What a weekend! First, we all stopped by Bradley Grear Photography to support our fella at his first booth! Second, spent the night at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary and the @indianaaudubon.bsky.social for #projectowlnet Didn't see much, but what a wonderful place and event!!

What an amazing time @historicfortwayne.bsky.social Harrison, Jennifer and Tom really rolled out the red carpet for these fellers! Can't wait to be back to watch Harrison in action! Check out the episode Wednesday! It is amazing!

And once again! A beautiful story of resiliency, community and friends! While the government tears us down, WE are left to lift OURSELVES back up! #nationalparks #friends #community #newspanther #travel #volunteer #wethepeople #outdoors #backcountry www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/nati...

This week Bradley G and Travy J cover their much different, but equally wild trips across America! Southern Indiana down to Southern Texas! Birding and rock hounding! Take a listen! #outdoors #rockhounding #birding #Texas #Indiana #travel #geodes #hawkwatch open.spotify.com/episode/5QTZ...

A few more pics from ol B-Rads camera on the trail!! #manisteeriverlooptrail #manistee #michigan #backpacking #photography #hiking #talltrees #backcountry #outdoors #oldguyshiking #bustedpretty #newspanther #natureislit

#manisteeriverlooptrail was such a magnificent outdoor adventure for the fellas! Absolutely stunning this time of year!

We are sorry, Paddy stated we posted a pic of ol' Brad in the chair tree at casa de Birch! He was wrong, we didnt post it. But in all its glory, here is Brad enjoying tree life! #detroitarboretum #treelife #hugatree #podcast #Detroit #newspanther #bustedpretty #outdoors

Once again some pretty awesome DNR biologists are going great work and this time it pertains to moose in northern michigan! Some pretty cool insights are coming from this! Read below or check out this week's #newspanther for the deets! www.mlive.com/news/2025/10...

How cool is this! Go and get your read on immediately!

Check out this week's new episode! A bit of a trip recap of our weekend backpacking stint at Manistee River Loop trail! Trip tips, trail info and gear shakedown! Come on and join us! #manisteeriverlooptrail #Manistee #michigan #backpacking #hiking #upnorth open.spotify.com/episode/17XG...

After a few weeks break for some much needed travel, we are back in the studio and could not be more excited! It feels great baby! Check out our new episode tomorrow morning wherever you listen!

Great news yall! Once classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, green turtles’ status was recently downgraded to “least concern”. Finally something to smile about! #greenseaturtles #newspanther #iucn #conservation #habitat #nature #wildlife earth.org/green-sea-tu...

The fellas had the opportunity to meet up with Birch in Detroit! What an awesome and inspiring walk around! In the heart of DTown, Birch and his band of volunteers have taken it upon themselves to build the most amazing natural habitats! Thank you for having us #DetroitArboretum

We sit down with Dinnes McGill to talk about his lifelong passion for hunting and fishing, his worries for the future of the outdoors, and the importance of passing that love on to the next generation! #hunting #fishing #angler #outdoors #conservation #bustedpretty open.spotify.com/episode/0Soq...

Holy Moly! If you didnt know, now you do! The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation area has received the 2025 Excellence in Volunteerism award!!! Specifically to monitor wildlife recovery following the 2018 Woosley Fire! Incredible! People can be amazing! share.google/aS8ZV3uuL3BJ...

This is sooo cool!

The Detroit Arboretum is doing wonderful things in a city that deserves wonderful things! Donate, learn, buy merch below! That is money and time well spent! #Detroit #treetroit #greenspaces #Trees #arboretumdetroit #nature #outdoors #ecoeducation Arboretum Detroit share.google/h6HXQ7N31XD2...

This week, we chat with Andrew “Birch” Kemp, co-founder & co-director of the Detroit Arboretum. From planting trees to building community, Birch shares how green spaces can shape Detroit’s future! #Detroit #greenspaces #Arboretum #nature #trees #Sequoia open.spotify.com/episode/0WKU...

