we’re diving into the hidden conversations of the North Woods. Joining us are interpretive naturalists Brandon Baker and Ellen Munshower, hosts of The Wandering Naturalist podcast, to reveal the surprising, sophisticated, and sometimes strange ways Minnesota’s plants and animals communicate. Presented by Kinetico ( kineticoMN.com/ ), Star Bank ( star.bank/ ), FishUSA ( fishusa.com/ ), & Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota ( https://davmn.org/ ) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guests: Brandon Baker, Ellen Munshower

Topics covered

• North Woods
• plant communication
• animal communication

Keywords

• naturalists
• communication
• Minnesota

Sponsors

Kinetico, Star Bank, FishUSA, Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Kinetico, Star Bank, FishUSA, Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota

Books & works: The Wandering Naturalist

Places: the North Woods, Minnesota, California

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