SilviCast
Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
4.8from 87 ratings
- 72
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 87
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 991
- YouTube views
About SilviCast
SilviCast (https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/silvicast/) is a podcast devoted to silviculture: the science, practice, and art of forestry. We explore current topics in forest management, highlight innovative practices, and interview practitioners and researchers aiming to solve challenges facing today’s managers. The show is tailored for foresters and other land managers, whether it’s listening at the office or in the truck on the way to the field. SilviCast is hosted by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestry) silviculturists Greg Edge and Brad Hutnik and produced by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Wisconsin Forestry Center (https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/).
- Publisher
- Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 72 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026
S.7 Ep.10 - Growing Quality White Pine: Knot What You Think!
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S.7 Ep.9 - Plant the Seed
3 Aug 2026
S.7 Ep.8: Rethinking Black Locust
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S.7 Ep.9 - Plant the Seed
Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What do we mean when we say direct seeding? Because it could mean a lot of things, really. Anybody care to take a stab at what we mean with that? I can take a stab at it, Greg. You know, it kind of all started, I think it's basically, it's just another way to get trees on the landscape, right? And instead of you planting the actual trees, we're putting seed in the ground. And I think at least for the hardwoods in southwest Wisconsin back in 2000, the goal was to like basically get to a point where we didn't have the transplant shock when we planted trees to kind of simulate mother nature, if you will, and get a lot of trees in the ground, don't have the transplant shock and get that density. […]
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- Rene Germain
- Sara Dreibelbis
- Mike Reinikainen
- Roger Bohringer
- Tom Hill
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 991
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 42 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 45 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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- Quality
- 46
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 85
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