In this episode, we learn about efforts to discover
flower/bee partnerships, an app for monitoring the populations and distribution of turtles and other reptiles, and a new water quality testing technique that
uses cotton tampons.
Projects and websites included in this podcast:
Tampling: Optical Brightener Water Quality Sampling
Image Credits (all public domain, except where noted):
Green Sea Turtle Hatchling
Pete Leary/USFWS
Galearis spectabilis, Showy Orchis
Helen Lowe Metzman
Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage
Helen Lowe Metzman
Echinacea purpurea, Coneflower
Helen Lowe Metzman
Green-fringed orchid
Helen Lowe Metzman
Cercis, Redbud
Helen Lowe Metzman
Yellow Corydalis
Helen Lowe Metzman
Honey bees in yellow pumpkin flower
Credit: Kirsten Strough/USDA
Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Credit: Sarah Warner/USFWS
Backyard Bees of North America poster
BeesInYourBackyard.com
Sam Droege at desk
USGS Media
Floating fuzzy bumblebee and flower
James Johnstone
CC BY 2.0 DEED
Attribution 2.0 Generic
Eastern Box Turtle
Shendandoah National Park
Tampling images and video
Kelly Albus, Ben Hendrickson, Desiree Jackson, and Miranda
Waite
SciStarter Theme:
Kevin Hartnell
Additional Music:
Steven Combs
Gagmesharkoff
