The next STEM Sessions meet-up has been scheduled for Saturday November 9 at 3P in Long Beach, CA. The meet-up page is here: https://www.meetup.com/the-stem-sessions/events/304237136/?slug=the-stem-sessions&eventId=303520488&isFirstPublish=true The annual count of western monarch butterfly's overwintering population has kicked off. Formally started in 1997, this annual initiative coordinated by the Xerces Society sees volunteer community scientists and conservation organizations … Continue reading Meet-up: Saturday November 9
Tag: Ecology
Episode 31. Is That a Gopher in Your Pocket?
The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 31. Is That a Gopher in Your Pocket? Discussion of the Botta's pocket gopher, the latest critter to have been identified in my yard. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2024/09/08/shownotes-ep31/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com
Episode 31 – Shownotes & Transcript
Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast. I am your host, Cody Colborn California Biodiversity Week kicked off Sept 7 And better way to celebrate than with an episode about yet another creature I've observed in my backyard (and front yard) - the Botta's pocket gopher Growing up in Montana, gophers were everywhere Some years there … Continue reading Episode 31 – Shownotes & Transcript
Episode 26. Auto-toxicity
The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 26. Auto-toxicity Discussion of the nitrogen cycle in agriculture and deconstructing a rule of thumb for crop rotation in alfalfa fields. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2024/01/20/shownotes-ep26 Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com
Episode 26 – Shownotes & Transcript
Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast. I am your host, Cody Colborn The carbon and nitrogen cycle has long been on my list of potential episode topics, but I could never find a hook that captured my interest Even though the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to land and sea and back again is … Continue reading Episode 26 – Shownotes & Transcript
Epsiode 14. Backyard Ecology – The Alligator Lizard
The STEM Sessions Podcast Episode 14. Backyard Ecology: The Alligator Lizard Discussion of alligator lizard taxonomy. Shownotes: https://thestemsessions.com/2021/06/27/shownotes-ep14/ Support The STEM Sessions Podcast - https://paypal.me/thestemsessions For additional information visit https://thestemsessions.com or email thestemsessions@gmail.com
Episode 14. Shownotes & Transcript
Welcome to The STEM Sessions Podcast. I am your host, Jarl Cody. A couple of years ago, while working in my backyard, my peripheral vision caught something out of place on the sliding screen door. It was a lizard, approximately the length of a sharpie, with brown, yellow, and copper banded scales. I run across … Continue reading Episode 14. Shownotes & Transcript
Episode 1 – Show Notes
The STEM Sessions Podcast - Episode 1. Bioswales: More than a Ditch Bioswales are a valuable tool in water ecology and urban design. They're found in parks and landscaping and ecological reclamation areas. They often blend in with their surroundings, so you've likely seen them in action without realizing what was in front of you. … Continue reading Episode 1 – Show Notes