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Natural Resources University is a podcast network focused on delivering science-based natural resource management. The series housed within this network aim to deliver expert-based knowledge for their corresponding genre of natural resource management.
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A clear, practical look at why recreational hunting cannot keep feral swine populations in check.
Feral swine come through as a practical management problem with a very visible footprint in this PlayNext review. K-State Extension specialists Dr. Drew Ricketts and Dr.
A grounded episode on how sediment and limited conservation dollars shape reservoir fisheries in ag-dominated landscapes.
Reservoirs can look like permanent fixtures in an ag-dominated landscape, but this episode keeps its focus on how much their fisheries depend on what comes in from the surrounding land.
A candid, measured look at why counting wild turkeys remains harder than it sounds.
Wild Turkey Science uses Patrick's return in a new role to examine a problem that sounds simple until the details arrive: how to measure wild turkey populations with any real confidence.
A grounded review of how local trust turns conservation assistance into practices that can spread across an operation.
Local conservation comes across as a matter of trust first, and funding second. Trey Lamb and Lisa Knopf-Owen explain how the Oklahoma Conservation Commission works with local conservation districts and NRCS through co-located offices, shared staff, state cost-share programs,…
Turkey habitat work becomes concrete where mill margins, diesel costs, and subsidies collide.
Wild Turkey Science treats habitat work less as a conservation slogan than as a plain economics problem. It follows the low-value wood, the need to keep a sale commercially viable, and the pressure to make the numbers work for mills, operators, and landowners.
A practical look at why feral swine are a serious management problem, not a simple hunting opportunity.
Feral swine are framed as a real management problem, not a curiosity, with the focus kept on the damage they leave behind. The discussion covers land damage, agricultural losses, predation on deer fawns, and disease risk that can spread to livestock and people, including more…
Habitat work turns concrete once stand structure, sunlight, and prescribed fire become the main tools.
This episode reads like a practical field guide to improving wildlife habitat by changing stand structure, not just species mix. Mark Turner leads a clear discussion of thinning trees, increasing plant diversity, and using prescribed fire to shape better cover for deer, turkey,…
Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser build single reported stories around one scientific question.
Flora Lichtman interviews scientists, from gut-health researchers to Queen's Brian May.
Steven Novella and a rotating panel dissect weekly science news and debunk pseudoscience claims.
Long interviews with neuroscientists and philosophers on consciousness, decision-making, and whether AI is anything like a brain.
Bob McDonald anchors weekly multi-segment interviews on new research, from cricket courtship to moon missions.
APA's Kim Mills interviews psychology researchers on tipping, crying, and extremism.
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Drew Ricketts discusses feral swine, covering their history, rapid reproduction, and extensive damage to agriculture and ecosystems.
This episode focuses on forest stand improvement techniques for enhancing wildlife habitat in Oklahoma, covering tree thinning, herbicide use, and prescribed fire.
Natural Resources University presents Wild Turkey Science #558, where Marcus Lashley and Will Goolsbee recount their Spring 2026 turkey hunts.
Two extension specialists discuss feral swine management and observations from a trip to Texas.
This episode discusses managing fisheries in agricultural landscapes, focusing on habitat improvement and water quality.
This episode of Wild Turkey Science discusses turkey research and management with a guest in a new role.
This episode explores how the Oklahoma Conservation Commission supports locally-led conservation efforts in soil, water, and prescribed fire management.
This episode of Wild Turkey Science discusses wild turkey history and ecology with expert Brent Rogers.
This episode of Timber University features an interview with Dr.
This episode of Wild Turkey Science, hosted by two wildlife professors, introduces the podcast's focus on turkey research and management, with a humorous drinking ritual.
This episode of Wild Turkey Science features a conversation with game bird ecologist Taylor Finger about turkey research and management.
An interview with a private landowner experimenting with alternative fish stocking in his pond, discussing results and management strategies.