It's official yall! CHUNK is the brown bear taking top honors for this year's fat bear week! #chunk #nationalparks #bear #nature #outdoors #fatbearweek #wildlife #bustedpretty #natureislit Brown bear heavyweight Chunk wins Fat Bear Week despite injury - BBC News share.google/q28qkgp0vRys...

A big thank you to MathWorks for your $10mil gift to the Appalachian Mountain Club!! The AMC will now permanently protect nearly 29k acres of forestland known as the Barnard Forest! #publiclands #wilderness #podcast #nature #conservation #outdoors spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/env...

In case you aren't up to date on the pod! Last week's ep has got ya covered when it comes to staying "clean" on trail! Come on in and join the convo! #trailhygiene #outdoors #nature #backpacking #hiking #oldguyshiking #podcast #hikingadventures open.spotify.com/episode/1mza...

A.B.B.!

Oh snap y'all! It's Fat Bear Week in Katmai National Park! Follow the link below to vote for the bear you think is the fattest of them all!!! #bears #fatbearweek #outdoors #katmainationalpark #wildlife #nature #bustedpretty #podcast Fat Bear Week 2025 | VOTE share.google/dOD1iSSa9y1Y...

Come and get it all! Our Season 5 recap episode and 50th episode is now ready for your listening pleasure! #podcast #nature #recap #conservation #indiana #Audubonsociety #thenatureconservancy #newspanther #outdoors #volunteer #backpacking #podcasts #bustedpretty open.spotify.com/episode/5zSH...

The Busted Knees fellas are now proud members of @indianaaudubon.bsky.social and we will be seeing you at Saw-whets and smores in November! We can't wait! If anyone is interested, check out the link below! #birds #owls #conservation #smores #indiana #birding www.eventbrite.com/e/saw-whets-...

The National Park Service is asking for our help identifying and monitoring another invasive species-the Joro spider! Check out the story below and keep your eyes peeled! #spider #Nationalparks #outdoors #backcountry #wildlife #nature #NPS #jorospider www.aol.com/why-national...

This week we welcome Alyssa Augustyniak to the pod! A conservation volunteer with an infectious passion for data! She's done it all-turtle studies, butterfly counts, bird rehab, and much more! Take a listen and maybe she'll see you out there! open.spotify.com/episode/2OCJ...

Heck yes!! This was a great time! Wayne Klockner seems like a rad dude! Great job guys!

The guys hold yet another game night down in the studio! Paddy takes the wheel and gets us going with 2 Truths and a Lie! Nature edition! Come join in and see if you can spot the lie! #gamenight #podcasts #nature #bustedpretty #outdoors #hiking #wetlands #sharks open.spotify.com/episode/5WD0...

Hey y'all! Did you listen to our last episode with Whitney Yoerger and the Indiana Audubon Society and are eager to help out wherever you can! Well, I have the link for you! Click below to become a member of IAS! Not that much and all for a great cause! indianaaudubon.org/membership

This week we have the opportunity to chat with Whitney Yoerger from @indianaaudubon.bsky.social about birding, conservation, & connecting people with nature. Listen now! #Birding #podcast #conservation #birds #nature #bustedpretty #wetlands #outdoors #indiana open.spotify.com/episode/5eHB...

A big happy 109th birthday to you National Park Service! And to another 109 years! Cheers!

Make sure you tune in this Wednesday for our latest episode! We have wonderful Whitney Yoerger on to talk all about the @indianaaudubon.bsky.social, native bird species, bird migrations, birding honey holes, and much more!!! #birding #birds #conservation #Indiana #outdoors #audubonsociety

Ruby-throated hummingbird. #birds #birding #hummingbirds #nature

$10k to the winner for catching the most pythons in Florida! These women kick ass! Would you do this? Did you do this? Tell us!! wpde.com/news/offbeat...

