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Good Nature with Megan Leslie · May 21 · 30 min

The case for slow birding with Dr. Joan Strassmann

What if the best way to go birding…was simply to slow down? Today on Good Nature, host Megan Leslie chats with Dr. Joan Strassmann, author of Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard. Megan and Joan talk about why birding is having a moment, what makes slow birding so special, and why native plants matter so much for birds. Along the way, they swap birding stories and compare a few of their favourite bird calls. Megan also checks in with WWF-Canada soil expert Cathal Doherty to hear a truly mind-boggling story about peatland restoration. Learn more about WWF-Canada’s re:grow project at https://regrow.wwf.ca/ To stay up to date on what’s going on at WWF-Canada, sign up for Living Planet News: https://wwf.ca/signup-for-living-planet-news/ Email us: goodnature@wwfcanada.org Leave Megan a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/wwfgoodnature.

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What if the best way to go birding…was simply to slow down?

Today on Good Nature, host Megan Leslie chats with Dr. Joan Strassmann, author of Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard. Megan and Joan talk about why birding is having a moment, what makes slow birding so special, and why native plants matter so much for birds. Along the way, they swap birding stories and compare a few of their favourite bird calls.

Megan also checks in with WWF-Canada soil expert Cathal Doherty to hear a truly mind-boggling story about peatland restoration.

Learn more about WWF-Canada’s re:grow project at https://regrow.wwf.ca/

To stay up to date on what’s going on at WWF-Canada, sign up for Living Planet News: https://wwf.ca/signup-for-living-planet-news/

Email us: goodnature@wwfcanada.org  

Leave Megan a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/wwfgoodnature.

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