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"Nature in the City"
airs quarterly on
The Walt Bodine Show



Our Nature Specialists:

Carla Bascom
formerly a Biologist at
Lakeside Nature Center

Joe Werner
Biologist
KCPL

Nature Links

Missouri Department of Conservation

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Lakeside Nature Center  

Operation Wildlife  

Kansas City WildLands 
 

Burroughs Audubon Society  

Audubon of Kansas   

Kansas City Herpetological Society

The Nature Conservancy - Missouri

The Nature Conservancy - Kansas

Missouri Prairie Foundation

Monarch Watch

Powell Gardens

KC Nature Calendar





Nature in the City Audio
 Nature in the City Listen
Spring Edition, 3/10/08
eagles in the city, red wing blackbirds, woodcock mating display, West Nile disease affect on local birds, armadillos, mountain lions, how to help baby birds out of nest
 Nature in the City Listen
Winter Edition, 1/21/08

swans making a comeback, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, cormorants, red-tailed hawks, cooper's hawks, extra hungry animals, deer in the city, pluvers at Cheyenne Bottoms, migrating water birds, large buck near Nelson Art Gallery
  Asian Lady Beetle
Nature in the City  Listen 
Fall Edition, 11/1/2007
zebra mussels, bird migrations, snakes in basements, red-breasted nut hatches, double-breasted cormorants, snow geese, eagles, short-eared owls, peregrine falcons, asian lady beetles, invasive honeysuckle and more

 Nature in the City  Listen
Summer Edition 6/4/2007
height of the baby season, handling injured wildlife, Operation Wildlife, Lakeside Nature Center, clearing out snake habitats, regional endangered species, prairie dog eradication, keystone animals, bald eagles, prairie chickens and more


Nature in the City   Listen
Spring Edition,  /2/2007
diving peregrine falcons, Kansas City Wildlands, where to see migratory waterfowl, blooming trees and wildflowers, native flowering trees, porcupines north of the city, mountain lions moving into area, bobcats jumping into golf carts and more

 
Nature in the City  Listen
Winter Edition, 2/6/2007
identifying animal tracks in snow, marsh hawks, snowy owls,
junko birds, purple finches, cedar waxwing, neo-tropical insect eaters going south, cold armadillos and more

 
Listen to more "Nature in the City" archived programs by visiting The Walt Bodine Show ProgramArchives and search for "nature in the city".


Let's Talk About Nature!



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