The Backyard Naturalists

08/21/2026

Hey, folks!

You may have listened to our annual episode recorded at Matthews Community Farmers Market. If not, please do!

The annual contest is on for the best market. You can vote, no matter where you live.

Here’s the link: https://markets.farmland.org/markets/301744

TYIA!

The only ranking of America's favorite farmers markets

08/08/2026

Huge thanks to listener Vince Hale for forwarding this article!

And huge-er props to NCWRC and bat biologist Katherine Etchison and her colleagues for their knowledge, experience and persistence!

We think T-shirts with this motto are in order: When in doubt, check the toe hairs!

What a story!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/how-rain-a-daycare-teacher-s-tip-and-grit-led-to-discovering-nc-s-lost-bats/ar-AA29cOPJ?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=fd85d2350ece448e90fd71690cf8a39a&ei=313

Biologists discovered a colony of breeding Indiana bats in North Carolina for the first time in over 10 years.

08/03/2026

A well-written, comprehensive article on this critically important issue.

'The chief irony of biological annihilation is this: we are both its cause and its solution.' - Ben Goldfarb, Crossings We live in a world with many severed connections -

08/01/2026

We agree. This DOES make sense!

08/01/2026

Who wants to meet the one and only Jay Bell from Reptiles 101?

11-1 at Backyard Birds TOMORROW!

07/30/2026

Think you’ve got what it takes to provide a nest site for barn owls?

Check this out!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1bfaqEdRmK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

07/29/2026

Featuring Charlotte but true of any area.

Plant trees! Make sure they’re native!