This week we sit down with our fellow podmate, Mr. Brad Grear! From Hong Kong to Machu Picchu, we have some info for you all! #travel #machupicchu #hongkong #backpacking #hiking #hostellife #internationaltravel #outdoors #podcast #podcasts #bustedpretty open.spotify.com/episode/06Q4...

A big thank you to The Nature Conservancy of Indiana for spotlighting our episode with Trevor Edmonson on their website! Check them out below!! #TheNatureConservancy #ConservationMatters #NaturePodcast #podcast #wildlife #bringbacktheprairie #bustedpretty www.nature.org/en-us/about-...

To all those helping to bring the #yellowleggedfrog back to the Sierra Nevada region, we salute you! 1000 frogs to date, wonderful! #seki #sierras #nature #frogs #wildlife #outdoors #podcast #backcountry #seki #oaklandzoo #ucsantabarbara #mountainlakesresearch www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Man, we are late with this episode, but here it is for your listening pleasure!! #podcast #trivia #wilderness #survival #nature #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #survive #bustedpretty open.spotify.com/episode/6Sbd...

Everyone! This week's episode has dropped! Trevor Edmonson from The Nature Conservancy of Indiana teaches us all about conservation, bringing back prairie land, and sustaining biodiversity for years to come! Join us at the link below! #KankakeeSands #conservation open.spotify.com/episode/26c6...

Don't miss the new episode of the Busted Knees and Pretty Trees episode tomorrow morning! We welcome Trevor Edmonson on the pod and we talk all there is about conservation, land management and wildlife rehabilitation! Don't miss it! #podcast #wildlife #conservation #bustedpretty #kankakeesands

A big thanks to Trevor from The Nature Conservancy for joining us on Busted Knees and Pretty Trees! We dive into restoration, conservation, and the beauty of places like Kankakee Sands. Don’t miss this episode next week! #TheNatureConservancy #ConservationMatters #NaturePodcast #getoutside

Last winter was absolutely terrible for our commercial bee populations. 62% GONE! To learn more, check out the article below and listen to the #newspanther talk all about it! #science #bustedpretty #biology #podcast #savethebees #apiary #nature #outdoors www.science.org/content/arti...

Holy Orca Whale! These dudes and dudettes are using tools.... for real! Check out this article, then make sure you listen to our latest episode where we talk all about it! #science #orcas #nature #outdoors #natureislit #newspanther #bustedpretty #freewilly petapixel.com/2025/06/24/d...

New Episode Alert! Last week, the guys took vacations, Brad and Paddy thru-paddled the mighty Au Sable River and Travy J did a little rock hounding on the shores of Lake Michigan! #puremichigan #lakemichigan #ausableriver #paddle #kayak #rockhound #nature #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/1QbE...

Those guys you know so well are back with yet another ep and going strong! Season 5 is rocking and we cant wait for you to take a listen! Gear talk, great guests and tons more!! #birding #newspanther ##bustedpretty #outdoors #hiking #backpacking #nationalparks open.spotify.com/episode/6whB...

Brad and Paddy took a trip with their friend Logan to thru-paddle the beautiful Au Sable River in Michigan! They say it was absolutely stunning, but very hard! Have you paddled this river?

Hey people, we cant believe we have to say this, but maybe a National Park is not the place to race your fancy dancy, who gives a shit cars! #fuckcars #bustedpretty #nationalparks #natureislit #outdoors #peoplesuck #newspanther #wildlife www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The Birdman Chad is back with us to follow up on the spring migration, the theory of the sitspot, and tons more! Join us for another great conversation! #birds #birding #bustedpretty #nature #wildlife #outdoors #migration #Birdman #podcast #podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/3PH6...

Holy smokes! The ghost orchid is amazing and for sure Florida's most beautiful flower! Thank goodness for conservation, because we want to see one! #flora #flowers #conservation #nature #Florida #bustedpretty #ghostorchid #newspanther #outdoors www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/06/rare...