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...

Considering all of the terrible things this administration is doing to our public lands, we think this is a small victory! #publiclands #nature #nationalparks #nationaltrails #outdoors #hiking #backpacking #canoe #kayak #bustedpretty #newspanther #podcast www.doi.gov/pressrelease...

You going hiking?! You taking elclectronics with ya?! Well come take a listen, you may learn a little something! #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #bustedpretty #Garmin #hikinggear #backpackinggear #nature #electronics #newspanther #science open.spotify.com/episode/1dCF...

Northern Flicker #birds #birding #bustedpretty

Would you look at this! A new episode of the Busted Knees and Pretty Trees just dropped! National Parks trivia anyone?! #podcast #podcastlife #nationalparks #outdoors #bustedpretty #trivia #gamenight #nature open.spotify.com/episode/2LMO...

We just wanted to give a big thank you to our listeners both new and old! Because of you, we have made it into the top 10% of podcasts worldwide according to @listennotes.com! Thank you all and we can't wait to keep going! #podcast #nature #bustedpretty #newspanther #natureislit #outdoors

Who here has ever considered which animal has the best sense of smell???? Well, our News Panther goes down that rabbit hole for ya! And it is a deep hole, check it out for yourself! #natureislit #bustedpretty #outdoors #nature #wildlife #newspanther #science www.livescience.com/animals/whic...

This week, Travy J covers a well-known figure throughout American culture, but do you know John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman was the OG ultralight backpacker? Come listen and find out! #podcast #johnnyappleseed #arborist #backpacking #history #nature #bustedpretty open.spotify.com/episode/1TFZ...

What are your thoughts about this article? Reintroduce the native grizzly bears or not? Seems hotly contested! #grizzlybears #california #nativespecies #bustedpretty #newspanther #nature #wildlife #outdoors #northcascades #PBS #bear #podcast www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/05...

Hell yeah @mynameispaddy.bsky.social! Kick ass!

The Flamingo Hotel in Everglades National Park looks amazing and is built with nature and the future in mind! We will be going sooner rather than later! #newspanther #nationalparks #outdoors #birding #bustedpretty #podcast #Everglades #Florida #nature www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dem green herons homie!

Well, would ya look at this! The new episode of the Busted Knees and Pretty Trees podcast is ready for your listening pleasure! #podcast #backpacking #hiking #oldguyshiking #outdoors #helinox #flextail #bustedpretty #newspanther open.spotify.com/episode/3dqs...

The latest story from our News Panther! Part of a fad, white-faced capuchin monkeys are stealing baby howler monkeys for what seems to be just an evil prank! Tell us what you think! #nature #natureislit #bustedpretty #outdoors #capuchin #howlermonkey #trendy www.france24.com/en/live-news...

The gang took a trip and we are excited to tell you all about it! Come with us to the Biggest Week in American Birding in Maumee, Ohio, and Trail Days 2025 in Damascus, Virginia! #birding #tbwiab #traildays #backpacking #hiking #birds #warblers #virginiaisforlovers #bustedpretty

Coopers Hawks out here mapping the lay of the land and using traffic to stealth hunt! We are impressed! #birds #birdsofprey #coopershawk #natureislit #bustedpretty #newspanther #wildlife #birding www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/05...

Musicians and Birders unite!!!

🐺 Name Our Ambassador Wolf Pup! 🐾 Our newest ambassador is a female wolf pup and we’re looking for a name that captures her spirit, strength, and beauty. Think you’ve got the perfect one? Submit your suggestion through the online form link below. bit.ly/4mAs3EJ 🔹 One entry per person

Have you seen this? Tim Friede has taken over 200 snake bites, all for the betterment of humankind! Read the article below! #snakes #snakebites #bustedpretty #newspanther #natureislit #nature #antivenom #nature #reptiles www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Thank you tons female birds! Without you, none of our newly discovered birding habits would be possible!! #birds #birding #femalebirds #nature #ornithology #conservation #bustedpretty