Bees and Revery Radio
Emily and LaDawna share information about pollinator gardens and native plant gardening in the US, and discuss current topics related to biodiversity in our backyards and across the country. Listen for inspiration, news, and what you can do to makes a difference in your own backyard
Episodes
In this urgent new short LaDawna shares information on a proposed change to the Endangered Species Act and an opportunity for anyone to make a public comment on this proposed change by May 19, 2025.
Below is a link to the Federal Register to submit a public comment on this issue before the May 19 deadline, and a suggested outline for a comment.
Why you personally care about endangered species or biodiversity;
Why you think that ...
Join us as we wrap up our winter/spring season of the Bees and Revery Radio podcast, and look forward to what’s next. In this episode we share our feelings about this podcast so far, talk together about our spring garden and yard work, and let you know what we are planning for our summer podcast season.
We will be back with new episodes in just a few weeks. In the meantime we both hope that you have a wonderful spring!
For our Spring Equinox episode Emily talks with Kate of Bugs Native Plants. Both Emily and Kate live in Wisconsin and they have a conversation about spring native plant garden planning, spring ephemerals, their favorite midwest native plants, rare local plants, and endangered pollinators.
Kate also shares her own personal journey that led her to not only love native plants but also want to build a business around native plant lands...
Just in time for spring yard and garden planning, Emily and LaDawna discuss one of the biggest questions we hear when we talk about our own pesticide-free yards: What About the Bugs?
In this episode we talk about how to get started if you want a totally pesticide free yard, or just want to cut down on the pesticides you use. We share what we do in each of our yards and why. And we cover some of the hardest issues like food garden p...
In this news short, Emily discusses the final population numbers of Eastern Monarchs counted at the central Mexico overwintering sites. The reported number has doubled since last year, but Monarchs...and all butterflies are not out of the woods yet.
Find and Contact Your Member of Congress:
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Monarch Joint Venture Press Release:https://monarchjointventure.org/blog/eastern-monarch-populat...
In this episode we dig into the history of America’s obsession with the all grass lawn. What’s behind it, what comes next, and share tips for transforming your own yard no matter where you live. We also talk about to find native plant restoration projects locally. We are joined by Patrick who lives in Montana and has been transforming his yard into native plant gardens, in spite of strict local regulations about yard aesthetics the...
In this comedy short we imagine what it might be like to be sponsored by a lawn grass company.
In this news short we cover the recent Congressional Hearing that was held as an opening attack against the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This news short brings you quickly up to date on not only what’s happening and why it’s important, but what we can do together right now to make a difference. How we can resist this attack.
RESOURCES FOR THE SHOW NOTES:
Three things we can all this week to resist ...
We look at some of the biggest problems with all grass lawns, and talk about alternatives. We share our best tips for transforming your yard from mostly non-native turf grass into something better for ourselves and the environment. We cover native grasses, low-growing alternatives to grass, and native plant garden ideas. We talk about some of the hard stuff like how to get rid of your lawn grass, how to talk with neighbors, and eve...
As we hit the middle of season one of the Bees and Revery Radio podcast, LaDawna looks ahead at what’s coming up next in our remaining first season episodes.
In this episode, Emily interviews LaDawna so our listeners can get to know her better as requested. You'll get to know what got her into pollinator gardening, her background, as well as her goals for this podcast.
LaDawna's Substack: https://substack.com/@donnalikesplants
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/beesandreveryradio
LaDawna and Emily continue their conversation about Monarchs and the Endangered Species Act in this episode, although this time, they are joined by a guest:
Rich Lund has been a Michigan public high school physics and chemistry teacher of 18 years and has been a monarch conservation enthusiast for 10+ years. His YouTube channel, MrLundScience has attempted to bring a voice and responsible remedy to the plight of the North American ...
In this episode of Bees and Revery Radio, Emily and LaDawna discuss the recent proposal by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to list the Monarch Butterfly as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, and how we got to this point. Emily will also share her experience attending one of the service's meetings on the proposal.
Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/beesandreveryradio
Monarch/Citizen Science Resources:
BUYER BEWARE: Most wildflower mixes at big box store contain non-natives and invasives. Always check the label and consider buying from a native nursery like Prairie Moon Nursery (https://www.prairiemoon.com/).
Linktree:
In this news short, Emily discusses the final population numbers of Western Monarchs counted at the California overwintering sites by the Xerces Society and Western Monarch Count. The reported number is the second lowest recorded after 2020. So how did this happen and what can we do about it?
The eastern population count should be reported near the end of February according to Monarch Watch.
Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/beesandrev...
A few of our listeners have asked us to share a little more about ourselves: who we are, our backgrounds, why we care about this stuff so much, and our biggest hopes for this podcast. In this episode, LaDawna asks Emily some questions so we can learn more about Emily.
MONARCH RESOURCES
In this news short, LaDawna explains the potential effects of President Donald Trump's "Energy Emergency" Executive order and what that could mean for the Endangered Species Act, including for the beloved Monarch Butterfly that was recently proposed for ESA protections and is currently in the public comment period of the legal process.
Read the executive order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025...
In this episode LaDawna talks about why you may want to add common herbs to your pollinator garden, like chives or parsley, how some common cooking herbs can help pollinators, and some considerations before doing so.
In this episode, Emily and Donna discuss what it takes to create and manage your own pollinator habitat whether it is on a balcony in containers or in your own yard.
Resources
pollinator.org/guides (guides per ecoregion)
Find Your Roots-US: https://www.pollinator.org/find-your-roots-tool
pollinator.org garden recipe cards
National Wildlife Foundation native plant finder online https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/
In this first episode of season one, Emily and Donna discuss why there’s so much new interest these days in native plants and pollinator gardens and the difference that they can make, acouple easy ways to get started, and some of the best free resources to find what plants are native where you live.
National Wildlife Foundation native plant finder online https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/
Audubon native plant finder online htt...
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