Jumpstart Nature
Episodes
#11 - Critical Mast: The Hidden Cycle of Oak Abundance
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever noticed that oak trees sometimes have bumper crops of acorns, and sometimes hardly produce a thing? What causes this? And why?Join host ...
Angry Activist, Rural Landowner: Finding Common Ground for Nature
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever found it tough to talk about big issues, especially when people already have strong ideas? In the world of nature and climate, we often ...
#10 - Can We Save Cats and Wildlife? The Outdoor Cat Dilemma.
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cats are independent, lovable, and endlessly entertaining—but with nearly 100 million outdoor cats in the USA alone, they become one of the most dev...
#9: Invaders in Your Yard: The Hidden Dangers of Invasive Species
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s an invasion happening right under our noses—one that’s likely reached your own backyard. You may have even unknowingly played a part in ...
#8 - Saving A Valley: How Coyote Valley Inspires Conservation
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a 1983 morning, Steve Jobs scouted Coyote Valley for Apple's new headquarters. Despite his plans, Coyote Valley remains one of the most import...
Jumpstart Bonus: Top 10 Favorite Species with Griff Griffith, Michelle Fullner, and Michael Hawk
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do parasitic plants, 600 year old oak trees, salmon, and hoverflies have in common? Well, they are some of Griff's, Michelle Fullner’s and...
#7: Don't Be a Birdnapper! (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Help Wildlife)
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many well meaning people, seeking to help wildlife, mistakenly become a birdnapper. Or a turtlenapper. Or even a bunnynapper.And it's all too eas...
#6: Cicadas: Unexpected Ambassadors of Biodiversity
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Periodical cicadas are amazing animals - they spend nearly 13 or 17 years underground, and all decide, together, to come out and party in your trees a...
#5: Every Observation a Discovery: How iNaturalist Changes Lives and Changes Science
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever seen a bird or a tree, and wondered what it is? Why did that bird show up here? How come I've never seen that tree anywhere else?Ju...
Jumpstart Bonus: Dr. Doug Tallamy - The Nature of Oaks
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jumpstart Nature's next season is making great progress, but it's still a few weeks away. So we decided to share one of our top episodes fro...
The Confluence of Hope and Action (Bonus Episode)
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please Join the Jumpstart Nature Patreon to support creation of future episodes Our pilot season is over, but Griff Griffith and Michael Hawk have mor...
#4: We Live in a 10% World: : The Shocking Decline We’ve Normalized
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is "normal" or even "natural" in nature? In a world where everything is constantly changing, the human desire to define thing...
#3: The Age of Connectivity: How Wildlife Crossings Help Animals and People
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Human society is more connected than ever. Between mobile phones and internet applications, we can connect with each other instantaneously, around the...
#2: Plant Your Birdfeeder: The Surprising Downsides of Feeding Birds
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feeding birds is a cherished nature pastime in the United States, the UK, and Canada. It brings the wonders of the wild right to our backyards, allowi...
#1: The Yard of the Future: How Native Plants Save Biodiversity
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Without noticing, homeowners across the country have destroyed habitat covering an area the size of New England or Florida. As bad as that sounds, it ...
Get Ready for Jumpstart Nature!
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare to shatter preconceptions and debunk myths about the world around us, all while uncovering the astonishing truths hidden within nature and cli...