We're back! And we have quite the show for you. In this episode, we are honored to be in the presence of Marne Titchenell, Program Director for Wildlife at OSU Extension. She chairs the Pollinator Right-of-Way committee which was instrumental in creating pollinator habitat on OSU Mansfield's campus. What's that? You'll find out! Plus, what are pollinators, what do we rely on them for, and how can we save them from going the way of the dodo? All this and more as Our Rich Land continues to bring you stories and insight on conservation in our small corner of Ohio. 

NERD SECTION!!! (We love conservation nerds)

1) Read more on the pollinator plots at OSU Mansfield: https://u.osu.edu/monarchplot/

2) Discover the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative: https://www.ohiopollinator.org/

3) Pollinator Partnership: https://www.pollinator.org/

4) The Xerxes Society for Invertebrate Conservation: https://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/about-pollinators

Contact Us!

1) Marne Titchenell: https://senr.osu.edu/our-people/marne-titchenell

2) Richland SWCD: https://richlandswcd.net/, call 419-747-8686

3) Kingwood Center Gardens: https://kingwoodcenter.org/

Music

Permission was generously granted for the use of the following tracks: "Run One Down" by Dan Lebowitz, and "Squirm Worm", "Jane Street", and "Easy Stroll" by TrackTribe. 

Have you ever noticed that you flush your toilet with the same water that come out of your tap? Have you ever wondered why you pay someone to take away yard waste and then pay for fertilizer? Have you ever wanted to not water your yard so much? Then this episode is especially for you. "The problem is the solution" is a simple conceptual phrase coined by Bill Mollison, the Australian co-creator of the modern Permaculture movement. Often if we take the time to think about it our natural resource problems can often be solutions, either to the problem itself or to another problem that we have. Still confused? Hopefully we explain it a little better in the episode! We also discuss why this concept is important and relevant for natural resource conservation. 

 LINKS!!!

1) Special thanks to News 5 Cleveland for allowing us to use a an audio clip from their broadcast of the June 2022 tornado in Richland County! The broadcast was posted to their website here: Richland County Tornado - News 5 Cleveland

2) Bill Mollison's first book was written with David Holmgren, and was entitled: Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements. He also wrote a handful of other informational books on permaculture. 

3) To learn more about permaculture online, you can explore permaculture's key principles here, and read some common definitions and concepts relating to permaculture here, and read the article the article that Josh quotes from here.

4) Visit our websites! Richland SWCD's Residential Programs & Kingwood Center Gardens

MUSIC

Permission was generously given to use the following tracks! "Run One Down" by Dan Lebowitz, and "A Brand New Start" and "Easy Stroll" by TrackTribe

Actually, it really does all go downhill from Richland County...water, that is. Why? Well, listen in to Josh and Evan as they explore the concept of a watershed and what's unique about Richland County's water drainage (hint: there is a continental divide involved!). They also discuss basic water conservation principles for any site (including your home), and why that's important to watershed health. Additionally, Evan talks to Dan Herrold again (an SWCD technician) about some of the success stories he has seen for rain garden and rain barrel installations. With a few more fun and informative segments weaved in, this episode seeks to help you understand the principles and importance of watersheds and their stewardship.

LINKS

1) USGS Huc Map: https://water.usgs.gov/wsc/map_index.html

2) What the Heck is a HUC?: https://www.tfma.org/blogpost/1861890/348671/What-the-Heck-is-a-HUC

3) RSWCD interactive maps

- Watersheds of Richland County: https://richlandswcd.net/stormwater-drainage/watersheds-of-richland-county/

- Water Data Map: https://richlandswcd.net/stormwater-drainage/water-data-map/

- Continental Divide Tour: https://richlandswcd.net/stormwater-drainage/stormwater/continental-divide-tour/

4) RSWCD Rainbarrel/Raingarden Pages: https://richlandswcd.net/residential/programs/#rain-gardens

5) USGS Science In Your Watershed Tool: https://water.usgs.gov/wsc/

6) USEPA How’s My Waterway: https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway

Richland SWCD’s (NEW) website!: https://richlandswcd.net/

RSWCD's Phone #: 419-747-8686

Kingwood’s Website: https://kingwoodcenter.org/

MUSIC

We have been generously granted permission to use the music in this podcast by the artists who made it. Songs used are: "Run One Down" by Dan Lebowitz (our theme music), "Smokey's Lounge" & "Easy Stroll" by TrackTribe.

Thanks for listening!