These podcasts were developed by our Cole Student Naturalists. They serve to introduce a few important aspects of Carleton’s Arboretum in a nuanced way!
- The prairie podcast provides an introduction to the prairie system, including different controls on the system and native plants.
- The water podcast introduces the geologic history of Minnesota, and emphasizes the basic geologic processes that have contributed to the landscape we see today. Additionally, the geology history introduces the local hydrology and geomorphology of Northfield and the Arboretum.
- The third podcast of Floodplain forests goes over the ecology of floodplains and the sociological affects of flooding.
- The fourth installment discusses the significance of geese on the Carleton campus and in the Arboretum.
Downloads
These files are available as m4a audio files, which are supported by iTunes, GooglePlay Music, and many podcast apps. Please let us know if you encounter any challenges when trying to access this media.
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Prairies Podcast: Spring 2017 (7.9MB .m4a file)2 June 2017Alex Bynum '18 provides an introduction to prairie plants and prairie systems, and how Carleton manages our restored prairies
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Water Podcast: Spring 2017 (10.5MB .m4a file)2 June 2017Alex Bynum '18 gives a basic geologic history of Minnesota and an introduction to the hydrology of Northfield.
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Floodplains Podcast: Winter 2019 (2.8MB .m4a file)22 January 2019Kate Nootenboom '20 tells us about the environmental and sociological importance of floodplains in the arboretum.
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Geese Podcast: Winter 2019 (2.4MB .m4a file)5 February 2019Kate Nootenboom '20, Cole Student Naturalist, discusses geese on campus and in the arboretum.