
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
Hosted by Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick · Pinelands Nursery, Bleav
4.9from 525 ratings
- 332
- Episodes
- 101
- Transcribed
- 525
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Native Plants, Healthy Planet
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick interview some of the top minds in ecology, restoration, conservation, and of course, native plants. Join them on their journey towards knowledge and understanding of some of the larger problems that our ecosystems face.
- Publisher
- Pinelands Nursery, Bleav
- Category
- leisure · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
101 of 332 episodes have a transcript.

18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Buzz - A Glimmer of Hope

11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Exploring The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh

4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Buzz - The Philosophy of Tom and Fran
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The Buzz - A Glimmer of Hope
Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So, again, a little synopsis to the article, then some more of my thoughts. Basically, in 2014, Orly Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch pitched an idea to the Obama administration's Pollinator Health Task Force that said, we should plant strips of milkweed in native habitat along interstate highway corridors to support monarch migration. Chip Taylor said, in that talk, I presented an idea where we can improve modern habitat by creating strips of milkweed and native plant habitat along the banks of the interstate highways, especially along I-35. So the plan targeted I-35 specifically, which is a 15... […]
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- Willow Defebaugh
- Jared Rosenbaum
- Travis Bayer
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- 4.9 / 5
- 346 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 179 ratings
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Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick host the show. Published by Pinelands Nursery, Bleav.
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