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Priscilla Crawford, conservation biologist with the Oklahoma Biological Survey, and Angelina Stancampiano, Oklahoma State Park Senior Naturalist, co-host this podcast, an extension of our BioBlitz! Oklahoma events.  Now we can celebrate Oklahoma's biodiversity with you all year round!  In this "Meet the Expert" Episode, Priscilla chats with Dr. Lara Souza, her colleague and the director of the Oklahoma Biological Survey.  As a plant ecologist she works on global change research at the University of Oklahoma.  Join us as we talk about what she loves about being a researcher and professor at OU and leader of the biological survey.   We recorded our conversation at the end of the fall semester of 2020, so some of our references are slightly dated. We are working on new episodes of "Meet the Experts," "Ask the Experts," and "Join the Experts."  We are also going to start highlighting Oklahoma State Parks to inspire you to visit and explore these amazing natural areas.    You can stay up to date on our Facebook page – BioBlitz! OklahomaTwitter @okbioblitz Website: https://biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitzok/We would love to have your feedback about the podcast.  You can leave a review where you subscribe.  You can also send us Facebook messages, tweet at us, or simply email your feedback to: prill@ou.edu.   This podcast is a project of BioBlitz! Oklahoma, an outreach program of the Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma. 

This is our second JOIN THE EXPERT episode of our BioBlitz! Oklahoma podcast.  These episodes highlight activities that you can join to explore biodiversity.   This week, Angelina Stancampiano, BioBlitz! Co-coordinator, chats with Nick Conner, Oklahoma State Park Captain about visiting our parks this winter and joining the First Day Hikes – a great way to begin the new year. We hope this episode inspires you to join a First Day Hike at one of our State Parks.  Find the schedule at: https://www.travelok.com/article_page/first-day-hikes-at-oklahoma-state-parksWe have new episodes lined up for the new year.  And we would love to explore your questions on future ASK the Experts episodes!  You can send your questions to us as a Facebook message, a tweet, or simply email to: prill@ou.edu.  BioBlitz! Oklahoma Links are:Facebook page – BioBlitz! Oklahoma Twitter @okbioblitz Website: https://biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitzok/ This podcast is a project of BioBlitz! Oklahoma, an outreach program of the Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma. 

In this "Meet the Expert" Episode, BioBlitz! OK co-coordinator, Priscilla Crawford, chats with Zach DuFran who has been our moth expert for the past couple years at BioBlitz! OK.  Zach is our first podcast guest that is one of our amateur experts – meaning his day job is something totally different from biology!  The term amateur in no way negatively reflects his expertise.  In fact, he has become one of the most knowledgeable moth biologists in the state.  Join us as we talk about his self-taught journey to learning all about moths and seeing nearly 1000 moth species in Oklahoma.  You can follow Zach @zdufran on Instagram, iNaturalist, or Flickr.  We highly encourage you to attend one of his public moth nights when it warms up again! You can stay up to date on BioBlitz! OK and our podcast at: Facebook page – BioBlitz! Oklahoma Twitter @okbioblitz Website: https://biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitzok/ 

In this "Meet the Expert" Episode, BioBlitz! OK co-coordinator, Priscilla Crawford, chats with Rusty Grimpe who leads the Discovery Walks during our fall BioBlitz! Events.  Rusty is a wonderful all around naturalist, but he also had a fascinating career in zoo keeping.  Join us as Rusty tells us some fun stories about caring for alligators and turtles and listen for his love of natural history from his descriptions of trips to the Galapagos to his explorations around his home near Skiatook, OK. Please forgive the audio quality of Rusty's connection – we recorded his part of the conversation on his cell phone from rural Osage County. You can also stay up to date on our Facebook page – BioBlitz! OklahomaTwitter @okbioblitz Website: https://biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitzok/ We are also working on "Ask the Expert" episodes.  Do you have a burning questions about Oklahoma's biota?  Curious about some natural history phenomena you have observed?  Send us your questions and we will work on answering them in future "Ask the Expert" episodes.  You can send Facebook messages, tweet at us, or simply email your questions to: prill@ou.edu.   We will also be happy to receive suggestions for future expert interviews and projects to highlight! 

You can stay up to date on our Facebook page – BioBlitz! OklahomaTwitter @okbioblitz Website: https://biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitzok/ We are putting together "Ask the Expert" episodes.  Do you have a burning questions about Oklahoma's biota?  Curious about some natural history phenomena you have observed?  Send us your questions and we will work on answering them in future "Ask the Expert" episodes.  prill@ou.edu

In this "Meet the Expert" Episode, BioBlitz! OK co-coordinator, Priscilla Crawford, chats with her friend and colleague Jessa Watters who is a herpetologist and collection manager at the Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma.  Jessa has been our herpetology team leader at BioBlitz! OK for several years.  She loves to dive for turtles, dash after lizards, and grab a hold of snakes.  Hear about how her love of turtles as a child led her to a career in herpetology and listen to her describe some exciting times in the field.You can also stay up to date on our Facebook page – BioBlitz! OklahomaTwitter @okbioblitz Website: https://biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitzok/ Angelina Stancampiano, my BioBlitz! Co-coordinator and Sequoyah State Park naturalist, and I are also working together on "Ask the Expert" episodes.  Do you have a burning questions about Oklahoma's biota?  Curious about some natural history phenomena you have observed?  Send us your questions and we will work on answering them in future "Ask the Expert" episodes.  You can send Facebook messages, tweet at us, or simply email your questions to: prill@ou.edu.   We will also be happy to receive suggestions for future expert interviews and projects to highlight!