Days at Dogwood Canyon

Summary: The swamps of the southeastern United States are often overlooked or actively disliked but within this seemingly icky habitat lies a place begging to be loved. Join Kiersten as she takes a dip into the swamps highlighted in unimaginable beauty by the works of photographer Mac Stone.   Show notes: "Champion of the Swamps," by Rachel Nuwer, Audubon Magazine Fall 2026. Mac Stone Books: https://www.macstonephoto.com/books Audubon Action Center: https://www.audubon.org/takeaction Mac Stone Audubon Contributions: https://www.audubon.org/people/mac-stone American Amazon: https://www.pbs.org/video/alabama-public-television-presents-americas-amazon/ Visit Audubon Center and Sanctuary Beidler Forest: https://www.audubon.org/beidler-forest Visit Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: https://www.audubon.org/corkscrew Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon  If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]    Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.  

Summary: The Yaupon Holly is a great shrub/tree for all your gardening needs! Want to support wildlife? This plant feeds birds, small mammals, butterflies, and offers humans leaves for tea. Want an evergreen shrub for landscaping purposes? This is your plant! Want a perennial that you can plant almost anywhere? Look no further than the Yaupon Holly! Join Kiersten and Sam as they talk about the Yaupon Holly   Show Notes: Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Texas Native Plant Sale: https://dcacplantsale.myshopify.com/ LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org/ National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]   Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.

*We are reposting this episode to uplift a new movie created by Audubon about the Snowy Plover. Just like the Wilson's Phalarope in this episode of our podcast the Snowy Plover relies on saline lakes for survival. Shoreline Sentinels of Great Salt Lake is a 17-minute film about Snowy Plovers—small shorebirds that nest throughout the busy recreation season on the shores of Great Salt Lake—and the Audubon and Tracy Aviary staff and volunteers working to help them. Like beach-nesting birds everywhere, Snowy Plovers face disturbance from recreators, dogs, and development. Listen to this episode to find out about why saline lakes are important, then watch the fantastic Shoreline Sentinels of Salt Lake to learn more about the Snowy Plover. (link below)   Summary: Saline Lakes? Is that a real thing? Yes it is and they are an extremely important and endangered habitat that many species of birds depend on. Join Kiersten as she takes you on a journey with the Wilson’s Phalarope.   Show Notes: Shoreline Sentinels of Salt Lake: Watch it here  “Must Add Water”, by Andy McGlashen. Audubon Magazine, Spring 2024 National Audubon website: https://www.audubon.org/ Latest news about saline lakes: https://www.audubon.org/news/innovative-program-supporting-protection-irreplaceable-saline-lakes Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  

Summary: University campuses across Texas, and the United States, can start their own Audubon Campus Chapters bringing people together through birding. Not yet a birder? You can still join a chapter to find out more. Join Kiersten and special guest Chloe from Audubon Texas to discover how you can join or start a campus chapter.  Show Notes:  Audubon on Campus: https://www.audubon.org/near-you/campus  Create your own Campus Chapter: https://www.audubon.org/establish-campus-chapter-or-affiliate Audubon Texas: https://www.audubon.org/texas  National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon  If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]    Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.

Summary: Visit with the Black-crested Titmouse as Michaela and Kiersten take you on a journey through the Rio Grande Valley with this interesting Texas resident. Show Notes: Black-crested Titmouse audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/ National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]   Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.

Summary: The Great Leadtree is a monster of a tree found in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Kiersten and Michaela are taking you down south for a fun-fact filled episode about this Texas native. Show Notes:   Sabal Palm Sanctuary - https://www.sabalpalmsanctuary.org/ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]    Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.

Summary: We usually study birds to understand their behavior and habitat needs, but what if birds could help us study topics such as weather patterns, deep sea currents, and trash dispersal in cities? Join Kiersten to find out how birds are doing just that!    Show Notes:  “Help Wanted” by Ashely Stimpson, Audubon Magazine, Spring 2025  Internet of Animals: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-earth-exchange-nex/new-missions-support/internet-of-animals/  “Great Frigatebirds Wearing Backpacks Map the Atmosphere.” AGU December 2023, https://news.agu.org/press-release/great-frigatebirds-wearing-backacks-map-the-atmosphere  Cormorant Oceanography Project: https://www.osudashcams.com/ National Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon   If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected] 

Summary: Snow on the Prairie wildflowers love the heat of summer and bloom in fall, but why are they called Snow on the Prairie and where can I find them? Join Kiersten and Julie to find out more about this unusual and interesting native Texas plant.  Show Notes:   Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – https://www.wildfower.org  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]    Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.

Summary: Wilson’s Warbler is a warbler that breaks all the warbler rules! Join Kiersten and Julie as they talk about this migratory bird that passes through Texas via the Central Flyway during fall migration.  Show Notes:  DNA Studies: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/capturing-migration-in-a-strand-of-dna-feathers-reveal-a-birds-origins/  Wilson’s Warbler audio provided by Lang Elliot Music of Nature: https://musicofnature.com/audubon-bird-songs/  National Audubon’s Migration Explorer: https://explorer.audubon.org/home   IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/  To find Bird Friendly Coffee: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/bird-friendly  We also sell Birds and Beans Bird Friendly Coffee in our Nature Store: https://dogwoodcanyonaudubon.myshopify.com/search?q=bird+friendly+coffee&_pos=2&_psq=coffee&_psid=6cf06f3ca&_ss=e  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://www.audubon.org/dogwood-canyon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon  Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon  If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected] 

Summary: Coastal shorebirds need our help this holiday season and every season. Join Kiersten and special guest, Tim Forrester, from Audubon Texas Coastal Team to find out how we can protect the floofs! Show Notes: Audubon Texas:https://www.audubon.org/texas Share the Shore: https://www.audubon.org/texas/projects/share-shore-protecting-beach-nesting-birds-texas Island Rookery Protection: https://www.audubon.org/texas/projects/texas-rookery-island-protection-and-stewardship To Volunteer with the Coastal Team: https://www.audubon.org/texas/about-us/contact Audubon Action Center: https://www.audubon.org/takeaction Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center https://dogwood.audubon.org/ Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center TikTok: @dogwood_canyon If you have a question or comment you can email us at: [email protected]   Birds. Plants. Wildlife. Conservation.   Produced by Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, part of the National Audubon Society, this weekly podcast explores the natural world through engaging conversations with our Audubon staff, naturalists, scientists, and community leaders.   From backyard birds and native plants to pollinators, habitats, and conservation in action, each episode offers practical knowledge, fun perspectives, and simple ways to connect with nature—wherever you live.   Whether you're just getting started or already connected to the outdoors, our goal is simple: help you discover something new, get outside, and become an advocate for birds, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems.